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Disco Vibe

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Disco has been around and had its peak a long time ago. Nowadays, it seemed to have died down. But certain aspects of the dance had been shared in the current styles of dance and sounds.

What Is Disco?

Disco is actually a dance music genre that became fairly famous throughout the mid to late 70’s. It was actually a reaction directed against the domination of rock in the popular music scene, as well as the dance music’s demonetization during that time. Disco was originally popular between the black gay community, but was introduced into the well known music culture as it was picked up by New York City’s white gay clubs. Even women and Latino’s were hitched to Disco later on.

Disco Sounds

Disco music is commonly funky, characterized by 8th or 16th note beats which go with a certain rythmic pattern. The vocals soar, accompanied by an electric bass that is syncopated yet prominent. An off beat hi-hat is also included in the music. Electronic pianos and guitars are also sometimes included in the track.

Disco Dancing Basics

When dancing Disco, there are actually no real rules, however, there are particular fundamental disco dance moves that you may do, particularly if you do not exactly know how to dance Disco. The standard form of Disco dancing is just performing a simple pattern of moving from side to side, typically, a pattern of moving from left to right to left again. You just move from side to side in a rhythmic pattern. Just be sure that you follow the beat of the music, or you would look a bit silly. Step to the right, then bring your feet together, then step to the left, then bring the feet together again. This is practically the most fundamental steps that you could make when dancing Disco.

Advance Disco Dancing

Repeating the same dance pattern could be boring even for a disco dance, a good thing to do is to accompany it with hand gestures and some spins.

Moreover, you could also add a number of hand gestures and hand movements together with your dance pattern. Just ensure that you do it along with the beat to avoid looking foolish.

What You Should Wear

It doesn’t matter how enjoyable Disco dancing is, you still have to be able to dance comfortably, that is why you should ensure that you wear the right type of clothing for dancing Disco. Simply choose a pair of shoes that you can dance in, and clothes which you can move in. If you wear something that will restrict your movement, then you won’t be able to dance appropriately.

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Posted under Dancezone-namibia by on Wednesday 18 May 2011 at 12:34 pm

Kenneth Macmillan – His Life And Achievements

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Born in Scotland in 1929 the choreographer and dancer Kenneth MacMillan is widely regarded to have made an extensive contribution to dance in the 20th Century. From working class roots he grew up in Great Yarmouth and took up dance at the age of 12. He was accepted by the then-called Sadler’s Wells Ballet that later became known as The Royal Ballet. A talented dancer, MacMillan was always more comfortable choreographing as opposed to performing.

MacMillan showed great promise as a dancer but he was afflicted with terrible stage fright and soon found himself more comfortable in the role of choreographer. In 1953 he choreographed Somnambulism followed by Laiderette in 1954, both pieces were well received and marked the young MacMillan out as a pioneering and innovative new choreographer. In 1955 he began to work under Sir Frederick Ashton choreographing for the Sadler’s Wells Ballet.

MacMillan went on to choreograph several short works for Sadler’s Wells Ballet that were well received and gained him much respect. These included The Burrow (1958), The Invitation (1960), The Rite of Spring (1962) to name just a few. He was made the resident choreographer for Sadler’s Wells in 1965.

The same year as his appointment to resident choreographer (1965) MacMillan choreographed his version of Romeo and Juliet, which was met with much critical success. Considered to be one of his most loved pieces of dance. A falling out with The Royal Ballet however saw MacMillan moving to Berlin to work at the Deutsche Oper. It has been reported that MacMillan hated his time there but he stayed for 3 years between 1966 and 1969.

MacMillan came back to The Royal Ballet as their director in 1970 – during his time here he choreographed many notable works including Anastasia 1971, The Seven Deadly Sins 1973, Requiem 1976, Mayerling 1978 and Isadora 1981. He worked as Director for 7 years until 1977 when he resigned but continued to choreograph for The Royal Ballet reverting back to role he always felt the most comfortable in.

Kenneth MacMillan will be remembered as one of the great choreographers of the last century perhaps only second to Sir Frederick Ashton. His work divides opinion to this day but it cannot be denied that MacMillan pushed boundaries with his choreography and was unafraid to delve into controversial issues in his ballets – his final piece The Judas Tree being a firm example of this. MacMillan could also produce pieces of work that showed great creativity, wit and charm and will be remembered for his unique innovative style.