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Basic Steps to Producing a Successful Black History Month Children's Play
Producing a children's play is a wonderful experience for everyone involved. Children do what they do best - make-believe. Directors have a great opportunity to inspire children to greatness and bring out their best.
Jeffery Bradley
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Magic Trick - Lightning Changing Card Switch
Effect: A spectator chooses a card, looks at it and returns it to the deck. The magician then boasts about about how sensitive his fingertips are and about how he can find the spectators selected card by feeling the deck. He then riffles his fingers across the sides of the pack a few times and removes a card from near the middle of the deck. The magician then proudly announces that this is the spectators card and shows it. The spectator announces that it is not. The magician then asks...
Miguel H Medrano
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Hand Puppets - Can They Compete In Our Tech Savvy Culture?
The technology of today gives viewers realism that often blurs the line between entertainment and reality. Can simple hand puppets compete with the technology seen in video games, the internet, and on TV. The answer is yes. This article shares some of the reasons why.
Timothy P Brown
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Just A Stage - A Theatrical History of Albany, New York
These days, theater-minded residents of New York's Capital Region seldom have far to go or long to wait to feed their hunger for the stage. But consider the plight of culture-starved Albany residents of an earlier day.
Kenneth Salzmann
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Higher SAT Scores From Ballet Class and Pointe Shoes?
In a southern California newspaper, a report by Chris Moran says " The College Board annually releases a report showing that the more arts and music courses students take, the higher their SAT scores are. Sweetwater Union High School District's survey of its own students five years ago found that students enrolled in visual and performing arts classes had higher grade-point averages than those who were not. The correlation is an admittedly chicken-and-egg argument over whether the arts...
Dianne M. Buxton
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How Can I Improve The Basics of Ballet Exercises and Build Strength For Pointe Shoes?
The basics of ballet exercises begin with posture, turnout, and flexibility. While being able to sit in the splits is not a prerequisite to advancing in ballet, enough flexibility to stand with a neutral spine is an advantage. And what does that have to do with the finer details of ballet technique that lead to dancing in pointe shoes?
Dianne M. Buxton
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Adding Turns in Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes
Building strength and good dance technique has to happen long before you get to multiple turns. Once there, increasing your turns is not too difficult. The feeling of spin is controlled through good spotting, musicality, and the same old practise, practise and practise!
Dianne M. Buxton
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Tips for a Successful Black History Month Play Production
A child's participation in a good cultural play is a great experience. They develop self-respect, become more confident, build high self-esteem, become a part of a successful team, and so much more. Black History Month is an excellent time to stage a play about the trials and contributions of African-Americans.
Jeffery Bradley
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Spamalot - The Monty Python West End Musical
Spamalot, a musical comedy, "lovingly ripped off" from the classic 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' film is a must-see for anyone with an appreciation for the film or West End Theatre productions. The adaptation, directed by Oscar winning director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Charlie Wilson's War) premiered on Broadway in February 2005 and made its way over to London's West End in September 2006, becoming both a critical and financial success.
Andrew Regan
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Secrets Of Group Dance Classes - Dancing Tips You Won't Get In The Ballroom
Learn the secrets and tips of successfully taking group dance classes, in any type of dance. Learn how, what, why, and when you should be doing group classes, and how you need to approach your dance classes to get the most out of them.
Serafna Sanchez
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