Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The United States of America is the home of the hip hop dance, swing, tap dance and its derivative Rock and Roll, and modern square dance (associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country—twenty three U.S. states have designated it as their official state dance or official folk dance) and one of the major centers for modern dance.
He was Chicago Magazine "Dancer of the year" 2003 [1] and one of Time Out ' s "Dancing Men of 2010" [2] Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer. She is best known for her hip-hop style and contemporary dance choreography. Bessie Clayton (c. 1875 –1948), considered the mother of American toe-tap dancing
Mosuo girl weaver in Old town Lijiang Clothes of religious ceremonies of Moso, photo taken at Moso's Folk museum.. The Mosuo (Chinese: 摩梭; pinyin: Mósuō; also spelled Moso, Mosso or Musuo), often incorrectly referred to as the Naxi, [1] are a small ethnic group living in China's Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces.
The ancient theatrical spectacles called baixi probably involved dancing girls in dresses with fluttering silk sleeves. [15] Texts from the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC) contain descriptions of professional dancing girls while the Nishang Yuyi dance, created by the Emperor Li Longji (685–762), stages virgin women dancing as if in a ...
Closely related to the development of American music in the early 20th century was the emergence of a new, and distinctively American, art form – modern dance. Among the early innovators was Isadora Duncan (1878–1927), who stressed pure, unstructured movement in lieu of the positions of classical ballet.
Religious prohibition to dancing waxed and waned over the years, but after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 dancing was no longer allowed due to its frequent mixing of the sexes. [19] [20] The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was the end of a successful era for dancing and the art of ballet in Iran. [18]
Janet Collins, OblSB (March 7, 1917 – May 28, 2003) was an African American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher. She performed on Broadway, in films, and appeared frequently on television. [1] She was among the pioneers of black ballet dancing, one of the few classically trained Black dancers of her generation.
4–10 June: Mosul taken by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [15] June: Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul begin. 16–19 August: Battle for Mosul Dam fought near city. 2015 - January: Mosul offensive (2015). 2016 - October: Battle of Mosul (2016–17) begins. [15] 2017 21 June: Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed. [16]