Annisa Sri Rahayu ( A1B215201)

Chronological
Dance

           

          Dance has been an importand part of ceremony, celebrations and entertainment since 2.500 years ago. In Asia, an early manuscript describing dance is the Natya Shastra on which is based the modern interpretation of classical Indian dance. Beside India, there is a long recorded history of Chinese dances. Some of the dances mentioned in ancient texts, such as dancing with sleeve movements are still performed today. Some of the early dances were associated with shamanic rituals. Folk dances of the early period were also developed into court dances. The important dances of the ancient period were the ceremonial yayue dated to the Zhou dynasty of the first millennium BC.Now we already in 21 century, there are so many kind of dance around the world which more modern and get more interest like Breakdance, Hip-Hop, Salsa, Tango, etc. But, no matter which century we are, we still have to keep "old dance" as our history, experience and as a proof that dance is real art.

Logical

Advantage using bicycle

         There are many advantage using a bike as your regular mode of transport, including personal health benefits, social benefits, cost benefits, and environmental benefits, start from personal health There are many health and fitness benefits to cycling, and research has shown that people who cycle regularly have a fitness level equal to that of a person who is ten years younger, and they can reduce their risk of heart disease by nearly half. And if that’s not enough to get you cycling during rush hour periods, and a bike travels twice as fast as a car in busy traffic, which is great news for your stress levels, also for cost benefits bikes do not require road tax,insurance, breakdown recovery services, or fuel, making cycling a very cost effective, and much cheaper, form of travel than driving. In addition, a bike can be parked just about anywhere but cars often have to be parked in expensive car parks, for environmental benefits there are many advantages that come with riding bicycles, such as bikes produce no pollution, unlike cars and other forms of transport, a bicycle needs just a fraction of the materials and energy needed to make a car, and perhaps more importantly cars and other motor vehicles cause the death or wounding of thousands of people each year whereas serious bike accidents are few and far between, so what are you waiting for? from now on and use bicycles for everyday, let us together build a world free of pollution, by using a bicycle, you have done a small step to save the earth.

 

 Contrast

American vs Japan

 

           American and Japan have several different cultures. First of all, Japanese and Americans have differed perspective in a term of religion. Most of Japanese are Shinto and Buddhism. Two of these religions are the prominent religion in this country. Unlike Japanese, the majority of Americans are Christian mostly within Protestant and Catholic denominations. Then, Japanese and Americans also have different kind of food. Japanese usually add rice as the ingredients of their food. Japanese also have some popular food like sushi, sashimi, some types of seafood and noodles. On the other hand, Americans like to add potato and bread as ingredients in their food. Americans have their own style in breakfast; they commonly have pancakes, maple syrup, sausage links, bacon strips, and fried eggs as their breakfast. Americans also famous with their fast-food such as, submarine sandwich, chicken fried steak, hot-dog and hamburger. Finally, Japanese and Americans definitely have different way in greeting. Japanese mostly use non-verbal greeting, they commonly bow and smile to greet someone in formal or non-formal situation. In contrast, Americans mostly use verbal greeting like say “Hi!” or “How are you?” to greet someone. So, there are different significant cultures between Japanese and Americans especially in religion perspective, food and the way of greeting.

 

Comparison

Modern vs Contemporary Dance

 

 

                 Modern dance was developed in the early 1900s, the time when dancers came out against the stiffness and restraints of classical ballet. It created its own techniques, costumes, shoes, and gave more attention to self-expression and individual creativity rather than technical expertise. It allows dancers and choreographers to create steps using their moods and emotions producing a more relaxed dance style. Initially, modern dance was based on myths and legends but later came to dramatize the ethnic, social, economic, and political climate of the time.

In later years, modern dance became influenced by dances from different countries, including African, Caribbean, and Latin. Today, modern dance is more technical and addresses more issues than when it was created. It paved the way to the development of the concert dance, one type of which is the contemporary dance. It uses ballet, modern, and postmodern dance techniques while at the same time letting dancers use their artistic and creative abilities. Contemporary dance may include techniques that are found in ballet and modern dance such as floor work, fall and recovery, improvisation, even incorporating yoga, pilates, and martial arts together with techniques introduced by such famous dancers as Graham, Hawkins, Horton, and Cunningham. While both modern dance and contemporary dance have developed to allow dancers and choreographers to have more room for self-expression and break away from traditional dance, modern dance focuses more on emotions and moods while contemporary dance focuses on creating new techniques and styles. Contemporary dance creates lighter and more fluid movements emphasizing the connection between one’s body and mind. Modern dance, on the other hand, is more influenced by ballet and jazz which utilizes gravity in their techniques.