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The Alcorn State university golden girls took majorette dance to a different level. The team had a mixture of jazz, ballet, and later hip hop all in one. [3] The performance had a great outcome and made an impact on majorette dance forever. Today they are known for their bright outfits, kick lines, tricks, and song selections.
Isadora Duncan. Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 [ a] – September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the US, and Soviet ...
Archaeology delivers traces of dance from prehistoric times such as the 10,000-year-old Bhimbetka rock shelters paintings in India and Egyptian tomb paintings depicting dancing figures from c. 3300 BC. Many contemporary dance forms can be traced back to historical, traditional, ceremonial and ethnic dances of the ancient period.
Women in dance. The important place of women in dance can be traced back to the origins of civilization. Cave paintings, Egyptian frescos, Indian statuettes, ancient Greek and Roman art and records of court traditions in China and Japan all testify to the important role women played in ritual and religious dancing from the start.
Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to entertain the audience, or for competition.
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, [ 1] as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, [ 2] at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair . Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizations at the national and international level, such as the World DanceSport Federation .
Royal Military College of Canada Scottish highland dance, piper, drummers. Highland dancing is a competitive and technical dance form requiring technique, stamina, and strength, and is recognised as a sport by the Sport Council of Scotland. In Highland dancing, the dancers dance on the balls of the feet. [ 3]
More variation in movement is allowed than in the Standard dances. Close, semi-open and open figures are danced. Choreography is now extremely important. Hip action - Latin technique is required; and athletic and balletic maneuvers are incorporated which makes it into a DanceSport. Two Latin dances are progressive going counter clockwise (samba ...