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Dance is a type of art that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, performed in many different cultures and used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
Dance may also be regarded as a form of nonverbal communication between humans, and is also performed by other animals (bee dance, patterns of behaviour such as a mating dance). Gymnastics, figure skating and synchronized swimming are sports that incorporate dance, while martial arts kata are often compared to dances. Motion in ordinarily inanimate objects may also be described as dances (the leaves danced in the wind).
Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on social, cultural, aesthetic, artistic and moral constraints and range from functional movement (such as folk dance) to virtuoso techniques such as ballet. Dance can be participatory, social or performed for an audience. It can also be ceremonial, competitive or erotic. Dance movements may be without significance in themselves, such as in ballet or European folk dance, or have a gestural vocabulary/symbolic system as in many Asian dances. Dance can embody or express ideas, emotions or tell a story.
An annotated list of popular/famous dancers.
Uday Shankar (December 8, 1900 – September 26, 1977) (Bengali: উদয় শংকর), the pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer, was most known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus laying the roots of modern Indian dance, which he later popularized in India, Europe, and the United States in 1920s and 1930s.
Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s. Remembered for a rapid rise to fame before filing bankruptcy, Hammer is also known for his hit records (such as "U Can't Touch This"), flamboyant dance movements and trademark Hammer pants. Hammer's superstar-status made him a household name and pop icon. He has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.
Burrell also became a preacher during the late 1990s, was a television show host and dance judge, is a record label CEO, and as of 2008 works as a co-creator of a dance website called DanceJam, while still performing concerts at music venues and assisting with other social media, ministry and outreach functions. In addition, he was executive producer of his own reality show called Hammertime which aired on the A&E Network during the summer of 2009. Prior to becoming ordained, Hammer signed with Suge Knight's Death Row Records by 1995.
Actors: Jillian Ward (actress), Neil Coleta (actor), Jason Zamora (miscellaneous crew), Vangie Castillo (actress), Coleen Garcia (actress), Rowena Marcelino (producer), Michelle Robles (producer), Joy Rojo (producer), Jeorge Agcaoili (director), Philippine Allstars (actor), Jane Andres (miscellaneous crew), Jovanie Anora (miscellaneous crew), Jona del Mundo (miscellaneous crew), Lema Diaz (miscellaneous crew), Danny Dollete (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Musical, Short,Actors: Carmi Martin (actress), Sharon Cuneta (actress), Jeffrey Santos (actor), German Moreno (actor), Ogie Alcasid (actor), Michael V. (actor), Wendell Ramos (actor), Roderick Paulate (actor), Bembol Roco (actor), Rez Cortez (actor), Ogie Alcasid (actor), Mark Herras (actor), John Lapus (actor), Manilyn Reynes (actress), Rufa Mae Quinto (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: E.T.A. Hoffmann (writer), François Duplat (producer), Marius Petipa (writer), Valery Gergiev (miscellaneous crew), Valery Gergiev (actor), Anton Adasinsky (actor), Arnaud Petitet (editor), Mikhail Shemiakin (costume designer), Ekaterina Kondaurova (actress), Denis Caïozzi (director), Vladimir Ponomarev (actor), Vladimir Ponomarev (actor), Ekaterina Kondaurova (actress), Mikhail Shemiakin (actor), Mikhail Shemiakin (writer),
Plot: This version of "The Nutcracker" gives the classic ballet a tragic spin, with Masha (instead of Clara) now the unloved, unappreciated daughter of the Town Council President. At a Christmas party, Masha is given a seemingly alive Nutcracker by her Uncle Drosselmeyer, and Masha instantly is enchanted with it. The toys come to life at midnight, and after Masha helps the Nutcracker defeat attacking mice, he takes her to his kingdom, where he is later revealed to be a handsome Prince. The Prince and Masha fall deeply in love, but their "happy ending" has a morbid twist not found in any other "Nutcracker".
Keywords: bakery, ballet, battle-with-mice, character-name-in-title, christmas-party, cookbook, dance, death, drunkenness, girl-becoming-a-young-womanActors: Andrei Boncea (producer), Sorina Dumitru (miscellaneous crew), Raluca Saita (editor), Alexandra Marinescu (miscellaneous crew), Patricia Poienaru (producer), Alma Bacula (producer), Razvan Fodor (actor), Dumitru Dumitru (actor), Marius Moga (composer), Adriela Morar (actress), Mihai Monica (miscellaneous crew), Ina Isbasescu (costume designer), Claudia Susanu (actress), Ana Maria Oltean (miscellaneous crew), Dudescu Silviu (actor),
Plot: What's more important: friends or international fame? Smiley has one day to figure out the answer. An American talent scout is offering him a career in the United States, but on one condition: he has to quit his band, Simplu. The band members realize what's going on and they don't like it, which makes his decision even harder. Smiley's life gets even more complicated when he meets Mia, a mysterious girl with a passion for ballet and... tuned car races. Love at first sight is a great thing, but the clock is ticking and Smiley has to choose. Will Simplu be on the stage of the first block party in Romania at the end of the day? A dance-themed romantic comedy which reminds us that life would be much simpler if we didn't complicate it ourselves.
Genres: Comedy, Music,Actors: Grace Monteverde (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Marcelo (miscellaneous crew), Judy Ann Santos (actress), Nonong Buencamino (composer), Danny Gloria (editor), Manny Valera (producer), Jeffrey Santos (actor), Gina Pareño (actress), Joel Torre (actor), Douglas Quijano (producer), Cherry Pie Picache (actress), Noel Trinidad (actor), Eric Quizon (actor), Theody Vidal (miscellaneous crew), Gina Elba Murro (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Vic del Rosario Jr. (producer), Eric M. Cuatico (producer), Danny Riel (actor), Vivian Velez (actress), Lucita Soriano (actress), Danny Labra (actor), Cris Aguilar (actor), Nonoy De Guzman (actor), Manjo del Mundo (actor), Joey Marquez (actor), Polly Cadsawan (actor), Dencio Padilla (actor), Berting Labra (actor), Mike Relon Makiling (director), William C. Leary (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Mark Twain (writer), Neil Simon (writer), Eddie Albert (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), Max Liebman (producer), Max Liebman (director), Herbert Fields (writer), Janet Blair (actress), Hanna Landy (actress), Jessie Matthews (actress), Bill Hobin (director), John Conte (actor), Rod Alexander (miscellaneous crew), Rod Alexander (actor), Bambi Linn (actress),
Plot: Based on Rodgers and Hart's revised 1943 version of their earlier Broadway musical hit, a 20th century Connecticut man suffers a head injury and is magically transported back to King Arthur's Camelot where he uses his modern know-how to defeat Morgan Le Fay's villainous intentions.
Keywords: 6th-century, based-on-novel, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-novel, camelot, castle, connecticut, england, head-injury, king-arthurActors: William Forest Crouch (producer), William Forest Crouch (director), Lani McIntyre (actor), Lani McIntyre's Orchestra (actor), The Aloha Maids (actress), The Aloha Islanders (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Milton Schwarzwald (director), Charles Kemper (actor), Jack Good (actor), Eileen Barton (actress), The Big Apple Dancers (actor), Paul Florenz Girls (actor), The Royal Duo (actor), Flash & Dash (actor), Adrienne & Richards (actor),
Plot: Jack Good is a booking agent trying to sell his clients to Charles Kemper, who is suffering from the inability to concentrate on the business at hand. The performing acts include a very-young Eileen Barton, plus: The Big Apple Dancers, the Paul Florenz Girls, dancers Richards and Adrienne, the Fashionaires, Flash and Dash, and the Royal Duo.
Genres: Musical, Short,Actors: Moe Howard (writer), Ted Healy (actor), Curly Howard (actor), Moe Howard (actor), Jack Cummings (director), Geneva Mitchell (actress), Ted Healy (writer), Matthew Betz (actor), Larry Fine (actor), Busby Berkeley (miscellaneous crew), Mary Halsey (actress), Loretta Andrews (actress), Kathryn Crawford (actress), Mildred Dixon (actress), Gus Arnheim (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Well, it's a sweet dream that keeps me close to you dear
And it's a sad thing that we're apart, I'm blue dear
And there are times now I thank the heavens up above
When I'm with the one that I love
Now there are diamonds that some may long to see
And they may shine but not bright enough for me
I wouldn't take no, the whole world dipped in gold
For a night with my Tennessee rose
Take this love I am giving for it's truly the lasting kind
The gift I hold is believing that you will always be mine
Take this love that I am giving for it's truly the lasting kind
The gift I hold is believing that you will always be mine