With determination and perseverance, I made it through the dance moves perfectly. I was proud and overjoyed, because I didn’t miss a single step! Now all I had to do was see if the judges liked my performance. A week later, I received an email explaining that I had qualified for the team! All that practice and hard work had paid off!
Last Saturday (2/16/13) I attended the 10th annual Vagina Monologues at Cal Poly. This was my first time going to the show and I'm so glad that I went. I bought my ticket a few days before the show and I'm happy I did because it sold out quickly. The array of monologues ranged from hysterical to depressing. All of the monologues shared a common theme of addressing women's issues and celebrating them in all its glory.
The performance went off without a hitch. Everything was perfect, from start to finish. Just hearing people yell your name while you stand under those lights that hinder you from seeing anything in the house gives me such an adrenaline rush. After the show was over I felt like such a celebrity at school for the rest of the year. That’s what made my junior year so very
“There comes a moment when she looks at you through the mirror, and you realize that she's looking at you and recognizing you as herself. It is through you that her love, her fear, her terror is to be expressed.”—Martha Graham In the 1957 documentary A Dancers World the viewers are given a glimpse into the world of the Martha Graham Dance Company. Martha Graham herself narrates this 30-minute documentary as she prepares backstage for a performance. During her narration a series of dances performed my 11 members of her company (4 men, 7 women) occur in a studio. The first dance acted as an introduction to the dancers, each performing a small elegant choreography then taking their place on the floor or by the ballet bar against the wall.
This was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I knew that I had a shot at getting the lead. I worked all summer to perfect my singing, dancing and breathing. Audition day came and I did everything I had practiced. Afterwards, my directors pulled me aside and told me “We’d love to give you the lead but we can’t. You’re not American enough.
The other side claims that year round school is essential for some, since student often forget a lot during the summer break. Nonetheless, Year round school is definitely not the answer, because it creates family conflict, it creates social problem, and it takes away job opportunities for students during the summer. Year round schooling has been reported to create family conflict due to the change in schedule. The reason why this has become a controversy for families, because children may not be on the same schedule as their sibling. One sibling might be enjoying his or her two month break while the other has to sit in class working.
For the movie that I reviewed, I watched black swan because it had degrees of mental illness that I had never experienced before. The movie, which was released in 2010, was about an aspiring ballet dancer who is the main dancer in a production of Swan Lake. It follows the main character as she is awarded the Swan Queen and goes through rigorous training to prepare for the part. As she trains with the leader of her company and her colleagues, her mental status begins to deteriorate and old self destructive habits begin to exacerbate. The main characters are played by Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel.
Prom will forever have a lifelong impact on your life. My prom turned out to be the most stressful yet fun event of my senior year. I never went to a single formal dance until my senior year. On nights when there was a homecoming, winter formal or junior prom, my friends would get all dressed up and ready to dance in their beautiful gowns. While they were dancing with their dates, I was at home watching television.
Beauty pageants entered American society in the 1920’s. According to the Pageant Center online, the first pageant was held in Atlantic City by a hotel owner in an attempt to boost tourism by enticing summer visitors to stay past Labor Day. They held auditions based on looks and finally agreed on eight finalists. Those women competed in talent, swimsuit, and beach volleyball to become queen. A local newspaper caught a quote that made headlines nationwide.
The dancers launch the dance with walking up and down the stage in two lines of four and interchanging through each other, followed by a hop every time the direction of their walks and runs is changed. They all hold hands with each other, even a man holding the hand of another man, to symbolize their unity and equality as human beings. The dancers continue running around the large circumference of the stage, repeating the intertwining motions within themselves in lines. An occasional soloist separates his or herself from the group to demonstrate his or her individuality by showing off a unique movement that is not repeated by the other