Contemporary Dance: The Martha Graham Technique

Isadora Duncan was an American dancer and born in California who danced throughout Europe and she was known as the mother of modern dance. She figured out how to construct a dance. She made up the first modern language, it was a lan-guage of movement. The movements started become the foundation of choreography. She was the symbol of female longings and was a serious artist with well-defined goals.

Ballet and modern dance are two different styles of dance. Ballet is a formal dance that originally began during the Italian renaissance of the 15TH and 16TH century. In ballet, dancers are to follow strict sets of rules such as correct posture, correct wardrobe, and finishing each exercise as it began. Modern dance is another form of dancing that took hold during the early 20TH century. This type of dancing was also very popular.

Sophie Flack elaborates on these issues through each chapter in her book, Bunheads by using her choice of rhetorical devices and style to show readers just how difficult it is to be a ballerina. Throughout the book, Flack primarily uses ethos. She uses this to her advantage because she was a ballerina (“The Boston Globe.”). This makes it very easy to write a book about something that consumed a lot of her time. Her main character, Hannah, is based off of herself.

Leni Riefenstahl was involved in the expressionist movement as an expressionist dancer, an actress, film maker and director during the growth of German cinema in Weimar Germany, a Nazi associate and propagandist film maker during the years of Nazi Germany and then went on to pursue Nuba and underwater photography in Post-Nazi Germany as a result of the downfall of Nazism. The statement ‘Individuals are products of their times’ applies to Leni Riefenstahl significantly as through the shift in time periods Riefenstahl’s pursuits and values shifted with them. Leni Riefenstahl in Weimar Germany was passionate about dance and most importantly expressionist dance which derived from the expressionist movement in post-World War 1 Europe. During this

In America, Martha Graham (The Queen of Modern), Rudolph von Laban ( Time Energy and Space), and Alvin Ailey (Gospel or Lyrical Spiritual dance) developed and are developing for human movement and methods of instruction that led to the development of modern and expressionist dance. The reason that modern dance is so popular is because it 's the ability to move your body in a way that is comfortable to you. Also people in that time were trying to get out of the strictness of ballet and wanted to be more free in there dancing. The society change during the 20th century changed in the dance style. Several changes were based on political and civil rights, even though dance was used to entertainment people.

I wrote about Misty Copeland, a professional dancer who broke many stereotypical molds in the ballet world. I described how Misty Copeland experienced hardships that inspired her to accomplish feats that make her the hero that she is today. This is an example of a cause-and-effect essay. I decided to write about this topic because I have always loved Misty Copeland’s story, and I felt that it fit the assignment perfectly. Originally, I made some grammatical mistakes and left out some details, but I was able to revise them.

Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, is a renowned teacher, choreographer, director and performer who is known as the founder of modern dance in Australia; 1965 saw the Australian Dance Theatre open under Dalman, further cementing Australia’s respected position internationally on the dance stage (Australian Government, 2013). Modern or contemporary dance, is seen as similar to ballet with small elements from other styles of dance. The movements in contemporary dance are performed on the floor with less structure than the strict movements seen in ballet. In addition, dancers often perform in bare feet, further emphasizing the freedom this style of dance allows; performers emotions are expressed through movements (Bedinghaus, T. 2015). Versatility, unpredictable

In terms of Affirmation, Julia shows pride in her culture through her dancing. For example, she tries to teach her daughter the Danzon, because "that is how they dance in their culture." (Danzon) She is showing pride and passing it onto her daughter. Additionally, she tries to teach Susy the dance as well. In addition, whenever she dances the Danzon, she wears a traditional outfit of a long dress, lipsticks and usually a flower in her hair.

I chose this dance because it seemed like a true ballet dance. While I was looking for a clip I came across countless dances that were “mixed genres” such as, contemporary ballet and lyrical ballet. This dance is also very beautifully unique, the way the dancer makes her positions clear(1:16), how she uses her limbs to her long limbs to her advantage, and how her movements progressively get faster with the song make this dance unique .

Dance is a universal language in regard to its versatility in connecting with others through expression and movement, not exclusively through verbal communication. This primary element of dance was evident within the performances of Dancescape. Throughout the entirety of the program, there were many different styles of dance which encouraged different interpretations and perceptions from the elements expressed. These perceptions, as well as the symbolisms and elemental qualities of the dances, will be delved into further from a deeper analytical perspective. When considering the dances as a whole, no two were the same.

The goal behind dance therapy is to connect body and mind in a way that encourages healing and growth of the individual. Dance therapy helps with self-expression and offers creative strategies for behavior modification and helps the individual learn effective coping skills. The way dance therapy works is because it works directly with the body to release the trauma that is often stored within. Another form of therapy offered is animal-assisted therapy that is utilized to enhance human-animal bond. Animal assisted therapy helps to enhance self-esteem and self-worth.

Circuit training would be used for a netballer because it is a very good way of developing and improving their fitness and it also combines both continuous and resistance training. A netballer needs this to keep up their fitness and to gain new skills to use during a game. A circuit would be that you start of doing heel flicks diagonally from one corner to the other corner; you heels are up to your bum. Then do side-steps, you face the base line and run along the line without your feet touching. Then do star jumps which are just jumping up in the air and spreading

With the high powered jazz numbers, that keep the show moving forward. In the number, “You Gotta Have A Gimmick” the girls create the world of “Stripping” hoping to explain to Louise how to take the world of stripping by storm. The drum beats that accentuate the ladies hip thrust help create the world very well, and help to create the world that Louise has been thrown in. Overall, the musical Gypsy is an American classic and provided amazing music to the musical theatre cannon. Unfortunately, this stage to screen adaptation is lack luster, leaving much to be desired in the role of Mama Rose.

In this review of West Side Story, critic Trish Causey is comparing the old version of the Broadway play, to the new version. The critic had a personal relationship wit the play mainly because she played a “Jet Girl” during the early production of the play. Causey expressed that she was pleased with the dancers training. I think this is very important in a live production because it make the play look more professional as a whole. Causey has a lot more negative things to say about the play, rather than positive things to say.

She didn 't like dance until she was in a hard, challenging class. The Nutcracker and Swan Lake are some of the most popular Russian ballet stories. Ballet is a production that uses dance, music, and scenery to tell a story or create a mood. Dancers move their bodies in order to express emotion or tell stories. Music plays a big part in ballet and dance.