Intermediate Dance by Katie Wanger

Cediel

NivesArtista — 2014-09-08 04:25:46 UTC

"Dancing through life", nice.

Katie Wanger

kwanger17 — 2014-09-30 19:22:36 UTC

Transformation in dance is learning from your mistakes to become a better dancer overall. It's putting in the time and effort to be the best you can be to complete goals that you set for yourself. It is also learning how to take criticism and become better by corrections, but not becoming upset when told you are not doing something wrong so you can become better overall.

Katie wanger

kwanger17 — 2014-09-30 19:23:37 UTC

My personal goals for this class are,

1. Pay better attention to person in front.

2. Always align when standing up.

3. Don't bring in outside problems that distract me from what

I'm supposed to do in class.

Cediel - Response to Katie - Assignment #1

NivesArtista — 2014-09-30 20:20:47 UTC

The first part of working toward your goals is making a plan. Do you have strategies to help you focus, remember to align when standing and suspend external problems? Also, write in narrative form. Please no more numbered/bulleted responses.

The second part of working toward your goals is to speak and write in the ACTIVE first person. You use "you" when asked to speak/write about your thoughts and feelings. Please use "I", "me", "my", etc. and own your words.

Katie Wanger

kwanger17 — 2014-10-17 02:13:15 UTC

I do honestly think I have improved since my last reflection. I think in both endurance and timing I have improved, along with my overall enjoyment of class. Now dancing is fun for me because I'm actually starting to understand some of the mechanics and concepts of the peices we're learning. I think my timing to start when being counted in has improved and being more stable on my feet when turning. My mind set has definitely improved a lot, so that if I have some injury I can still dance with, instead of trying not to dance because of the injury I still dance and work around going easier on that part of my body and focus more on the other parts of the movement to make my form in the places that aren't injured better. I also have started caring a lot less about other people seeing my dance and even if I mess up it's ok if someone saw me. I plan to try and stand in the front line more often.

Prayer 10/20/14

kwanger17 — 2014-10-20 18:23:57 UTC

http://twloha.com/blog/welcome-to-midnight

Katie Wanger

kwanger17 — 2014-12-04 18:15:04 UTC

The orixá I relate to the most is Exu because I talk to a lot of people and am friends with a lot of groups of people. People ask me a lot to relay a message to someone. I also really relate to creating or calming chaos, because I can cause many problems and also solve lots of problems.

Katie Wanger

kwanger17 — 2014-12-09 17:43:45 UTC

Style of Dance:

Flamenco Musical term In Spanish Flamenco means flamingo but originally means flame colored Includes singing/ dancing/ guitar/ palmas Flamenco: arrogant or flamboyant behavior Usually wear bright red

Orgin:

Iberian Peninsula since ancient times Andalusia (in southern Spain) Spanish folk music Associated with Gitanos (Romani people of Spain) Late 19th century: Spanish 'Like a Gypsy', literally 'Fleming', from Middle Dutch

Evolution:

Turbulent times for people involved in Flamenco Lacked prestige of other art forms Slipped out of fashion many times Moors, Jews, and Gitanos= persecuted Moors and Jews were expelled during Spanish Inquisition in 1492 Many songs reflect desperation, struggle, hope, and pride Many questions about dance and name origins In 1842 book Zincali, word flamenco is synonymous with "Gypsy"

Purpose/ Function:

The desperation of being dispersed and persecuted Conquests by the Catholic Monarch had strong effects on Iberian culture 15th century groups of Roma people (gypsies), Gitanos in Spain, entered the Iberian Peninsula Gitanos= well tolerated in beginning of arrival Hired to entertain nobles with music and dances Zambra of the Gypsies of Granada still preformed nowadays, from Moorish Zambra Major influence of sub-Saharan African music in pre- history

Citations:

Lorenz, Roberto. "Flamenco - Its Origin and Evolution." Flamenco - Its Origin and Evolution. N.p., 30 Oct. 2007. Web. 12 Dec. 2014.

Today's presearch

kwanger17 — 2015-01-16 20:04:15 UTC

We discussed the different origins that flamenco could have come from. We also discussed the persecution of people who danced flamenco and the emotions behind the begins of the dance form.

Katie Wanger

kwanger17 — 2015-01-16 20:36:47 UTC

Flamenco originated from India

Intimacy between dancer and guitarist

Bright colors are used

Became westernized in Central America

Strong arms and back

Moved because of persecution

Persecuted for religion and ethnicity

Throughout history has been very controversial

Different styles

Palmas are very important

From India to Iberia peninsula across Europe and to Central America and beyond

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/07/115007-004-EB239B62.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/209402/flamenco&h=365&w=550&tbnid=FMHCdSzcWOOjiM:&zoom=1&docid=lRLB4rPoAzDlKM&hl=en&ei=1He5VJSyHMf2oAS534DgAw&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CC8QMygKMAo

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fitklub-brady.cz/wp-content/uploads/flamenco.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fitklub-brady.cz/aktivity/891-2/&h=1158&w=818&tbnid=0uSNhLnDd7mQGM:&zoom=1&docid=ecAlInna_OXY3M&hl=en&ei=1He5VJSyHMf2oAS534DgAw&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CEcQMygYMBg

http://youtu.be/vhg7ND0_yiA

Dance assignment #4

kwanger17 — 2015-02-08 01:33:54 UTC

1. KQED Spark- Rosa Montoya

2. The clip showed a teacher who is a master at flamenco who trained from a young girl to be a flamenco dancer. The video showed her teaching a flamenco class and interviewed some of her pupils. She explained that flamenco is more then just waving your arms and yelling Olay, it's something you have to feel through your veins, it's an aditude you have to have.

3. In the video I saw people who are very commited to a difficult art form, and make time to pursue their passion. I also heard about how dancing flamenco is no easy feat and takes a lot of strength. I saw how the teacher helped her students and heard how she started dancing at a very young age with her grandpa because he played the flamenco guitar. I liked how dedicated each of the dancers were, and that when they danced they were only dancing not thinking of other things of getting distracted. The women interviewed in the video talked about the discipline necessary to do flamenco, which I find very impressive when people can stick to something even when it gets hard.

Response to Assignment #4

NivesArtista — 2015-02-12 23:38:38 UTC

Glad you watched this one. If you have any questions about Rosa don't hesitate to ask.

Always reread your work for clarity and errors. You have some spelling errors in your summary.

Dance Final: term 2

kwanger17 — 2015-02-25 01:32:37 UTC

Katie Wanger Ms. Cediel Intermediate Dance (term 2) 2/26/15 Flamenco Timeline Flamenco: Gypsies from India begin Flamenco Music has a Sub-Saharan African influence Gypsies migrated to Spain 15th Century Gypsies ended up on the Iberian Peninsula in Spain Gypsies moved around a lot and were not well liked at this time People did not trust Gypsies so towns would try to get rid of them when they came to town Gypsies were always persecuted to a certain extent Flamenco was well tolerated when it first arrived Was danced by the lower class in Andalusia (Southern Spain) Gypsies were hired to dance Flamenco for Noble people who were interested in how the dance was done Became associated with Giantos (Romani people of spain) Lacked prestige of other dance forms 1492 Turbulent times for people involved with Flamenco 1492 Gypsies, Moors (Moriscos) and Jews were persecuted in Spain and kicked out of spain by the spanish inquisition Persecuted because of ethnicity and religion Giantos were fundamental maintaining this art form Oral culture because most of the people who danced flamenco were poor and illiterate Many Flamenco songs began to reflect desperation, hope, pride, and struggle Desperation from being persecuted and dispersed 1765-1860 First Flamenco schools created in Cadiz In 1842 book Zincali was published saying Flamenco was synonymous with Gypsy 1869-1910 (Golden Age) Flamenco was developed in numerous musical cafes into one of it’s definitive forms 1910-1955 Flamenco Singing is marked by the opera Flamenca 1915 on Flamenco shows were organized and presented around the world 1955 “Flamenco Renaissance” now guitar players became the great protagonists of the show Became westernized in Central America Late 19th century: Flamenco in Spanish used to mean Flame colored Usually dancers wear bright red and act in an arrogant/ flamboyant behavior Still many questions about dance and it’s origin Zambra of the Gypsies still performed today Lack a lot of early written history about Flamenco, because it was a less prestige dance do scholars weren’t interest in writing about it, and most who danced it were illiterate Now it is about the intimacy between the dancer and musician Bold and vibrant dance which includes dancing/ guitar/ palmas (claps) Slipped out of fashion many times Many different forms of the dance Flamenco is also a musical term Flamenco is about passions and feeling the movement, not just doing the dance movement Very difficult art form