Essays Tagged: "dancers"

Balsam. Essay written on an example of how smells evoke memories

ted here tonight. Life in all of its glory, all of its wonder, all of its beauty. Music would play, dancers would whirl, people would laugh and love and live. It was what these decorations were all ab ... s a child, not so many years ago.And the memory made him sad.Later, as the musicians played and the dancers spun, the man stood alone, expressionless, in his small room. From there he could hear the m ...

(10 pages) 48 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

An evaluation on two dancers in dance performance class(advanced dance) also explains echniques used in a dance class.

Elizabeth A.&MariaIn my evaluation I found it impossible to directly compare the two or any two dancers. Every persons style varies, and some do certain things better than others and vise- versa. ... for the awareness and concentration it takes for the across-the-floor patterns. When I watched the dancers I looked to see where they were. Were they just going through the motions or were they reall ...

(2 pages) 145 3 4.3 May/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Aurora Borealis

he year 700-1000 called it simply "northern lights," and in early England they called it "The Merry Dancers" referring to the way the aurora moves.Originating in the atmosphere high above the surface ...

(4 pages) 112 2 2.9 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

The role of religion as a positive or negative or neutral or irrelevant force, in efforts to further national political objectives where human dignity, equality, justice and peace prevail.

se to many beautiful things. Artists, writers, musicians, philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, dancers and actors allow others to experience the endless possibilities of a human mind to create so ...

(8 pages) 176 0 3.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The classical model and the great depression.

st months at a time. A person could go for only a quarter and stay as long as they wished. Favorite dancers would put on drama shows, fake marriages, and have coins thrown at them. Movies were just be ...

(8 pages) 135 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Cheer: more then just a game.

wrong.Cheerleading is a sport, and even though you may have heard this in a movie, weare not just "dancers gone retarded", because not only do we dance, but we also jump,kick, cheer, chant, stunt, an ...

(3 pages) 44 1 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

A report on Edgar Degas. Choosing and describing certain peices from a gallery at the norton simon museum.

ot. This girl was not at all over exalted or over-beautifully depicted. Infact, she was quite dull."Dancers in Pink" was the second piece I chose. It is a pastel on cardboard. I chose it because of it ... l, the painter lets you use your immagination to fill it in.The third peice I chose was one called "Dancers in the Paris Opera". It was an Oil painting on a canvas. I chose this painting because I lov ...

(3 pages) 74 1 3.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Pick a well-known choreographer, who owns his/her own dance company. Attend a performance by this person and create a thesis involving techniques they used.

Stacey PrintzImagine the excitement of outstanding choreography, virtuosi dancers, and even live chamber musicians coming together to put on an extraordinary dance performanc ... .The first piece performed by the company was titled "Evolute", and began with dim lighting and the dancers laying on the floor of the stage. The five dancers appeared to be hiding behind each other, ... stage. The five dancers appeared to be hiding behind each other, giving the look of only two large dancers on the ground as if they were lizards. The pulsating rhythm began as the bodies started to r ...

(6 pages) 82 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

The Flamenco World of Don Quixote

self like a gentleman wearing a kilt with some old armor. There were groups of children amongst the dancers, who would approach the stage and perform, including Don Quixote's niece. The young dancers ... ic seems to be an integral part of the piece, a major character, in fact. The majority of the women dancersused castanets and their stomping feet to go with the flow of the music. A piano, guitar, ban ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

This essay is a critique of a performance entitled 'Eat it up' performed by the up and coming Australian dance company called Steps.

te a theme. Nevertheless all three dances achieved their purpose of showcasing the talents of young dancers from all over Perth.As Perth's only funded youth dance company, STEPS has been showcasing th ... er Perth.As Perth's only funded youth dance company, STEPS has been showcasing the talents of young dancers since 1988 and since then over 350 young dancers have had the opportunity to participate in ...

(4 pages) 93 2 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Lifestyle of a Stripper

illusion or fantasy in the three main areas of the club (the stage, the floor, and back room) many dancers feel that they are able to elevate themselves to a position of power over the patron. This p ... utation in the United States, one wonders what affect the business has on the personal lives of the dancers. Being an exotic dancer can ruin ones relationship. A college student had been in what she t ...

(5 pages) 168 7 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Childhood Immigration

. All of a sudden the curtains opened to reveal a superlative illuminated ballet setting, while the dancers, one by one, started to fill the stage, dancing to the melody of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's, ...

(1 pages) 42 1 3.4 May/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

"Martha Graham"

contributions and her development of a technique that has become a part of the common vocabulary of dancers everywhere, I agree with the others in naming Martha Graham: The Twentieth Century's Most Im ... explained, "It looked explosive: torso's were clenched, then released; bodies coiled on the floor; dancers spiraled upward from kneeling exultation." Graham focused all of her attention on the dancer ...

(7 pages) 115 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Life as a dancer

i-million dollar business with an artistic and a business side. Threes much more to ballet than the dancers you see on stage. The drive to dance started inside me in childhood and has been there ever ... re I learnt more about stagecraft, and picked up helpful tips on performance and make-up from older dancers. Moods, such as sadness, surprise or happiness, are expressed through the movents and throug ...

(5 pages) 32 0 1.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Dier El-Medina Study Notes

formed outside work. These included: female priests or priestesses, professional mourners, singers, dancers, nurses, minor court officials, doctors, workshop weavers, washerwomen, bakers and millers. ...

(9 pages) 31 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

Review of "Kiss Me, Kate"

Too Darn Hot," and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," I found myself tapping my feet along with energetic dancers on stage.Having never read this play before, I honestly did not know what to expect out of t ...

(1 pages) 61 0 4.6 Oct/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

History of Tap Dance in Performance

iewed in a locale that later became known as Minstrel Stages. Black faced performers known as Levee dancers, would clog out rhythms throughout the south in 1830. It became necessary to develop a perso ...

(3 pages) 63 0 4.8 Dec/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Basic tips: Looking at Choreography

s, softness, tension, liftingMomentum, winding and unwindingSpeed/ Tempo:Apparent energy from other dancers, levels increased.Duration:Time extended by stillness. Length unknownRhythm:Dancers hold the ... Speed - Same or change, stillnessDuration - Short, Sharp, constant, how long is the piece?Number of dancersSex of dancersOnly males lifting? Democratic (shared)Clusters of elements?Set, Surroundings?L ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

K-Mart

K-MartMany young dancers and their parents are attracted to the ballet with thanks due to cheers from the audience me ... hiny sequins, the colorful and fancy tutus, along with the silky satin pointe shoes. Where else can dancers make their dreams become reality by living fairy-tale lives such as Cinderella going to the ... mental, verbal and physical abuse, constant competition, injuries, fatigue and plain undernourished dancers. The fantasy world that they dance in is simply that-fantasy.We all look at ourselves in the ...

(6 pages) 60 2 2.7 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Essay analyzing The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe

one of his castellated abbeys, and once they were all inside with his guests, buffoons, musicians, dancers and servants, he had the gates welded shut. They had parties all the time, but about six mon ...

(2 pages) 23 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe