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Fall Dance Concert, Jennifer Backhaus, Alicia Guy
Fall Dance Concert, Jennifer Backhaus, Alicia Guy
Dance Programs
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Mind Over Matter: How A Dancer’S Mind Affects The Physical Body, Kayla Johnson
Mind Over Matter: How A Dancer’S Mind Affects The Physical Body, Kayla Johnson
Honors College Theses
This thesis is an exploration of how a dancer’s mind can affect its physical body. Undoubtedly, there is a strong connection in every human between their mind and their body, but for an artist whose entire career depends on the ability of their body to create movement, there must be extra emphasis placed on their mental health care. Dance is just as mentally demanding as it is physically. To begin this project I collected research articles relating to injury, anxiety, self-confidence, body image and eating disorders performed on dancers. I noticed throughout my research that there was a lack of …
Spring Dance Concert, Jennifer Backhaus
The Cuban Diaspora: Stories Of Defection, Brain Drain, And Brain Gain, Lester Tomé
The Cuban Diaspora: Stories Of Defection, Brain Drain, And Brain Gain, Lester Tomé
Dance: Faculty Publications
Since the 1990s, many dancers from Cuba have found work in North American and Western European ballet ensembles. This chapter describes how their international dance careers reflect high-skilled labor migration in the global economy, as well as the decentralizing expansion of ballet’s labor market. Migrant Cuban dancers cite a depressed local economy and the artistic stagnation of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba as fundamental reasons for looking for work in international ensembles. Their exodus is also political—extending into the present practices and discourses associated with the Cold War concept of defection. The numerous departures constitute a detrimental form of brain …
Concert Intime, Julianne O'Brien, Jessica Torres, Amanda Kay White
Concert Intime, Julianne O'Brien, Jessica Torres, Amanda Kay White
Dance Programs
No abstract provided.
Works In Progress, Robin Kish, Wilson Mendieta, Julianne O'Brien, Tomas Tamayo
Works In Progress, Robin Kish, Wilson Mendieta, Julianne O'Brien, Tomas Tamayo
Dance Programs
No abstract provided.
Benefits Of Dance For Geriatrics, Eve Robinson
Benefits Of Dance For Geriatrics, Eve Robinson
Dance Department Best Student Papers
Drawing from recent related research, this paper analyzes the cognitive, physical, and social benefits of dance for geriatrics. By comparing studies involving both dance and geriatrics from around the world, as well as collecting original data, this work suggests significant positive effects when people age 65 and older participate in regular dance activity. Given the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimate that the number of people age 65 and older will outnumber children under 18 for the first time in U.S. history by 2034, the need for dance for older people is reaching an all-time high. As more long-term care facilities, community …
Bharatanatyam: A Reflection Of The Past And Evolving Embodiment Of The Times, Tulsi Juhi
Bharatanatyam: A Reflection Of The Past And Evolving Embodiment Of The Times, Tulsi Juhi
Dance Department Best Student Papers
This paper examines the art form of bharatanatyam, which is the pinnacle of Indian classical dance that brings together music, art, and movement through the lens of storytelling. With roots in ancient Sanskrit literature and a foundation in the devotional dancing of the dēvadāsis, bharatanatyam’s training methods, audiences, performance settings, gender norms, and dancers’ status is recontextualized throughout shifting historical contexts of colonialism and the post-colonial era. By showcasing bharatanatyam’s historical progression as both a mirror to past traditions and window into the future of endless possibility, this paper illuminates how this respected global art has developed through its far-reaching …