Dance 2000
Dancing is a very unique way of communication. It's an expression of self and/or story, appealing and entertaining to the audience with smooth, graceful moves. In Dance 2000, many of these "appealing moves" were exhibited. Ballet, modern, and post-modern were just some of the categories that the director decided to include in the production. These styles of dance portrayed either a very litteral (story-like) message or a more abstract one. For the first portion of this paper, I intend to compare and contrast two peices that displayed different styles of dance (Ballet, modern etc.). Then, for the second half I'll compare and contrast two other peices which displayed literal or abstract qualities. But first, my personal opinion and reaction to the production. You must forgive my ignorance in this aspect of the arts. I've never seen a dance type performance (before this one) and wouldn't know what qualifies as good criteria to judge the production. What I can do is make simple a observation and relay emotional response. Not to fullfill the male stereotype, but portions (like the Okinawian piece) of the performance was boring. Maybe this feeling permeated because I didn't really understand the "Kashikaki," but it was a
In conclusion, its easy to see the lineage of dance in America, from classical to modern and then finally post-modern. Everything grew off ballet, the movements in each one have a relationship to its forefather, the only difference is the focus of the dance. For example, modern is much more aware of the body movments being centered around the middle of the body. Granted its not as fluid as ballet, but certain movements are similar to that this classic form of dance. Post-modern has its roots in ballet as well. Anything can be a dance with post-modern, thus introducing a variety of styles to a single performance. Regular everyday moves, modern, ballet, Indian or even Jazz could be put together in one big collage and presented. I apologize for my conclusion being off topic, but I found it amazing that dance is interconnected and evolved. Usually when certain things change, the old moves out and the new takes over, but not in dance. I realize that Ballet is dying, but realistically it has held on for a long time. Compare computer parts, within three months faster, bigger or better hardware arrives and the old is no longer seen. Not dance though, it builds but doesn't discard, it only adds to the repetoir and enjoyment. Now, lets compare and contrast "Last Train" with "Star Spangled Banner." The "Last Train" was definitely a classical, ballet type, dance. It encompassed graceful and elegant moves. All the dancers stood upright with which seemed to be a rod in their spin, a characteristic of ballet dancing. They performed
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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