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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"African Dance"”.
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Benesh movement notation : African dance application : [part 1]
It is important that scholars not only research African dance culture but that we find new ways to gather information. It is a formidable task but one that must be undertaken if we are to ever document as many of the dances as possible to increase out knowledge and expand our appreciation of …
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Bringing African Dance and Drumming to Rural Northern Colorado
… school. I was to propose and pilot a unit in African Drumming. My eventual goal was to have this class offered for the fall of 2008 in the student class handbook and be able to teach this course. I began my process in the summer of 2007 engaging in conversations with my future colleagues …
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Bringing African Dance and Drumming to Rural Northern Colorado
… school. I was to propose and pilot a unit in African Drumming. My eventual goal was to have this class offered for the fall of 2008 in the student class handbook and be able to teach this course. I began my process in the summer of 2007 engaging in conversations with my future colleagues …
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The nature and enactment of African dance that produces neurogenic tremors
Distinctly African health-promoting human occupations are under-researched in occupational therapy. Many occupational therapy interventions used in South Africa have been developed elsewhere and may be inaccessible to many. African dance that produces neurogenic tremors (ADNT) is an occupation that …
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Uniting African Philosophy with Traditional African Dance Rituals to Help Heal Mental Health Symptoms from the Impact of the African Diaspora
<p>The mental health challenges of members of the African diaspora have been a worldwide occurrence for centuries, initially beginning with the transatlantic slave trade. Africans were scattered abroad to different countries and subjected to the severe psychological impact of enslavement. Despite …
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The Village on the Stage: Dramaturgies of Modernity in African Concert Dance
… on the Stage: Dramaturgies of Modernity in African Concert Dance</em>, analyzes the underlying theatrical logic in African concert dance through a dramaturgical model I call <em>the village on the stage</em>. The <em>village on the stage</em> dramaturgy has had multiple iterations over the …
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Interrogating the nature, process and politics of female headed dance collaborations: the growth project (Scenkonst Sӧrmland, Sweden & Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa) 2012-2016
… seeks to investigate the nature of Contemporary Dance collaborations between some South African dancers in the Western Cape and Swedish musicians and dancers and their directors and producers. My study focusses on the impact of choreographic processes in such collaborations when these are led by …
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Interaction in musical time
… that are as naturalistic as possible. Music and dance are ideal domains for studying these phenomena, as naturally social, embodied activities. Extending the traditional setting poses many challenges. I make the case for focusing the analysis on the interaction of multiple participants, instead …
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Frank Staff and his role in South African ballet and musical theatre from 1955 to 1959, including a pre-1955 biography
Frank Staff was the first South African choreographer to explore the concept of modem ballet in South Africa. Through the creation of his ballet companies, the South African Ballet and later the Frank Staff Ballet, he pursued unusual subject-matter not seen previously on a South African ballet …
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Dancing the Other in South Africa
At the centre of discourse of Dance in South Africa is the notion of Other. The form and approach in Contemporary Dance in South Africa in the 21st century has been shaped by cultural forces such as apartheid and colonialism. This thesis sets out a phenomenological study of Othering in Dance in …
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Songs in the dust: Riel Music in the Northern and Western Cape, South Africa
The centuries-old southern African dance form called rieldans (reel dance), or simply riel (reel), is believed to have emerged from Khoe-San dances. It is characterised by its distinctive footwork, animal mimicry, and courtship displays. In the post-apartheid, postcolonial South African context, …
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Circular orientation in performance: a study of the cycle of living and its application in the cultural expression like dance
… by the meaning contained in symbolism rooted in Africans’ perception of culture, religion, language, cosmos, science and artistic aesthetics. The first chapter is the general introduction to the study covering aspects such as statement of the problem and hypothesis, rationale, methodology and …
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Celebrating African Drumming and Dance in a Rural Montana Classroom
… Arts, Integrated Arts and Education Celebrating African Drumming and Dance in a Rural Montana Classroom Chairperson: Karen Kaufmann Community is the key word when describing Lone Rock School, a rural, K-8 school located in the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, and my place of employment. Lone Rock …
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Celebrating African Drumming and Dance in a Rural Montana Classroom
… Arts, Integrated Arts and Education Celebrating African Drumming and Dance in a Rural Montana Classroom Chairperson: Karen Kaufmann Community is the key word when describing Lone Rock School, a rural, K-8 school located in the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, and my place of employment. Lone Rock …
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Incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in professional dancers
Background: Professional ballet dancers focus on the high levels of discipline, perfection and mobility to achieve the fluid, controlled lines of movement presented on the stage. Dancers undergo long hours of strenuous, repetitive training which increases the risk of developing overuse or traumatic …