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Carmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 10- A Look into House DanceThis week I will be discussing one reading from the week, which discusses House Dance and the importance of the relationship between movement and music
Reading for reference:
1. Book Chapter "C'mon to My House: Underground House Dancing" (Book: Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader, Chapter Author: Sally R. Sommer2021-04-2410 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 9- West Coast Hip-Hop Forms and the MediaThis week I will be discussing three readings from the week, which discuss the the styles of popping, locking, electric boogaloo, clowning, and krumping.
Readings for reference:
1. Book Chapter "The Multiringed Cosmos of Krumping: Hip-Hop dance at the Intersections of Battle, Media, and Spirit" (Book: Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader, Chapter Author: Christina Zanfagna)
2. Magazine Article "Spotlight: Urban: Urban Legend" (Magazine: Dance Spirit, Article Author: Wendy Garafoli)
3. Magazine Article "Planet Funk" (Magazine: Dance Spirit, Article Author: Santiago Freeman)2021-04-1013 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 8- An Introduction to Hip Hop DanceThis week I will be discussing three readings from the week, which discuss the the style of breaking under the larger term- hip hop dance.
Readings for reference:
1. Book Chapter "Physical Graffiti: The History of Hip-hop Dance (Book: Total Chaos: The art and aesthetic of hip-hop, Chapter Author: Jorge "Popmaster Fabel" Pabon)
2. Book Chapter "The Art of Battling: An Interview with Zulu King Alien Ness" (Book: Total Chaos: The art and aesthetic of hip-hop, Chapter Author: Joe Schloss)
3. Book Chapter "Breaking" (Book: That's the Joint: The Hip-hop Studies Reader, Chapter Author...2021-04-0312 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 7- Progression of the Inclusivity of BalletThis week I will be discussing two readings from the week, which discuss the progression of ballet's inclusivity.
Readings for reference:
1. Journal Article "Dancing in the Margins: Experiences of African American Ballerinas" (Journal: Journal of African American Studies, Author: Nyama McCarthy-Brown)
2. Journal Article "Queer Swans: Those Fabulous Avians in the Swan LakeS of Les Ballets Trockadero and Matthew Bourne" (Journal: Dance Chronicle, Author: Suzanne Juhasz)2021-03-2011 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 6- Modern BalletThis week I will be discussing two readings from the week, which discuss Early Modern Ballet.
Readings for reference:
1. Book Chapter: "Early Modern Ballet: Firebird, Rite of Spring, Les Noces" (Book: Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage, Author: Sally Banes)
2. Book Chapter "Balletic Astonishments" (Book: Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History, Author: Jack Anderson)2021-03-0616 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 5- Romantic and Classical BalletThis week I will be discussing two readings from the week, which discuss Romantic Ballet, Travesty, and the transition into Classical Ballet.
Readings for reference:
1. Book Chapter: "In Pursuit of the Sylph: Ballet in the Romantic Period" (Author: Deborah Jowitt)
2. Journal Article: "The Travesty Dancer in Nineteenth-Century Ballet" (Author: Lynn Garafola, Journal: Dance Research Journal)2021-02-2611 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 4- A Chronological Look into the History of BalletThis week I will be discussing one reading from the week, which discuss the progression and development of Ballet.
Reading for reference:
1. Book: The Dance Experience: Insights Into History, Culture, and Creativity; Chapter: Ballet: A History in Broad Brushstrokes (Book authors: Myron Howard Nadel and Marc Raymond Strauss; Chapter author: Carol Pardo)
2021-02-2016 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 3- How Greek and Court Dance Influenced BalletThis week I will be discussing two readings from the week, which discuss early Greek Dance and Court Dance.
Readings for reference:
1. Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History- Chapter 2: "Glimpses of the Past" (written by Jack Anderson)
2. Ballet & Modern Dane: A Concise History- Chapter 3: "Dance at the Royal Courts" (written by Jack Anderson)2021-02-1317 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 2- A Look Into Folk DanceThis week I will be discussing two readings from the week, which discuss folk dance.
Readings for reference:
1. The Dance Experience: Insights in to History, Culture, and Creativity (Chapter- Folk Dance: Father Music, Mother Dance written by Rose Guerroro)
2. The Dance Experience: Insights in to History, Culture, and Creativity (Chapter- Piercing the Mask of Japanese Dance Theater written by Helen Myers)2021-02-0619 minCarmen's CornerCarmen's Corner: Episode 1This week I will be discussing two readings from the week, which discuss ritual dances and their purposes and meanings.
Readings for reference:
1. The Dance Experience: Insights in to History, Culture, and Creativity (Chapter- African Dance: Divine Motion)
2. Performing Trauma: The Ghosts of Slavery in Yoruba Music and Ritual Dance (Journal of West African History)2021-01-3014 minCarmen's CornerPractice Podcast- Dance HistoryA practice podcast!2021-01-2200 min