Competitive intelligence

my friends always asked me why I wanted to be a part of something that was not even considered a sport, but to me it was and it was the best thing I could have ever been involved in. Anything that consists of countless hours of practicing and is competitive should be considered a sport. The opinions on this topic are endless, but I’m going to discuss three reasons why I believe dance should be considered a sport. Dancers practice just as much, if not more than other sports, they compete against other

In this essay I will be discussing how dance has a close relationship with early jazz music. I will be mentioning dances such as the Charleston and Lindy Hop from the 1920s to the 1940’s, along with jazz dancers such as Jack Cole. Jazz dancing developed alongside jazz music in New Orleans. Beginning in the 1930’s onto the 1960’s jazz dancing transformed from the vernacular form to a theatre based performance form that used trained dancers. Choreographers from modern dance and ballet began to experiment

“Hundreds of aspiring dancers turned out at Radio City Music Hall for a chance to audition” (Sandovol, 2013, para. 1). Every year girls take a chance and travel to New York City for a mere chance to follow their dreams to become a Rockette. The girls have had practice after practice with the chance of injury, perfecting every step. They have listened to their coaches and competed in many competitions all for the chance to compete in the ultimate competition: Rockette auditions. Despite the constant

Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardlino, 1987) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000) are two beautifully choreographed movies whose plot shares little similarity but has in common the concept of a duet between two clashing personalities. Both movies are about inherently different things but at closer inspection they appear to do the same as two characters flow and move around the other becoming a complicated duet of motion and fluidity. In one movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Shu Lien and

Being six foot four means I get a lot of stares and attention when I walk down the street. Most people will look at me in astonishment and say things like “wow you’re tall!” or “how tall are you?” when they see me. But the question I get asked the most from random strangers is “Do you play basketball?” Depending on what kind of mood I’m in, I answer in one of two ways. In both ways I tell the person asking “no,” but my attitude while doing so differs. Most of the time I find this question rather

The quotes “For most people, social dancing begins in pleasure,” and “Of course, people sometimes feel pressure to dance in ways that are otherwise associated with pleasure; social dancing can serve many functions in a society,” from Chapter 4 of Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement (Jonas 2003), peaked interest in me when thinking of all the various dance forms that we have talked of in class and even those outside of class. One in particular that has interested me the most is swing

One of the activities that demonstrate the qualities of African-American dance is Basketball. The movements of getting the ball into the basket were created on the street and in the African-American Community. Some of the qualities of the street basketball were even incorporated into professional basketball. Another activity that demonstrates the qualities of African-American dance is called stepping, which originates from the African boot dance. Africans sometimes would have boots and they would

Accomplishments happen all the time in our lives. No matter what you do or how you do it, these accomplishments help shape us into who we are today. Personally my accomplishment in my life is through the power of dance. Dance has shaped me to be the bold and powerful person I am today. The world of dance has been able to make me conquer anything that life decides to throw at me. My dance studio is where I have learned many life lessons that I would have never learned elsewhere. With the discipline

accompanied by music. To me, dancing has a more broader meaning. Dance is a unique type of art that involves challenging practices, callused feet, muscles that will be sore for weeks, beauty marks we call bruises, blisters, blood, bedazzled costumes, competitive competitions, and a family of beautiful dancers who share the same passion as you. I found my talent at the age of five when I became obsessed with professional dancers. Although I knew it would take a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, I immediately

I would prefer Lindy Hop because it is a dance which helps to express ourselves and requires high-vitality, quick swing that hits the dance floor. It is a partnered dance form, traditionally danced a male and a female. In this dance the man drives steps and the lady deciphers the signs and takes after. The essential stride used in this dance is called the swingout. Artists performs alone in the vacant position, then the couple meets up to dance in the swingout’s shut position. All in all, the swing