Listen to the choreographer Lin Hai-min’s explanation of the dances and also draw from your own background, experience and understanding of life.
Write a 4-paragraph essay analyzing 2 dances.
1) (paragraph 1) Define dance, you can use your own definition or quote someone but make sure you refer to your source. If you use a source make sure to cite it APA or MLA within the text and create a work cited page with the full citation APA or MLA. State that you watched the Taiwanese Modern Dance video and choose 2 dances to critique. Indicate the titles of the dance (put titles in italics) and what they signify.
- (paragraph 2 and 3) Write a paragraph for each dance. Refer to the title and put the title in italics or quotation marks. Analyze the dances from an artistic perspective. Listen to the choreographer Lin Hai-min’s explanation of the dances and also draw from your own background, experience and understanding of life. You may do research looking for the full dance on Youtube.
- Does the dance display an emotion? Describe the emotion and how it makes you feel.
- Does the dance express any aspect of society? What era is it from, present, past, future? Describe it.
- What type of movement and gestures were used to express the concept of the dance?
- Did the production elements (set, lighting, music, or sound) contribute to the overall concept of the dance?
Research the ideas that Lin-Hwai Min discusses, reference them in your paper citing APA or MLA. 2 sources are required.
3) (paragraph 4) Conclude your paper with what you have learned and experienced. Discuss your understanding of dance as an art form.
4) Work Cited page with 2 sources APA or MLA format.
*==Your paper must include an introduction, the body, and a conclusion.
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