DANCE

Write a research paper discuss the importance and role of dance in the cultures mentioned in the book, or others if you so wish from the birth of man to current trends.   Describe how social factors impacted the dance culture of each mentioned time.  Tell me whether you feel dance has an importance as not […]

WRITE AND SUBMIT A 5-7 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED PAPER ON A BLACK AMERICAN TAP DANCER AND WHY BLACK HISTORY IS SO IMPORTANT WHEN DISCUSSING, LEARNING ABOUT, AND TEACHING TAP DANCING.   I WANT YOU TO DIG IN. YES, I WANT TO KNOW THEIR HISTORY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY MAKE YOU FEEL, […]

Write an annotated bibliography on the following reading/articles below: 1. “We Shall Overcome”: Black History and Historical Trauma BY MAIC D’AGOSTINO · 2. MEET THE BLACK BALLERINA AND ENTREPRENEUR HELPING PEOPLE HEAL FROM THEIR TRAUMA by Lydia Blanco 3. Black history, culture told through dance by Hayley Benton 4. Bessel van der Kolk. In The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 5. When the Spirit Moves : African American Dance in History and Art by Samella Lewis, Barbara Glass, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, et al. 6. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder by Mark Ribowsky (Author)

You are going to research a historical event where bodies were involved in protest. Try to avoid something you have personally participated in as I do want this to be an observational perspective.

Write a research paper discuss the importance and role of dance in the cultures mentioned in the book, or others if you so wish from the birth of man to current trends.   Describe how social factors impacted the dance culture of each mentioned time.  Tell me whether you feel dance has an importance as not only an art form, but as a communal entity that keeps us together as human’s.   Where do you see current dance trends shifting towards based on the history of dance? Do you feel dance has a place in society today (why or why not)?   Do you feel dance education is necessary in education (why or why not)? Make sure you back up your own opinions with research.   So if you disagree with the last two bullets, I need you to site research to back up those claims.