Essays about Dance

Most Filipino dances were originally patterned after European dances during the Spanish government. Pandango Sa Ilaw. Carinosa. Rigodon and Balitao are illustrations of these dances Filipinos are known for. Aside from these western-influenced dances. ethnic-created dances such as Tinikling made its manner to countrywide acknowledgment. Despite its evident version to western dances. still Filipinos pay…

During the Golden Age of Hollywood, one particular star stands out compared to the rest. Gene Kelly, a man who can be regarded as a creative genius that changed the way people approached film musicals. Kelly altered the way film musicals were made by taking on the responsibility of being a performer, choreographer, and a…

Throughout the movie “Mao’s last dancer” America’s wealth greatly contrasts with the poverty of China creating confusion and discovery for Lee throughout his encounters. We see Li a young Chinese boy from a conservative family within a strict communist government, become amazed and in oar at the freedom and opportunities America (Western society) provides as…

In the film War Dance It follows the life of three schoolchildren who live in northern Uganda in a refugee village (Paton refugee camp). The reason why they live in a refugee camps is the results of the rebels who are kidnapping children to become child soldiers and sex slaves. They enter a national music…

Awiyao and Lumnay, the major characters in Amador Daguio’s short story, Wedding Dance, a long married couple from the mountain tribes. Awiyao, who in spite of being in love with his wife, Lumnay, feels the need to marry another woman in order to have a son. A child who will continue his bloodline to live…

Immortal Technique tells the semi-fictional tale of a young man and his self-destructive path in “Dance with the Devil. ” The story is riddled with causality, biblical and spiritual references, and overtones of socio-ethnic observations. The listener follows “Billy Jacobs” along his gradual descent into corruption; from small time drug deals to rape and murder….

Dances With Wolves, a film from 1990, relates the story of a white American soldier of the Civil War era who interacts with a tribe of plains Indians. He comes to know them intimately, eventually going ‘native’ to the detriment of his military career. The film won several academy awards, including best picture and best…

Dance is portrayed by the media in different forms such as on television, in newspapers, magazines, movies, and on the internet. Dancing can be seen as something positive, but may also have a negative effect on people who view dancing through the media. From a very young age, children experience dance through television and on…

Rhythm can be construed as a graceful movement that enables a music to flow. It is a series of beats and pulses that gives timing to every note. It defines the expression, meaning and character of a particular type of music. Rhythm breathes life. Aside from harmony and melody, this is one of the most…

Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan was a famous dancer who brought a new kind of dance to the world. She danced out the feelings from deep in her heart. Unlike other dancers in the late nineteenth century, Isadora Duncan danced with flowing motion. She was not a ballerina, and did not like to watch ballet dancers,…