Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Line dances!(:

    The Wobble: This old classic line dance was made in 2008 still is tradition to do at summer Bar-B-Ques and family gatherings. This dance is just a chance to shake your hips. Its fun and simple. You just jump to the front shake a little something something then do the same thing to the back. Then just a little two step. The Wobble makes everyone get out of their seat to dance and brings everyone together in a way. When you here this song, get up and just, wobble baby wobble baby wobble baby wobble!
    I Like The Way She Move: This is a fairly new dance made in 2011 by DJ lil man. It's included in the many line dances New Jersey has. They do this at all the parties in New Jersey. The first move to this dance is the "wiggle" and you basically just wiggle. Next is "two step to the front". Then you bend your knees and move your body left to right while criss crossing your arms. "put the thumb to the nose" is after that and you slide your thumb past your nose. My personal favorite is "If She Ugly Point Her Out" you just point to any person near you. Last is "Skiing" and obviously, you pretend to ski. When you put all these move together, you have one of the most popular line dances in NJ.

The White Girl Wop: The white girl wop is a crazy fun dance where you just do whatever the lyrics say. This dance is an updated version of the wop that people did way back in the day. It includes crazy moves like the "play dead" or the "get money/make money." I always like to do this dance with a group of friends and you can see how different everyones style is. Thsi is what it looks like>>

    

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Modern Dance

Its sort of the rebellion of the classical ballet. It expresses emotions and is extremely intense with its advanced movements. It's Modern dance! Modern dance is done bare-footed and are an option in most ehtnic dance studios. This is because this type of dance, especially, was made by African-Americans. As you watch the video, you will see the beauty of modern dance.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Ballet

Ballet. It's the most graceful type of dance there is. Ballet originated in the Italian renaissance courts of the 15th century. Ballet has a language of its own.If someone said to a dancer: passe to first, rond de jambes, pirouettet, they would know exactly what to do.What might sound foreign to others sound normal to fellow dancers. Ballet is practiced everywhere in the world and it is the foundation of many other types of dance. People who study the art of ballet, or Ballerinas, spend much of their time mastering this difficult art. Ballet requires extreme flexability, strength and balance. Ballerinas look so pretty and perfect while performing. They make the dance look like its effortless which is key. Now you know about the worlds most beautiful kind of movement.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Step!

NJ SEEDs student advisor, Daquan Mickens, is also a very excellent stepper. Daquan says that he sees it as a way to express all of his feelings and give inspiration to others to try new things. When some one feels like they have no rhythm, it feels wonderful to him when he prooves them wrong. According to Daquan, although step may hurt at first and you might not be too good at it, the combination of music, dance and the energy you will get from your teammates makes it worth while.
        Daquan first started dancing as a way to meet girls. I know what your thinking ,but later in life it became so much more than that. In his rough high school years, stepping itself and his "step family" helped him through it. Stepping gave him life long friendships and exciting memories. After hard work and dedication, Daquan has been able to go to several step competitions representing Williams University including  the Harvard Step Competition. This goes to show you that hard work pays off and can be very fun too.