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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Classical ballet"”.
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Peak pressure under the forefoot in classical ballet
Ballet dancers are significantly predisposed to foot and ankle stress related injuries. Chronic and acute injuries relate primarily to repetitive loading of the foot and ankle during pointe work, which forms the basis of the technique in classical ballet. This study determined the differences in …
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Recognizing classical ballet steps using plase space constraints
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1995.
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Physiological demands of performance in Classical Ballet and their relationships with injury and aesthetic components
At performance level, classical ballet is a form of high-intensity, intermittent exercise, requiring a strong aerobic foundation. Existing training methods have remained largely unchanged over the past century, resulting in poorly conditioned dancers who are prone to injury. The purpose of the …
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Probing the politics of the female body: Robyn Orlin's deconstruction of the Classical Ballet canon
… Robyn Orlin and her deconstructions of classical ballet. To inform a gender-centred investigation of Orlin’s work, attention is given to the origins of patriarchal dualisms and the way in which these manifest in contemporary Western culture. Emphasis is placed on the institutional …
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Difference in the prevalence of lower limb injuries in classical ballet dancers with and without lumbar-pelvic stability
… tears shed to achieve such elegance of movement. Ballet demands great flexibility and strength. This is showcased as a story told through movement, full of emotion and expressed to music. As a physiotherapist on watches a ballet in absolute awe of the stresses the human body has to endure. What …
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The use of the principles and practice of Zen Buddhism and Korean dance to create a new choreographic style for contemporary classical ballet works
The aim of this research is to create a ballet choreography (Kang Kang Sulrea) informed by practices of Zen Buddhism and Korean dance. This choreography demonstrates my personal interpretation of various aspects of style and practice that have arisen through this research. Meditation was studied as …
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"""The friendship of peoples"": Soviet ballet, nationalities policy, and the artistic media, 1953-1968"
"This project places the art form of Soviet classical ballet within the political and cultural context of the Khrushchev-era Thaw. It traces the Soviet Union's long-standing nationalities policy--envisioned by Lenin even before 1917 and championed by Stalin throughout his tenure--and its connection …
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Embodying the Canadian University Dance Transition Experience: A Collective Case Study
… urban location and common core curriculum of classical ballet. Delimited by the in-studio first-year experience of learning classical ballet, the study seeks to posit what stakeholders in dance and related fine and performing arts might learn from this 2011-12 cohort of Canadian dance majors …
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Aprendendo com a experiência: princípios arteducativos para o ensino da dança entre carlos moraes e o projeto axé
… research addresses the influences of Maître de Ballet Carlos Moraes in the construction of art-educational principles that are part of my work as an educator in Dance in the city of Salvador. Considering my acquaintance with Moraes and my trajectory and studies, I seek and systematize …
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An analysis of three choreographic works : old friends, sacred spirits and cool wind blowing
… I created a number of dance works for CAPAB Ballet Company (now Cape Town City Ballet Company) and the University of Cape Town Ballet School (now UCT School of Dance). The works were all choreographed in a classical ballet style in which I was trained from the age of five. The ballets were …
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Boris Volkoff: Dancer, teacher, choreographer
… of a professional dance company, the National Ballet of Canada. Volkoff was a dancer of the Bolshoi School who possessed an outstanding technique and an excellent expressive quality. As a teacher he drew out of his students their unique individual modes of expression and movement. Through his …
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Predictors of Eating Pathology in Adolescents: A Comparison of Ballet Dancers and Non-Dancers
… pathology than girls in the general population. Ballet is an example of an aesthetic sport where thinness is thought to be greatly emphasized and valued. There is a strong body of literature indicating that ballet dancers have more eating pathology than non-dancers, but explanatory models have …
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The Carmen-Suite: Maya Plisetskaya Challenging Soviet Culture and Policy
On April 20 1967, the Carmen-Suite ballet, starring Maya Plisetskaya in the leading role, premiered in Moscow?s Bolshoi Ballet Theatre. The production was immediately banned by the Soviet Ministry of Culture for perceived violations of classical ballet canons. In a unique case of artistic …
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Breaking my silence as a 'trained' dancer in post-apartheid South Africa
… only highlighted my memories and experiences in Classical Ballet, but also included my memories of other informal1 dance influences. The purpose of this essay is therefore not to depict ballet as a current colonialist art form but rather to draw attention to what it represented during the years …
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Corpoduncan: o legado de Isadora Duncan e suas reverberações em processos artísticos na Bahia
… made it detached from the formal aesthetics of classical ballet and advocated the idea of the solar plexus as the place from which all dance movements come from. Since Isadora’s tour of Brazil in 1916, where she performed in the cities of Rio do Janeiro, São Paulo and in Salvador at Teatro São …
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Presidents of the Royal Academy of Dance 1920-2001: the contribution of Genée, Fonteyn and Sibley to the growth and development of the Academy.
… arguably still is, to improve the standard of classical ballet teaching. The manner of the three Presidents' response to the Academy's practical and philosophical stance has proved an important consideration in determining the extent of success achieved during their term in office. While …
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Tracing the ancestral roots and the flow of pedagogical practices in the development of ballet teaching from 1950 to 2016 in Perth, Western Australia
In the history of dance, that of ballet is but a fragment. The art of ballet is affiliated with the arts of music, literature, and those of the visual arts: its international history covering some 500 years. This thesis spotlights Perth, the capital of Western Australia (WA) and one of the world’s …
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Raising Awareness of Data-ethics for PGCE Computing using Ballet and Biometrics as Narrative Tools: An AgileDBR Approach
… and arts practices, specifically biometrics and ballet, to raise awareness of data-ethics among Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) trainee computing teachers. This thesis explores the issue of how creative computing practices can effectively enhance data-ethics awareness among trainee …
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Kinesthetic Imagery and Choreographic Praxis
… the aesthetics and basic movement vocabulary of classical ballet were in a state of genesis. The discussion of geometric paradigms in dance practice continues through this chapter chronologically through to modernity, looking at the characteristics of the choreographic practices of George …
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