Sir Anton Dolin Dancer and choreographer Anton Dolin has been called “one of the most colorful and vital figures in modern ballet.” As a member of internationally known ballet companies or as director of his own troupes, this British-born artist has toured Europe and America for the past twenty years. Anton Dolin, originally Patrick Healey-Kay, was born on July 27, 1904, in Slinfold, Sussex, England. He is one of the three sons of George Henry and Helen Maude (Healey) Kay. When he was ten years of age his parents moved from Slinfold to Brighton. It was at about this time that the boy made up his mind to become a dancer. Although his parents tried to discourage him from dancing, they sent him to Miss Claire James’ Academy of Dancing and later to the Misses Grace and Lily Cone, who came to London each week to give lessons in Brighton. After the boy danced and acted at the Brighton Hippodrome Theatre, the manager of the theater suggested that he be sent to London for training in dramatics. In the metropolis Pat studied under Italia Conti, and at the same time he attended the Pitman School for instruction in stenography and French. In 1917, a month after attending a performance of Princess Seraphina Astafieva’s Swinburne Ballet, the thirteen-year-old boy registered for lessons with the Russian ballerina. A former pupil of the Imperial School and at one time principal dancer in the Diaghilev Ballet Russe, Astafieva was then conducting the only school of Russian ballet in London, which stressed the importance of the individual dancer in ballet. After Pat had been her student for about four years, the famous Diaghilev visited the school one day in search of promising young dancers for extras in The Sleeping Princess. It was then that the seventeen-year-old youth was given his first dancing bit, a part in Diaghilev’s chorus. The Sleeping Princess had a three-month run, after which the young dancer returned to school for two more years of instruction. On August 26, 1923, under the name of the Anglo-Russian Ballet, Astafieva put on a large scale production with her pupils as the principal dancers. For this first solo appearance Patrick Healey-Kay decided to choose a Russian name as he thought it would be an excellent joke. He found “Anton” in a Chekhov volume, but had difficulty in selecting an easily pronounced surname until someone at the school suggested “Dolin.
Ballet has been an art form since the late fifteenth century, but society did not truly see the impact of ballet until the nineteenth century. Modern day thinkers possess the idea that ballet began with tutus and pointe shoes, but it wasn’t until the nineteenth century that this opinion was observed. Ballet has come a long way. It has survived the turmoil of many wars and has changed itself by accepting new ideas and impressing the audience with its unique stylistic views.
Sir John A. Macdonald was one of Canada's founding fathers. He is most remembered as being Canada's first Prime Minister, running the government from July 1, 1867 until November 5, 1873. Macdonald would become Prime Minister once again on October 17, 1878 and would stay in this position until June 6,1891. While he was leader of the country he faced his own share of political obstacles, including Confederation, the Metis rebellion and threats of an American he is among the greatest leaders Canada has ever seen and played a significant part in the forming of Canada as a country.
Balanchine's mother took himself and Andrei along with her to Tamara's audition to Maryinksky School of Ballet. His mother thought it would be a great opportunity if he auditioned as well. The results of the audition changed Balanchine's life forever. He was accepted and Tamara was not. That audition proved he had a natural gift for the art of dance. At this school, he fell in love with dance and performance. He thrived in its atmosphere.
Life in the United States has been difficult for many children. Statistically speaking, there are four children who are killed by abuse each day (Allyn & Bacon, 2011). With numbers increasing over the years change is something that is starting to take place. There are many things that will affect the child welfare system in the future, such as the economic policies, political views, and the current policies set in place (child welfare information). The reason for the child welfare system is to help the children who are getting abused. In the past, there was not a policy set in place; however, this is beginning to change. One of the systems that have been set in place is the Children’s Bureau, an organization that does studies on the mental health of abused children (Thomas, 2012). Although this organization has no authority to develop federal regulations, they are one of the largest agency leaders in child welfare (Thomas, 2012). There are many problems with the economy and government that make it hard to maintain the child welfare system.
On the first day of classes there was a total of 25 students (only three of which where male) and none had experianced the classical training that balanchine grew up with in russia. Part of the reason there where such few students was that the united states was still going through a time of great depression. The arts in general where hard to afford, and dance was primarily used to represent the social struggle of the people. Classical ballet, being posh and very structured did not well represent the feelings of the average American citizen. However, the few students attending the school where shocked about balanchines training; how innovative it was compared to their old technique. One student, Lisa Chalmers, recalls, “at the school of amerian ballet I had a feeling of importance that I ahd never felt before. Balanchine took ballet from being an old artform into a modern one that didnt need story to be entertaining”. Also Ruthanna Boris, one of the first 25 students to attend, claims balanchine was the first teacher she ever had to lead by example, and use physical contact to help improve form. Balanchine explored different styles with his students and pushed their capabilities to the limit, ultimately creating ballet dancers that the public enjoyed. These dancers where neoclassical, or ballet dancers with western influences incorporated into their classical
Surely no one could have known that the daughter of the dark-haired usher at the Mariinsky Theatre would acquire the title of Ballerina in 1915, become the creator of one of the most-practiced standards of ballet instruction, and be remembered as one of the ballet world’s most beloved instructors and choreographers. Agrippina Vaganova’s revolutionary technique introduced a certain athleticism to ballet, which, rather than emphasizing the individuality of the parts of the body, trained the body into one unit. Consequently, the parts of the body depended on the whole in order to move and function. Her legacy is a well-known and revered one in the ballet world.
The Classical Period which happened in the late 1700’s became one the most evolutionary times in ballets history. The Classical Period is where performance and expression became extremely important. With ballet this period is where the use of storytelling became one of the main focuses for the dancer’s performances. The use of their emotions and the character they portrayed were more important than the use of the costumes. The “father of classical ballet” was known as Marius Petipa. Petipa was born in French but he came to Russia to create in the ballet. In the early 1800’s came the Pre-Romantic Period which was short but needed because of Marie Taglioni. Marie Taglioni was the first ballerina to ever dance en pointe. This time was the time pointe surfaced, em pointe which means “on
Childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma are a worldwide issue, affecting more than 800,000 children just in the United States. Childhood abuse has been defined as any treatment that is willfully or unreasonably done to a child that causes physical injury, emotional injury, or any injury to the health and wellbeing of the child. The effects of maltreatment can last long into adulthood, and can include anxiety, depression, dissociation, intrusive thoughts, impulsivity, and later on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder. Child maltreatment can have many forms, including trauma, either viewing or involved in, sexual abuse, prenatal alcohol syndrome, moral jeopardy, and neglect. According to the U.S. DHHS Children’s Bureau, 906,000 cases of child maltreatment were validated, approximately 60% were neglected, 20% were physically abused, 10% were sexually abused, and 5% were emotionally abused (Hyter, 2007). Although the number of cases are large, the United Nations determined in 2001, that due to those who are afraid to report, or are unaware of the abuse, orders a study to determine worldwide global issue.
Vaslav Nijinsky was an outstanding premier dancer of the Russian Imperial Ballet in the early twentieth century. Russian Imperial Ballet, later known as The Maryinski Theather, was the most prestigious theater in the world. Nijinsky was born in 1889 in Kiev, Russian Empire (modern Ukraine) to Polish parents Tomas Nijinski and Eleonora Bereda, also outstanding dancers of their time. Nijinsky began dancing at the age of nine and became a prolific ballet dancer by the age of eighteen, adopting a name of “the eight wonder of the world.” Nijinksy was known for his extraordinary talents, such as high leaps, proficiency in pirouettes, and petite allegro. By the age of twenty two, Vaslav began to choreograph.
First, we must help the public recognize the relation between child abuse, neglect, and other social ills (Hwa-ok, Solomon, Gelles, & White, 2010). Then, we must establish a national child abuse and neglect prevention policy. Third, we must analyze existing funding sources and develop financial plans to support activities that prevent child abuse and neglect. Lastly, we must promote numerous diverse powerful people in society to encourage the public to support necessary changes to prevent child abuse and neglect (Hwa-ok, Solomon, Gelles, & White, 2010). With these steps being done, child neglect will receive the necessary attention that it is lacking right
During the years of 1985 and 1996, there was a 50 percent increase in reported cases of child abuse. In 1996, three million cases of child abuse are reported in the United States each year. Also that same year some twelve hundred children died from abuse across the country. Treatment of the abuser has had only limited success and child protection agencies are overwhelmed. Recently, efforts have begun to focus on the primary prevention of child abuse. Primary prevention of child abuse must be equipped on many levels before it can be successful. Prevention, on the social level is very important and could possibly save a life. According the American Humane Association prevention should include widening the financial self-sufficiency of families, discouraging corporal punishment and other ways of violence. Making health care more available and affordable, increasing and developing coordination of social services, evolving the identification and treatment of psychological problems, and alcohol and drug abuse, providing more affordable child care and preventing the birth of unwanted children. Prevention plans on the family level include helping parents meet their basic needs, identifying problems of substance abuse and spouse abuse, and educating parents about child behavior, discipline, safety and development. In the case of child abuse, primary prevention is defined as any intervention designed for the purpose of preventing child abuse before it occurs.
Each day, the well-being of some children across the United States and even the world are threatened by child abuse and neglect. According to the National Children’s Alliance, nearly 700,000 children are abused in the United States annually (National Children's Alliance , 2015). It is also stated that an estimated 1,670 children in the U.S. died from abuse and neglect in 2015 (National Children's Alliance , 2015). It is important to have a model or theory used in practice to effectively intervene when such situations arise.
Child abuse and neglect is a public crisis that are happening in all parts of the world. This abuse is happening to all ages, genders, and race characterized between both committers and victims of abuse and neglect, with no group invulnerable. In the year 2000, almost 3 million American children were the victim of child abuse and neglect research. In nearly a third,
Abuse typically is broken down into four different types which include; physical, sexual, emotional or psychological, and neglect (Norman et al., 2012). During the 2012 fiscal year there were an estimated 686,000 abused and neglected children in the United States (Child Maltreatment, 2012). 686,000 includes children who were found by the state to have suffered from at least one form of abuse, and includes the children who died as a result of abuse (Child Maltreatment, 2012). There are many signs and symptoms that can be exhibited by children who suffer abuse, some signs and symptoms overlap, and some are unique to the type of abuse the child is suffering. Besides the experience of abuse and the imitate signs a child may display there are also long term effects of abuse that can last into adulthood. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the four types of abuse, the signs and symptoms, and the long term effects that an abused child can face throughout their life.
One of the major problems which faces societies in our days is child abuse and neglect. This problem has always existed, but it is now that scientists are beginning to discover the disastrous results that it leads to. Neglect and abuse are the same, except in one major difference. While the damage is not intended in the cases of neglect, it is intended in the cases of abuse (Griffin, 1992). By definition, neglect is the absence of adequate social, emotional and physical care. Abuse on the other hand is defined as the nonaccidental physical attack on or injury to children by individuals caring for them. The majority of the cases of abuse are those of emotional abuse (Griffin, 1992). However, cases of physical abuse are also serious with 20,000