Compare and contrast the styles of Classical ballet and Modern dance.

In this 3-part discussion, you will (1) compose a 3-paragraph original post, (2) compose ONE response post to a classmate, then (3) write a reflection to your own original post about this aesthetic experience.

1. Carefully view the excerpts of the Swan Lake and Night Journey dance selections (in Required Online Exploration).

2. Find and read TWO research sources (BEYOND your text book – try Google scholar or the SPC Library) concerning the two selections and be prepared to integrate them in your essay. Be sure to cite these research sources as well as your textbook.

3. Write a new thread using the following instructions:

In the FIRST paragraph (at least 150 words):

• Using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, identify the dance elements in the Swan Lake excerpt.
• Identify Swan Lake as either Classical Ballet or Modern Dance.
• Then, using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, evaluate the choreography. Is this a good example of this type of art? Is it well presented? What are its points of value?

In the SECOND paragraph (at least 150 words):

• Using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, identify the dance elements in the Night Journey excerpt.
• Identify Night Journey as either Classical Ballet or Modern Dance.
• Then, using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, evaluate the choreography. Is this a good example of this type of art? Is it well presented? What are its points of value?

In the THIRD paragraph (at least 150 words):

• Compare and contrast the styles of Classical ballet and Modern dance.
• Identify how both of these dance compositions (Swan Lake and Night Journey) are “interdisciplinary” (i.e. are related to one or more of the disciplines in humanities we have studied so far).