In Revelations, there are seven sections that we watched in class. Each one was never the same, always something dramatically different than the prior one. Alvin Ailey’s choreography to Revelations is definitely twisted with excitement and emotion. The opening dance “The Revelations” is an ensemble. The performers were close together in a clump, center stage.
Another movement I noticed was the performers tip-toeing very quickly. I felt this movement represented the performer trying to remain hidden on stage. I also noticed a particular movement in which the performer smoothly gyrated his hips back and forth. I felt that this was some kind of victory dance. The next movement I noticed was two dancers doing a kind of “stomping” on the stage.
When thinking of comparing two things, I was having a hard time deciding on what I should discuss but it then dawned on me, I should write about something that was an enormous part of my life. Dance has played a huge role in my childhood as I participated in ballet for eleven years and tap for six. As a three year old all I did was beg to my parents to let me join a dance studio. I was the one and only three year old in the dance company. When my dance teacher informed me that she would soon be offering tap dance, I could not help but feel the need to participate.
We should educate ourselves a little about Mexican Folklore. What I’m more passionate about is dancing. Since I was a little girl I’ve been dancing in all the parties, family reunions, clubs, and about anywhere there is music. I believe rhythm is in my blood. I think everyone as a children has the dream of one day to become someone famous in life.
The main purpose of my writing is to compare two schools namely PS 150 and PS 115. PS 115 and PS 150, both in Manhattan, took part in the ballroom dance competition. PS 115 won the competition but PS 150 failed at the initial stage of the competition. I write to compare facts about the two schools which would determine the reason for such outcome for both schools. The three facts to compare are team spirit of the dancers, kids’ life outside school, and test scores.
James addresses the emotional appeal, also known as Pathos, multiple times in this article. The first example is “dance is a form of celebration. It is artistic.” Dance is considered an art instead of a sport because of the ability the dancers have to turn their bodies into art pieces. It is considered a celebration because dance celebrates music and movement. Dancers tend to become emotionally attached to the piece of music they are dancing to and are able to create a story with their movement, they have to ability to bring a piece of music to life, which is why it is considered an art or celebration.
Cheerleading can be defined as a sport that involves tumbling, dance, jumps, and stunting in an organized routine. Cheerleading involves several individuals joining together in order to form a team that performs and participates in competitions. When one cheers they may do it on the side lines of a football game or in a more intense setting such as a competition against other cheer squads. While cheerleading involves a team, ballet is based more on the individual. Ballet is a technical form of dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance court and involves choreographed dances, miming, and acting that is put to music that normally does not contain words.
They wore unitards so every inch of a dancer’s line is celebrated. Although some had random jewels on it that I thought did not fit the piece, the unitards definitely enhanced the ideas and themes of the dance. She also had dresses for girls and pants and shirts for guys in some pieces. In Nancy’s solo J, she was wearing a costume that had pants with very high slits, which showed off the lines of her legs. I find it interesting how O’Donnell used the unitards to detach a dancer of his or her gender to make all the dancers interchangeable.
Her father was very interested in the way people used their bodies, an interest that inspired her daughter. In only seven years, Graham went from a dance student, to a teacher, to one of the best-known performers of all time. In these seven years, she probably had the expert hours of 10,000 hours, which according to Gladwell would make her an outlier. Many of her dances came from past history and history that was surrounding her. Many outliers got their ideas and thoughts on the outside history that was surrounding them as well.
1. My experience with dance dates back to when I was about 2-3 years old, we where in the car and music came on and my dad taught me how to bob my head to the beat and learn how to catch the rhythm of a song. Ever since then I have learned to build and maintain a love for music and dancing. I grew up watching Michael Jackson dance and was always inspired by his ability to do so. Throughout grade school I competed in many dance competitions, solo and group dances and have been on 3-dance teams in my entire life.