History of Country Line Dancing Queen Elizabeth I of England was responsible for introducing what was then called "country dancing" at court late in the 16th century. Up until then, the style of dancing among royalty in Europe was complicated, requiring extensive instruction, and was limited ...

Prior to watching the video "Dancing Outlaw," we had a class discussion on socioeconomic status and background. This was an appropriate topic to discuss before the video since many of the socioeconomic elements were exhibited in the film. My understanding of the video was that many peopl...

Michael Bennett and His Chorus Line On May 21, 1975, a spectacular new Broadway musical opened. The musical was unique because it told the stories of the dancers in the show rather than letting the audience just watch the dancers perform. A Chorus Line, a musical by Michael Bennett, was ver...

Everything around her is so strikingly new and enthralling. It is Leila's first ball, and her first exposition to society. The main character in this story is eighteen year old Leila who is attending her first ball along with her cousins. Leila is extremely excited at the prospect of the da...

In the age of conformity, Merce Cunningham resisted the temptation to remain aligned with his peers. Cunningham has pioneered a new school of thought in dance and has set the standard for future pioneers. He is passionate about what he does and it has been evident in his works as a dancer and a ch...

Good dancers are not born but are made. Some people might think dancing is easy and others difficult which may depend on their experiences as well as seriousness in their dancing. In the video " Born to Be Wild", four best dancers in the world though are uniquely different but are portr...

It all started with a prayer. A man dressed in white singing in a foreign language. Different languages, different people, different colors and different races. It was all part of the show that was named African Dance! What is African Dance? It is not mere dancing and music, and vendors and food....

Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates Clayton Bates was born in 1907, in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. As a young boy, he worked in the cotton fields and his mother was a nurse for a white family. Clayton hated his job though, and his true love was dancing. Some days, he would secretly go t...

" 1,2,3...6,7" Ms A counts the dance's pounding beat as her dancer's practiced for hours. Ms A, an experienced dance instructor who has a passion about the art of dance owned a ranch called " The One and Only Dance Community." The Dance Community was 50 acres of dance rooms, work out ...

42nd Street The theater has always been a favorite pastime of mine. I love to go and watch a great show: a ballet, an opera, a musical, or just a play, I jump at the chance to enjoy a good show! Standing on a Broadway stage has always been a dream of mine. Although, I knew it would never happen...

African Dance Katherine Dunham Katherine Dunham is known as of the most influential African American individuals, when it come down to the art of African Dance. Her unprecedented blend of cultural anthropology with the artistic genre of dance in the eartly 1930's produced ground brea...

The Dance of Life Leaving the most notorious bar in a state of confusion, I stumbled out on Jackson Street with a heavy heart. Still wearing the same gray suit from yesterday, I walked the familiar street like a somnambulist. Just before yesterday, my life was full of optimism and effervescenc...

A common misconception is that dance teams are a club and not a sport. A club is defined as a group of people organized for a common purpose whereas a sport is defined as an active pastime or recreation. The definition of a sport is a much better definition for dance teams everywhere. Some peo...

Over the years there have been many different forms of dance created by many different religious and ethnic groups. The development of American social dance was outlined in the video New Worlds, New Forms. This video changed my perception of American jazz dance as well as my feelings that I bring...

Dance is prohibited by many factors from gaining acceptance in mainstream Australian sporting culture. A main factor is the fact that spectatorship is low. Without spectatorship it is nearly impossible for a sport to grow in Australia. Australians want to watch exciting sports where competitors are ...

While in Atlanta, I have already seen "The Nutcracker" and "Romeo and Juliet" performed by the Atlanta Ballet, but this was my first ballet performance outside the Fox. I really enjoyed the concert space and felt closer to the performers because there was no orchestra between the audience and t...