DanceDon’t dance to forget about your life,

but to remind you it exists

Two kinds of dance. You can think that theyare totally different, but if you know the storyof them you can change your mind.Steps, expressions, roots... So, stop for aminute and enter in this world of movementand life.

Jazz

• It’s one of the most expressive kinds of dance.Jazz is supported by improvise. It is said thatjazz was originated by popular roots, it wasborn by black culture.

• The movements of this kind of dance areunexpected. It’s a mix of slow and elegantsteps, which are at the same time, fast andagile.

• The dancers have to be flexible, and payattention to the song and the rhythm.

Street Dance

• Street dance was originated from blackculture, and its diffusion happened in the streetsof the big cities, where today are located thebiggest focus of RAP(Rhythm and Poetry). Thefirst manifestations appeared in a time ofeconomic crisis in EUA, in 1929, when thecabarets musicians and dancers where withoutjob and went to streets to have money. While itwas spreading, there was the creation of a lot ofdance styles, like break, hip hop, funk and soul.

• The steps in street dance are in most of timesstrong, but according to the song they can beslower.

You can watch on Youtube some videos about dance:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hmbp3ivfXU8

About me

• My name is Nathália Bondan and I am 13.Istarted dancing when I was 7, and dance is onepart of me until today. For me, dance is one ofthe best forms to express yourself and yourfeelings.

• I dance in Fêmina Escola de Danças, and I like itso much. We participate of contests in BentoGonçalves and Porto Alegre. In the end of theyears we have a big presentation of all theschool, with a determined topic, all the years, andwe present more than 20 choreographies.