De Anza College Art Discussion

1Write two to three paragraphs explaining who/what you chose to research and why. In your explanation please address the impact your topic has had on you and why. Please discuss whether your general interest in any era or society contributed to your choice. Also include a short discussion of any specific media that contributed to your appreciation of your topic.22Write two to three paragraph describing the historical context of your topic. Please include in your description any impact that the political and social issues of the era had on your topic/subject, and, conversely, if you deem it applicable, any impact that the topic/subject had on the political and social issues of the era. Also, include a discussion addressing whether the topic/subject has any relevance to modern society.3If you choose a Dancer: Please write a biography that includes a chronology from the early years through the person’s lifetime, focusing on events that shaped his or her talent, passion or character. Please consider what compelled this person to become a dancer, and what specific contributions were made to the world of dance. Also, consider how his or her art was affected by personal life, personality, and/or mental and physical makeup. Also, please include the roles that were danced, dance partners, and any impact that this dancer had on the dance community, both during the person’s lifetime and today.4Write two to three paragraphs describing how this research has deepened your learning/understanding of Dance History. What has changed for you, if anything at all, as a result of completing this project? Do you have a greater appreciation of dance or different genre/styles of dance? Do you have a greater appreciation for the dancers, or choreographers? Did you learn anything about the effects of political and social historical events on dance, and vice versa? How will you take aspects of what you have learned in this course into the rest of your everyday life?

PLEASE ATTACH AT LEAST TWO OR MORE FORMS OF ADDITIONAL MEDIA. (For example, photographs, drawings, video clips, sound clips, etc. that have significant reference to your project.)5Please include a list of all your resources.