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Twins Lydia and Marco have been dancing together since they were young, but diverged into separate disciplines as they aged. Lydia misses dancing with her brother and feels they've grown apart. When they're both offered a spot on a competitive jazz dance team, Lydia is thrilled to be by her brother's side once again, but a group of bullies who make fun of Marco for being on a girl's dance team threaten their newfound reconnection. Concludes with a...
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Since the day that Ano was born, her heart has been connected to her home. But, this adventurous child has a lot to learn! When Ano begins to dance hula -- a storytelling dance form that carries the knowledge, history, and folklore of the Hawaiian people -- Ano comes to understand the true meaning of aloha.
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"Learning to siva from the heart... Tala loves watching her Aunty Sina's graceful steps in the taualuga, a traditional Samoan dance, where her hands curl like rolling waves and her feet glide across the floor like canoes. Yet when Tala tries to siva, her legs are too wobbly, her arms are too stiff, and most of all, she doesn't have the same glow as when Aunty dances. Tala tries to muster the courage to perform at her Grandma's birthday. But she freezes...
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"A meia lua whooshed in the air. The strike was evaded and followed with an aú. Two young men were playing capoeira in the middle of the roda. Bimba wanted to play, too. Although it is debated when and where capoeira-an art form that blends martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and spirituality-originated exactly, one thing is certain: in the early 20th century, Brazil was the only country in the world where capoeira was played, and it was mainly...
9) Waci! Dance!
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"A mother shares Lakota cultural experiences with her daughter, introducing her to waci (dance) as a way to celebrate life. Wacipi (powwow), where dancing occurs, is a setting for Indigenous song, dance, regalia, food and crafts. A warm, family story for all ages, Waci! Dance! visually embraces the joy of being together and caring for each other. (A glossary and author note are included.)"--
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One of the elements of music is dynamics, which is the use of loudness and softness for expressive, inflective purposes. In this video chat, Maestro George Marriner Maull asks you to notice how many distinct dynamic events occur in Ernest Chausson’s Poeme for Violin and Orchestra.
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Have you ever been to an event where someone introduced the featured speaker? That introduction can make or break how the audience reacts to the speaker.So it is with a musical composition! Composers are very aware that if they compose an introduction it has to be “just right” to set up what follows. Maestro George Marriner Maull uses Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 to illustrate in this video chat.
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Sometimes the utter simplicity of Schubert’s music masks the fact that he was brilliant at creating effective surprise for the listener. This video chat with Maestro George Marriner Maull and guest artist pianist Stephen Wu looks at surprises in music with examples from Schubert.