Alisha Paire Paire 1 Jazz Dance 9|28|12 Miss. Smart Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was born on January 5, 1931 in Roger, Texas. Ailey’s father abandoned the family when he was only a few months old. One of the things Alvin always did in his childhood was attending the True Vine Baptist Church. The church had a lasting affect on him later in life.
This style of dance consists of a whole body approach to dance that includes flexibility, strength, coordination and body awareness; this is also the main type of dance that we do in class. Mr. Horton had quite a few dance companies, beginning with the Lester Horton Dancers, in 1932, which in 1934 was briefly known as the Lester Horton California Ballets and then as the Horton Dance Group 1934. This dance groups lasted till the early 1940, until Mrs. Sonia Shaw (one of the east coast dancers) husband stopped underwriting them and the company collapsed. It took a bit of time for Horton to come back and regroup, but with his longtime dancer Ms.
In 1973 in addition to his Cabaret Oscar he won Tonys for his direction and choreography of the Broadway musical Pippin. Pippin became his longest running Broadway show. He also won an Emmy for directing and choreographing Minnelli’s television special Liza with a Z. Fosse's next was In Lenny (1974) an exploration of the life of the controversial comic Lenny Bruce. Fosse suffered a heart attack while rehearsing
Noah Wilskey Dr. Hale Dance In World Cultures, Final Photo Essay 7 May 2013 Alvin Ailey Born in perhaps one of the roughest decades to be an American in the 20th century, Alvin Ailey, “arguably the most important black American choreographer” first danced his way into the world on January 5th, 1931 (DeFrantz xiii). A decade torn between the economic downfall brought by the Great Depression and extreme racism, the 1930’s was not the ideal decade to be born an African American. Birthed to both African American parents in poverty struck Roger’s Texas, Ailey was raised primarily by his mother, as “his father abandoned the family early on” (Bedinghaus). In fact Ailey “never knew his father” (Dingus). Soon after his birth in Rogers, Ailey, an only child, and his mother moved to nearby Navasota, where “where he started picking cotton at the age of five” (Dingus).
Liz Winquest May 27, 2011 3rd hour Elvis Presley’s Rise to Fame This project gave me the opportunity to research the rise to fame of the legend of rock and roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley has always captured my attention with his music, his handsome looks, and his famous dancing. Before this project I knew a lot on Elvis Presley but after this project I learned so much more about his journey and how he became the legend he is today. When Elvis Presley was born on January 8th, 1955 he suffered the loss of his twin brother at birth. Elvis would live his life feeling guilty for the loss of his brother and some of his music reflected that.
Charles Weidman, 1901-1975, was one of the giants of American modern dance and a pioneer in the development of the art form. Mr. Weidman was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and his artistic interest and abilities were evident from an early age. From the time he attended his first performance of the Denishawn Company, he was determined to become a dancer, and at age 19 he received a scholarship to the Denishawn School. Mr. Weidman soon became a leading Denishawn dancer, and partnered Martha Graham and replaced Ted Shawn in important roles. He performed with the company in vaudeville throughout the United States and in concerts in England and the Orient.
Mackenzie Coombs PHT216 Ansel Adams Biography Photographer Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902, and grew up in San Fransisco, California right near the Golden Gate Bridge. He broke his nose in an earthquake and, because he was self-conscious about his nose, and because he was so shy, he had problems in school, causing him to only get up to an 8th grade education. He learned through following his interests, mainly his love for the outdoors and hiking, which later influenced his photography. He began playing the piano at age 12, and his career as a concert pianist boomed. Then, he found a job as a photo technician and his life’s direction moved in a completely different way than he would have assumed.
He first created a Public School Athletic League for boys, which was not funded by the city but by the contributions of wealthy citizens. Second a number of prominent women approached Gulick to help form a Girls’ Branch. This Girls’ Branch instituted folk dancing for girls. The book that resulted from this work, The Healthful Art of Dancing (1910) was used into the mid-30s as reference work by dance teachers. Gulick was also trying to create urban playgrounds around New York for children and families.
Later, Billie Jeans claims they have a son and the man is only guilty of dancing with her. The man is warned by his mother to be careful who he spends his time with. The piece is resonates reality of one night stands that becomes more than what a person bargains for—unexpected parenthood. What this piece evokes to some extent a degree of despair about suddenly becoming a parent and the only thing the guy is trying to say is that Billie Jean and I are not involved but were only dance partners (YouTube, 2014). What is most memorable about this piece is tone is smooth and has disco beat and one would just want to dance to it.
When Alice was eight years old, she wore boyish clothes and played with her older brothers who carried not "real" guns. One day she was blown in her right eye by the little toy her brothers used to play. Walker was told not to tell anything about the gun to her parents. Only in week, her parents and Alice went to see a doctor. By that time she already had a glob of whitish scar tissue.