Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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Dancing up a Storm Modern Dance students present ci study in rhythm. After deciding on a general plan, the groups will begin putting the steps to music. Also, they will have to figure out how many steps for each pattern. Then comes the most important ingredi- ent in the dance-timing! They vvill spend many weeks working on their routines to perfect this point. Music from productions such as the 4'VVest Side Story, are used for student adaptation. There is rhythm and movement and creativity in Valley's Modern Dance classes. A class where interpretation is cz term paper. -Aa

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VaIIey's modem dance world and Linda Law. t .litbiaf . MEL ,fl Iz' , A modern dance tempo, red lights 3 AV,, and icizz--parts of an exotic V' l repertoire danced by Meri Ann Whitley, Sylvia Tamiazza Dance! Webster's definition is a series of move- ments executed by the body or limbs or both in rhythm. Valley has its own version of the dance in its Modern Dance classes, which are headed by Mrs. Tirzah Lundgren. The average class enrollment is from 25 to 40. There are classes for the beginner and the ad- vanced dancer, and basic techniques in movement. creativity and choreography are taught: While learning to create, the class will first listen to music. separate in groups of five or six. then plan their dances. Subiects in silhouette: Valley's Modern Dance class.

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