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Dance In Japan, 1999.
Examines dance as a divine activity. Discusses the Shinto influence, forms (Noh and Butoh), origins and characters.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 47.95
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In his study of dance in Asia during the early part of the century, Shawn made the statement that Asians, like him, seemed to believe in gods who dance (Shawn 4). While this was not an acceptable image of God in the United States at that time, it was a primary image in many parts of Asia.
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"Gods Who Dance
Introduction
In his study of dance in Asia during the early part of the century, Shawn made the statement that Asians, like him, seemed to believe in gods who dance (Shawn 4). While this was not an acceptable image of God in the United States at that time, it was a primary image in many parts of Asia. In Japan, for example, the rising of the sun had been saved because Ume performed a dance and lured the goddess Amaterasu out of her cave (Shawn 4). Thus, in Japan, dance is considered to have a sacred, divine, origin."
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Twyla Tharp, 1999.
An overview of the life and career of this American dancer/choreographer.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 28.95
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Twyla Tharp is one of the world's leading choreographers, working with many of the world's great ballet companies and also continuing to choreograph and direct for film and television. She was born in Portland, Indiana, but moved with her parents to Southern California when she was still a child.
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"Twyla Tharp is one of the world's leading choreographers, working with many of the world's great ballet companies and also continuing to choreograph and direct for film and television. She was born in Portland, Indiana, but moved with her parents to Southern California when she was still a child. There, her father owned a construction firm and a Ford dealership, and her mother was a piano teacher who started Twyla on piano lessons when she was only two. Twyla began dance classes when she was only four, and within a short time she was studying every kind of dance available: ballet, tap, jazz, modern. Her mother was determined that Twyla would become accomplished in as many fields as possible, and she also had the child take baton lessons, drum lessons, violin and viola lessons, as well as classes in painting, shorthand, and French ("Biography: Twyla ..."
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"Martha Graham, The Early Years" ( Merle Armitage ), 1999.
Reviews a collection of articles from the first decade of this American dancer's career.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 47.95
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"The life story of any artist is of great interest to those who wish to gain a better understanding of the artist's work. Don McDonagh has provided the means to understand the work of one great artist in his volume titled simply, Martha Graham: A Biography.
Martha Graham was the oldest of the three daughters of George Greenfield Graham and Jane Beers Graham. She was born on May 11, 1894, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Her father was a physician whose practice provided a comfortable life for the family. In those days it was common for young girls to take an interest in the theater. Martha was no exception. One of her early attempts at costume design involved dressing up the family's reluctant terrier in doll clothes. This episode is telling of her deep and lifelong interest in animals. She was ..."
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"Martha Graham" ( Don Mcdonagh ), 1999.
Reviews the biography of this 20th Century American dancer.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 47.95
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"The 20th century has been a period of revolution for virtually all of the arts. The classical standards of artistic expression have been studied, deconstructed and ultimately reinvented through the paintings of Pablo Picasso, Salvadore Dali, and Max Ernst, the sculpture of Constantin Brancusi, the literature of James Joyce and the music of Igor Stravinski, to name a few. With creative insight, passion and sheer artistic potency, Martha Graham earned a place among this pantheon of luminaries through her singular creation of the modern dance. In 1937, Merle Armitage compiled some of the articles written by her friends, colleagues and critics into a single volume titled Martha Graham, The Early Years. The articles, written over the first decade of her career, provide valuable insight into the contemporary perception of the importance and impact of her work."
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Portrait of Women, 1996.
Compares portrayals of women's social, personal & artistic roles in dancer's autobiography & feminist writer's polemic in the two works "My Life" by Isadora Duncan & "Sexual Politics" by Kate Millet.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 57.95
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"Isadora Duncan led a remarkable life that was atypical for women, even in modern society. Duncan eschewed conventions concerning motherhood and marriage, and travelled the world in her quest to perfect her art--the dance. Duncan exhibited both similarities and dissimilarities to Kate Millett's description of women in Sexual Politics.
Millett (1970) blames the patriarchal bias of society for the subordination of women, the family unit serving as the foundation of such beliefs. In her estimation, "Serving as an agent of the larger society, the family not only encourages its own members to adjust and conform, but acts as a unit in the government of the patriarchal state which rules its citizens through its family heads" (Millett, 1970, p. 33). Isadora Duncan's rebellion against traditional female roles perhaps..."
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Biomechanics and Kinematics of the Jete?, 2002.
This paper explores the body mechanics involved in all phases of the ballet leap, called the Jete?.
1,825 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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The paper describes kinesthesiology as a branch of physics dedicated to the physics involved in movement. It shows that several scientists of note contributed to this field including Aristotle, who applied geometry to the acts of walking, running and jumping. The paper describes that as a dancer moves across the stage force is transferred from one element to another. This paper explores the body mechanics involved in all phases of the ballet leap, called the jete?.
Table of contents
Introduction
Phases of the Jete?
Analysis of the Muscles Involved
Analysis of the Injuries Prone to the Movement
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"The landing phase of the leap is by far the most dangerous. If the body is not positioned properly to absorb the impact, injuries could be extensive, particularly if they cause a fall. Every part of the body is at risk in a fall situation. Injuries could be more severe involving broken bones, especially in the ankle and foot of the leading leg. If a fall is involved bruising could result."
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To the Beat of the Drums, 2001.
The following paper takes a look at the influence Latin American Music had had on American Music and culture.
1,545 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper examines the history of Latin American music and the influence it has had on American culture, looking at the particular forms that have had the most influence as well as some of the particular personalities that have been the most influential in bringing Latin American music to the United States.
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?It would be hard to find any area of 20th-century American pop music ? and now 21st century ? that has not been affected by Latin American music, including Tin Pan Alley, stage and film music, jazz, rhythm and blues, country music, and rock (Roberts, 1998, p. 14). The musical voices of Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico have made their way into each of these American forms, which have been influenced not only by Latin American rhythms and musical forms but also by individual musicians and bandleaders who came to play an important role in shaping American culture (Roberts, 1998, p. 19).?
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The Twenties: A Time of Spontaneity and Rhythm, 2001.
A look at the history of Jazz music in American society.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 46.95
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This paper takes a look at the Jazz Age during the twenties in America and how the music both reflected and inspired great social change. The author discusses the history of Jazz music, how it originated and spread and how it came to express the nature of society.
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"The Twenties was a crazy time in America. There was crime and violence, illegal alcohol and drugs, and dancing and jazz music. Despite the depression and prohibition, jazz music was able to lift the spirits of Americans and get their knees knocking and their arms flailing. Jazz spread like wildfire through the nation, and taught Americans how to make the best of a ?depressing? situation. Some jazz represents the spontaneity and confusion of the decade while the more serious jazz shows the underlying rhythm of the twenties. If one listens to jazz music from the 1920s one can sense the mood of the times, and feel the excitement that jazz brought to the nation."
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