Essays on Dance

The dark stage gets lit up in an instant, each corner of the seemingly endless stage is filled with light. You have no time to contrate on intricacies of lighting as your eyes are drawn to the two dancing figures at centre stage. The male…

The History of Ballet Ballet start from Italian Renaissance courts at 15th century. Ballet in Italian language is “balletto” means “dance”. Basically, on that time, Ballet can teach people how to behavior in court such as how people stepped, bowed, or took someone’s hand. There…

Introduction Nowadays ballet is known for being a beautiful and theatrical dance, with it’s almost-unreal dancers full of glitter, tulle and expressive movements. But there’s more to it besides the scenic designs and the stories it tells. The most accepted and generalized definition is that…

Introduction Ballet is a theatrical dance that is a formal academic dance technique. Ballet is a dance that was combined with other artistic elements such as music, costume and stage scenery. Ballet was an art form that is created by the movement of human body….

Introduction Throughout the world, there have always been many types of dance. Today, these types of dances include jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, and ballet. Ballet is one of the most famous types of dances in the world. Today, ballet has spread through many parts of…

There is a saying where “Dancing is that by which one regulates the eight sources of sounds and thereby conducts the eight winds”. This saying refers to the “eight trigrams” of the Chinese classical instruments being categorized by which material they are made out of….

“If I was not taking pictures of them nobody would see them”, the photographer Diane Arbus made in the sixties and seventies a series of portraits of what we called at that time “freaks”: dwarfs, giants, transgender people, mentally and physically disabled persons. She demonstrated…

German Lineage of modern dance began in Germany before World War I. However it really evolved in the 20th century. Essentially it was a “break free” from traditions of European Ballet as stated in the documentary. The idea was to take inner reality and express…

Dance plays a big part in culture in many different societies. In African culture dance is for enjoyment, celebration, and honor . Dance brings together communities in Africa. As well as helping people find and understand their rules inside their communities . There are many…

You’re on a big stage. The stadium is packed with everyone in your city watching. Millions of people are watching you on their televisions, computers, and smartphones. Months of preparation leading to this moment. You finally made it. You’re a professional. A star. Lights are…