po1 slideshow - dancing
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A slideshow for my Participation in Occupation 1 blog. My chosen occupation is dancing, an activity that I participated in and observed during fieldwork two - here are twenty images that relate to dancing and the concepts of being, doing and belonging.TRANSCRIPT
Dancing“ There are short cuts to
happiness, and dancing is one of them.”- Vicki Baum
Dancing is an art form, using expression through rhythmic
movement of the body, usually to music (Wikipedia, 2012).
Humans use dance as a meaningful occupation to express themselves socially, spiritually or artistically, to interact with others and to perform.
“The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.” – Martha Graham
Focus Features. (2008). Fred and Ginger – 75 years of perfection. Retrieved from http://focusfeatures.com/photofolder/1229551532_567aa50adbfeb4a8039002d3fec39c75
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance in the film Flying Down to Rio
A ballerina practices in the streets of New York City
Shitagi, D. (2012). The ballerina project. Retrieved from: http://ballerinaproject.blogspot.co.nz/
“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.” –Agnes De Mille
Performance danceYoung, N. (2007). Dance. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickyoungphoto/490308524/
The Royal Ballet performs Swan Lake
Muir, A. (2011). Swan Lake, Royal Ballet, review. Retrieved from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8279269/Swan-Lake-Royal-Ballet-review.html
Indian Bollywood style danceCourtney, D. (2012). Bollywood dance. Retrieved from: http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/nritya/bollywood.html
“Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is not mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.” – Havelock Ellis
Women performing an ondjongo dance before a wedding
Beckwith, C., & Fisher, A. (2012). Photo gallery: African marriage rituals. Retrieved from: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/african-marriage-rituals/#/himba-ondjongo-dance_11326_600x450.jpg
Young boy dancing in Malawi
Evans, A. (2012). Dancing in Malawi. Retrieved from http://digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/05/dancing-in-malawi/
Overcoming social barriers – In the film “Billy Elliot”, the title character pursues his dream to
become a ballet dancerRay, M. (2012). #269 – Movie 3. Retrieved from: http://mettelray.wordpress.com/tag/billy-elliot/
“The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie.” - Agnes de Mille
A dance class for kids with Down syndromeSnavely, R. (2010). Free 2 be me dance: Ballet for kids with down syndrome. Retrieved from: http://www.worldpulse.com/node/17810
Dancing with wheelchairsMathur, A. (2012). Dancing with the stars is overated: Dancing for disabled persons – a pure joy on wheels. Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.com/
articles/307220/20120301/dancing-stars-overrated-what-disabled-persons-pure.htm
Mathur, A. (2012). Dancing with the stars is overated: Dancing for disabled persons – a pure joy on wheels. Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.com/ articles/307220/20120301/dancing-stars-overrated-what-disabled-persons-pure.htm
A disability does not have to prevent engagement in meaningful occupations such as dance
“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.” ― Martha Graham
Dancing can create a sense of unity – a group performs in a Flashmob
Phan Man. (2012). EDM flashmob NYC mix. Retrieved from: http://thruthevine.com/tag/flashmob/
A screenshot from a viral YouTube video of a wedding party dancing up the aisle – watch the video here: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0&feature=player_embedded#!
YouTube. (2009). JK Wedding entrance dance. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0&feature=player_embedded#!
Dancing children.
Early Sparrow. (2009). Dancing in Chicago. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlysparrow/4173684178/
Oldagepeople. (2012). How to stay and look healthy even after 40. Retrieved from http://oldagepeople.wordpress.com/page/2/
Dance knows no age!!
“Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals.” - Charles Baudelaire
Beatitude nuns perform a traditional Jewish folk dance
When I was at school, we had a production called “Dancing with the Staff”. Here are some of the
younger children performing.
Doing the Charleston - Akaroa Area School “Dancing with the Staff”
production 2009
And lastly here’s me trying to bust a move… Thanks for
watching!
References:
Wikipedia. (2012). Dance. Retrieved fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance