Russes Ballet
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A 14 page paper which discusses how the Russes Ballet influenced the society of the times. During the first decade of the 1900s fashion for women was incredibly conservative, leaving almost nothing on the human body showing. With the Russes Ballet came very risqué costumes that flowed with the body, and costumes that often revealed a great deal of the body, if not complete nudity occasionally. The paper discusses the society of the time, the fashions of the time, and the changes that were soon seen in the fashion industry due to the revealing nature of the costumes seen in the Russes Ballet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RArusses.wps

Ruth St. Denis' Radha
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9 pages in length. Ruth St. Denis had a point to make. This "tireless champion of dance as an independent art form" (National Ballet of China, no date) infused her entire being with the pursuit of earning dance its rightful place alongside sculpture, painting, architecture and every other modality of accepted artistry and inevitably – not without much struggle and strife on her part, however – achieved her lifelong goal. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCRadha.rtf

Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”
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This 5 page report discusses one of the world’s best-known ballets and musical scores, Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” This analysis focuses on the second part or suite of the first movement which is referred to as “A Scene” or “The Street Awakens.” Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWprorom.rtf

The American Dance Festival / Article Review
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A 3 page review of Linda Belans' nine-part series 'The American Dance Festival: Where It Is and Where It's Going' in the online dance journal Talk About Dance. It covers the various problems encountered by a modern dance company, and concludes with an analysis of how these problems are common to all arts organizations today. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Danceart.wps

The Cakewalk Dance
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This 6 page paper discusses the cakewalk dance, how it was created and the popularity it enjoyed in the United States and Paris. Slaves created the dance as a parody, to mock their masters. The dance found itself in the mainstream first through slave owners holding contests and then, through minstrels. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGckdnc.rtf