Writing Topic: What point does Leo Tolstoy’s story “After the Dance” (pgs. 71-75) make about Russian society? What moments or details in the story help to convey this point? Explain in a carefully written essay‚ supporting your argument with evidence from the text. Tolstoy’s “After the Dance” is essentially a representation of Russian history and the exposition of a dark side to the seemingly regal atmosphere of the Russian aristocracy first introduced at the ball. Using literary elements such
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Charleston Nicky Tran The Charleston is about a group of men and women dancing together‚ the dance could be done by yourself‚ with a partner‚ or in a group. The movement is very active and fun. It is originally developed by The African American Slaves. The dance then became re-created with a few changes in the moves it became really popular in the 1920s. The woman’s in their 20s use to love dancing the Charleston. They would wear clothes that the elderly think
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Crystal Jackson 2/21/12 Dance 6/7 pd. When being asked what would be taken from me if I could no longer dance I had to think for a while. I had to rearrange the question and ask myself “what does dance mean to you‚ and how does it affect you?” It honestly not something I think about much so it actually was a bit hard trying to put all the emotions that this prompt evoked in words. If I was no longer in a position where I could freely dance multiple things would be taken away from me. Initially
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the handout about tribal dances and ceremonies‚ I learned a lot of interesting things I never knew before. I guess the fact that I haven’t taken a dance class ever before and wasn’t taught too much about dance in grammar school or high school‚ I was ignorant to how important and how influential ritual dances are within a society. Dancing is an activity that can be dated as far back as the Stone Age‚ when people first existed on this planet. Not only that‚ ritual dances can be found in almost
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My initiative project created two different interventions‚ a liturgical dance group and a support group targeted at African American women. This project was 6-week long randomized study and tested the change in the participant’s thoughts on both adequate physical activity and dietary requirements. Both intervention targeted social and cultural values. The study used surveys at the beginning and at the end to determine the effectiveness of the interventions by the results of the individual surveys
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Fashion or Fashionable Dance: Either way‚ it works! A Concept Paper Presented to Prof. Robert Rodriguez Division of Humanities‚ College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines in the Visayas‚ Miagao‚ Iloilo In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Course in Communications 2 By Nohr Malynne Tabares February 5‚ 2013 There’s an exciting fashion trend happening – dance. The dance and fashion industries seem to be increasingly joining forces‚ with dance companies commissioning
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MUSIC AND DANCE Filipinos are known as great musicians worldwide. This is seen in their dedication and intense love for music. Early Filipinos already developed their own music through their endemic songs and instruments. The Magellan expedition in 1521‚ witnessed among the Cebuanos instruments of timbale‚ and cymbal and other forms of drums. The most popular music instrument found in the country is the kudyapi a metal stringed instrument shaped like a boat‚ Tingguian nose flute called
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in astonishment. Mid song he caught the young woman staring at him. Their eyes locked as he slowly approached her through the crowd. He asked her to dance and off they went. Together they danced so gracefully‚ it was as if they were floating in the air. Inevitably everyone stared at them. They gathered in a circle around them‚ hypnotized by their dance. Time seemed to have slowed down‚ but the music was as loud as ever. The handsome man grabbed her by the waist and pulled her closer. Together they
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Kristen Erdiakoff ERDIAKOFF1 English. 100 December 3rd‚ 2012 My Dance Injury Dancing‚ primarily ballet‚ has been the main focus of my childhood (from age three and beyond)‚ as well as early teen life. In many ways‚ it is what defines me; how I see myself as well as describe myself. But‚ My ballet career was forever altered when‚ in 2008‚ I did a lunge in a primary class with the Artistic Director at the San Francisco School of Ballet and landed ever so gracefully which
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War Dance is a documentary with a unique perspective on the tragedies that are going on in Uganda‚ during its seemingly never ending war. The story follows a group of young kids who have dealt with more sorrow in the pubescent life than anyone should endure. These kids tell the story of how their lives were destroyed by the war in meticulous detail‚ but that’s not the real story of the film. The real purpose of this documentary was to explore how a national dancing event has inspired the children
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