Cultural Developments During the Age of Jazz
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A 3 page review of some of the primary cultural developments that occurred during the 1920s and 1930s. The author maintains that many of these developments came about as a result of the experiences of those that served in Europe during World War I. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Cultural Developments During the Age of Jazz

Dance and Architecture: Spatiality and Orientation
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17 pages in length. Within dance, as within architecture, there is a continuum between space and time. As a dancer dances, the central part of the body is in unique correlation with the limbs, and the spatiality between all parts creates an art form which is the dance itself. The dance is not merely a series of movements, just as architecture is not merely a series of buildings. The entirety of the work is determined not only by the positive spaces, i.e., the body or the buildings, but by the negative spaces as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: Dance and Architecture: Spatiality and Orientation

Dance Patterns" Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites
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8 pages in length. Baroque dance patterns are typically associated with Bach's French suites, a style of movement that is quite indicative of its time period. The stiff, rigid, unyielding movement so characteristic of the dance patterns of Bach's French suites reflect a period of time when self-expression was exchanged for a more mutually derived expression. The reserved format of these particular Baroque dance patterns mirror the reserved attitudes of the era, in that they are comprised of repetitive, monotonous movements without the presence of flair and individual expression that is depicted by the appearance of more contemporary German composers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: Dance Patterns" Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites

Famous American Ballerinas
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This 8 page paper discusses some of America's most famous ballerinas. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: Famous American Ballerinas

Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly
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8 pages comparing two legendary dancers : Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly. Various elements of style are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources (also good for film study).
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Paper Title: Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly

George Balanchine and his Influence on Ballet
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7 pages in length. Voted one of the most influential choreographers of the twentieth century, George Balanchine was indeed one of the most important men in the early history of ballet. This paper describes his biography and what his contributions were to the field of ballet. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: George Balanchine and his Influence on Ballet

Hawaiian Music And The Hula
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Cultural tradition and history is extremely important to most groups and the indigenous people of Hawaii are no exception. This 10 page paper explores the influence of the music of Hawaii as well as the Hula on the American culture. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Paper Title: Hawaiian Music And The Hula

History and Development of Argentine Tango
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An 18 page paper which examines the history and development of Argentine Tango. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Paper Title: History and Development of Argentine Tango

History of Performance Art
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(10 pp.) Performance art is a confrontational art experience, whether one chooses to say that the art form begins in the sixteenth century with Comedia del Arte political street theater, or the recorded fistfight that broke out in the beginning of the twentieth century. Both forms were Italian, and both began with audience participation in the performance itself. Yet the form continues to make its own history today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: History of Performance Art

History of the Ibo (Igbo) People
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A 4 page paper which examines the history of the Nigerian Ibo (Igbo) people. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: History of the Ibo (Igbo) People