History Of Breakdance

Break dance is the oldest known hip-hop style of dance. It is believed to have originated in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970's. Musical inspirations date back to the energetic performances of funk maestro, James Brown. In the early days of deejaying, emceeing, and breakdancing, a break, the instrumental part of a song that is looped repeatedly by the DJ was typically incorporated into songs to allow a showcase of breakdance moves.

Break dancing or breaking is a street dance that incorporates intricate body movements, coordination, style, and aesthetics. The people who perform this style of dance are known as b-boys or b-girls. They're sometimes called breakers. - Syarif

Ballet Today

In the early part of the 20th century, Russian choreographers Sergei Diaghilev and Michel Fokine began to experiment with movement and costume, moving beyond the confines of classical ballet form and story. Diaghilev collaborated with composer Igor Stravinsky on the ballet The Rite of Spring, a work so different —with its dissonant music, its story of human sacrifice and its unfamiliar movements — that it caused the audience to riot. Choreographer and New York City Ballet founder George Balanchine, a Russian who emigrated to America, would change ballet even further. He introduced what is now known as neo-classical ballet, a form that expands the classical form. He also is considered by many to be the greatest innovator of the contemporary “plotless” ballet. With no definite story line, its purpose is to use movement to express the music and to illuminate human emotion and endeavor. Today, ballet is multi-faceted. Classical forms, traditional stories and contemporary choreographic innovations intertwine to produce the character of modern ballet. 

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The Beginning Of Ballet

Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. Noblemen and women were treated to lavish events, especially wedding celebrations, where dancing and music created an elaborate spectacle. Dancing masters taught the steps to the nobility, and the court participated in the performances. In the 16th century, Catherine de Medici, an Italian noblewoman, wife of King Henry II of France and a great patron of the arts, began to fund ballet in the French court. Her elaborate festivals encouraged the growth of ballet de cour, a program that included  dance, decor, costume, song, music and poetry.  

 By 1661, a dance academy had opened in Paris, and in 1681 ballet moved from the courts to the stage. The French opera Le Triomphe de l’Amour incorporated ballet elements in its performance, creating a long-standing opera-ballet tradition in France. By the mid-1700s French ballet master Jean Georges Noverre rebelled against the artifice of opera-ballet, believing that ballet could stand on its own as an art form. His notions — that ballet should contain expressive, dramatic movement, and that movement should reveal the relationships between characters—introduced the ballet d’action, a dramatic style of ballet that conveys a narrative. Noverre’s work is considered the precursor to the narrative ballets of the 19th century - Syarif

Type Of Dancing

• Ballet
• Ballroom Dancing
• Belly Dancing
• Contra Dancing
• Flamenco Dancing
• Folk Dancing
• Country and Western Dancing
• Latin Dance
• Line Dancing
• Hip Hop Dance (Modern Dance)
• Break Dance 
• Shuffle Dance
• Tango
• Tap 
• Zumba

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Introduction Of Dance

Dance is an art form that involves movement of the body. It is not possible to say when this form of art originated; however, it started thousands of years ago. Dance may be participatory, social, performed, ceremonial or competitive. It is an important part of ceremonies, rituals, celebrations and entertainment. Choreography may be performed solo, with a partner or with a group. Either way, each dance tells a story. Dance is the art of precise, expressive, and graceful human movement, traditionally, but not necessarily, performed in accord with musical accompaniment. Dancing developed as a natural expression of united feeling and action.

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