National and Global Dance Initiatives
National and Global Dance Initiatives Through various initiatives, national and global dance events have allowed people to connect to the broader dance community. These events include celebrating dance as an […]
Dance Health and Wellness
Dance Health and Wellness Dance is beneficial to our health and fitness. The exercise it provides leads to a strong and toned body, the endorphins it releases contribute to an […]
Dance as Competition
Prior to the twentieth century, most dance was a social activity or was performance based. Dance as a competitive sport is fairly new. Competition dance today is a lucrative business […]
Dance and Technology
“Dancemakers have naturally gravitated toward technological innovations that enable a deeper understanding of the human body in motion. Through the use of portable computers, wearable technologies, and software apps dancers […]
OTHER HIP-HOP DANCE STYLES
OTHER HIP-HOP DANCE STYLES Waacking Waacking was created by the LGBTQIA+ community in the 1970s disco era. Waacking uses striking arm movements, poses, and footwork, with “emphasis on expressiveness” (Wikipedia). […]
Hip Hop Dance Types
Hip-Hop Dance Types The Hip-Hop movement began on the East Coast of New York City; however, it was not isolated to this location. Other street dances emerged on the West […]
FOURTH GENERATION: Contemporary Modern Dance
FOURTH GENERATION: Contemporary Modern Dance During the mid 1970s there was a shift back to more technical-based movements with a return to the proscenium stage. We are using the term Contemporary […]
SECOND GENERATION: Expanding the Horizons of Modern Dance
The second-generation modern dancers either continued following their predecessors’ work or went in a different direction by creating new dance techniques, styles, and unorthodox choreographic approaches. José Limón (1908-1972) José […]
Modern Dance
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”-Martha Graham What is Modern Dance? In the early twentieth century, choreographers broke away from the strict traditions of ballet to develop […]
Ballet Russes: Dance and The Avant-Garde
Ballet Russes: Dance and The Avant-Garde Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929) Fig. 17 George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) – This image is available from the United States Library of Congress’s […]