Сочинение про танцы как хобби на английском

My name is Maria Shishkina. I am 16 years old. I was born in Cheboksary, Russia and I still live here. I have a family but it isn’t big. It consists of my mother, my father and me. I study in Lyceum #2 in the 10th grade. My class specializes in Law. We extend our knowledge of Social Science, English and the Russian language. I’m going to be a lawyer in the future.
I have a hobby. My hobby is dancing. I join a dance group. It is very big. Young people of different ages train and enjoy dancing there. I have a skilled choreographer. For me she is not only a teacher, she is also the person who can give advice or help in difficult situations. She has been dancing for about 30 years and she has a lot of experience. All the costumes for our group she sews herself. Everyone in the group loves and respects her.
I have been dancing for 10 years. Every day my dance classes last 3 hours. I can’t live without dancing and I always miss it when I have to take a break from the lessons because of health problems or vacation. Dancing plays the most important role in my life and I can’t imagine my life without it.
I have many friends in my dance group. We like to spend our free time together. For example, we go on picnics or go for a walk together.
Our dance group is well known in our city. We always take part in different concerts. For example, we danced at the opening ceremonies of the 5th European Cup Race Walking in 2003 and the 22nd World Cup Race Walking in 2008.
This year our dance group celebrates the twentieth anniversary. The concert dedicatedto it will be held in April, and I will perform dances there.
I think that dancing gives me a lot. It gives me flexibility, plasticity, good posture and positive emotions. Maybe for me dancing isn’t just a hobby. It is a way of life and even the life itself.
Меня зовут Мария Шишкина. Мне 16 лет. Я родилась в г. Чебоксары, Россия, и я до сих пор живу здесь. У меня есть семья, но она не большая. Она состоит из моей матери, моего отца и меня. Я учусь в лицее № 2 в 10-м классе. Мой класс специализируется в области права. Мы расширяем наши знания в области социальных наук, в английском и русском языке. Я собираюсь быть адвокатом в будущем.
У меня есть хобби. Мое хобби – это танцы. Я посещаю танцевальную группу. Она очень большая. Молодые люди разных возрастов тренируются и танцуют там. У меня опытный хореограф. Для меня она не только учитель, но и человек, который может дать совет или помощь в трудных ситуациях. Она танцует примерно 30 лет, и она имеет большой опыт. Все костюмы для нашей группы она шьет сама. Каждый в группе любит и уважает ее.
Я танцую 10 лет. Каждый день мои занятия танцами проходят по 3 часа. Я не могу жить без танцев, и я всегда скучаю, когда я должна отдохнуть от уроков из-за проблем со здоровьем на каникулах. Танцы играют самую важную роль в моей жизни, и я не могу представить свою жизнь без них.
У меня много друзей в моей танцевальной группе. Мы любим проводить свободное время вместе. Например, мы ходим на пикник или на прогулку вместе.
Наш танцевальный коллектив хорошо известен в нашем городе. Мы всегда принимаем участие в различных концертах. Например, мы танцевали на церемонии открытия 5-го Кубка Европы по спортивной ходьбе в 2003 году и 22-го Кубка мира по спортивной ходьбе в 2008 году.
В этом году наша танцевальная группа празднует двадцатую годовщину. Концерт, посвященный годовщине, будет проведен в апреле, и я буду исполнять танцы там.
Я думаю, что танцы дают мне много. Они дают мне гибкость, пластичность, хорошую осанку и положительные эмоции. Может быть, для меня танцы это не просто хобби. Это образ жизни и даже сама жизнь.
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Министерство  общего  и  профессионального  образования
Свердловской  области
Муниципальное казенное общеобразовательное учреждение средняя общеобразовательная школа №19.
Исследовательский проект
“Dancing is my hobby”
“Танец – это моё хобби”
Выполнила:   Чуйкина Мария
ученица 7 «б» кл.МКОУ  СОШ№19
Руководитель: Петрова   Марина Николаевна
преподаватель  английского   языка
МКОУ СОШ №19
первая квалификационная категория
ГО Верхняя Тура
2012 – 2013 г.
CONTENT
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………3
Chapter 1. Dance as a hobby……………………………………………………….5
1.1. About the history of dance…………………….……………………………..5
1.2. Dance as people’s hobby……..………………………………………………7
1.3. Dance is my hobby………………………………………………..…………8
Chapter 2. The most popular types of dancing ……………………………..……10
2.1. Folk dance……………………………………………………………..………10
2.2. Ballet.……………………………………….………………..……………12
2.3. Ballroom dancing …………………………………………..……………..14
2.4. Modern Dance…………………………………….………………………..15
Chapter 3. Popular dances in our town ……………………………….…………18
3.1. Folk dance …………………………………………………………………18
3.2. Modern Dance …..……………………..…………………………………18
3.3. Ballroom dancing………………………………………………………..20
Chapter 4. The practical part………………………………………….…………22
Conclusion ……………………….………….……………………………………23
Bibliography ………………………………………………….…………………..25
Appendix 1 ……………………………………………….……………………….26
Introduction
This year at our English lessons we speak and learn about people’s hobby. Different people like doing different things; different people have different hobbies. People cannot live without a hobby. Hobby makes our life brighter and more interesting. Tastes are different and people choose a hobby according to their needs. Some people want to collect something, other like to read books, watch different films or go to the theatre. Some people like to watch dancing and others love to dance themselves.
I like to dance. It is my hobby.         I always liked to dance. Even when I was little, I always danced. In kindergarten, I really enjoyed performing at various concerts. I often put in the front rank, because I am a good dancer.
Each dance is very interesting and has its own characteristics, different dances originated in different countries. Such as polka and mazurka came from Poland, and the waltz – the traditional Austrian dance. So many dances have come from Latin America.
Learning dance as a hobby is total fun and entertainment. All the elements associated with dance like music, rhythms, atmosphere, movements make it a wonderful hobby. Very few hobbies turn out to be as rewarding as dance. It not only works on physical level but also on mental and emotional level. Dancing with a partner is as useful as swimming or running. So its one great way to stay fit and healthy.
Dance is a kind of art (art form), in which the artistic image is created by means of rhythmic plastic movements and the change of the expression of the positions of the human body. Dance is closely connected with music, emotionally-shaped the content of which finds its embodiment in his movements, shapes and composition.
I decided to learn more about dances. And I want to do it in English. Is it really a very popular hobby among the pupils of my school? How many kinds of
dance do exists? What are the most popular dances in our town?
I decided to put and to do the following tasks:
To know about the history of a dance;
How many types of dances are there in the world?
What dances are the most popular?
What are their famous representatives?
What dance studious do we have in our town?
How many pupils in my school are interested in this hobby?
What dances do they like?
What dances are popular in my town?
Chapter 1. Dance as a hobby
About the history of dance
The dance was always accompanied by the person. In different periods it was a part of a culture, religion, education. It was a profession, a treatment, entertainment, sports and art. Everybody danced- the Kings and commoners, aristocrats and the inhabitants of the working areas. The dances were born in the academies, and in the palaces and in the slums. We dance at the disco, in the streets, at home. We dance in the company or alone…
The dance was popular in all countries of the world. People danced on different occasions: during the ceremonies, holidays, for the sake of entertainment and fun. Many dances have cultural and historical meaning.
The first dances in the past were far from what we have today. They had quite a different meaning. The dance had various movements and gestures of people. Each dance has its own plot. The dance made impressions on the people, put them in good mood.
Dances were very common in the ancient times. Dancing sought to ensure that each movement expressed a thought and action. Expressive dances were very important in everyday life. Very often, the holiday began from the dance. For a man of primitive society dance – was a way of thinking and living. The dances depicting animals practiced hunting methods; dance expressed prayers for fertility, the rain and the other pressing needs of the tribe. Love, work, and are embodied in the ritual dancing. Deeply sensing the rhythms of nature, the people of primitive society could not imitate them in their dances. Primitive dance usually performed in groups.
Round-dance dances have a specific value defined goal: to expel evil spirits, heal the sick, drive away the trouble of the tribe. The most common movement here – stamping, perhaps because it causes the earth to tremble and obey
man. In primitive society’s prevalent dance squatting, dancing like spinning, twitching and jumping. Dancing man usually does not wear clothes, but wearing masks, hats complex and often paint their bodies. As an accompaniment they used hand claps, played on drums and stamping. And they used fifes from natural materials. With primitive tribes not regulated dance technique, but a great physical training can be devoted to dancing dance and dance with absolute dedication, up to a frenzy.
Important visual information about the development of dance in ancient Egypt can be found in hieroglyphic records, wooden reliefs, images, carved in stone, sculptures and various pieces of ancient tombs. Sense of theatricality was very strong in people of ancient Egypt. Even their temple dancers performed acrobatic stunts, and the carvings can be seen on women who twine, or women who are thrown in the air and then picked up by the two partners, and a man standing on one leg and was going to do a pirouette.
Ceremonial dances were strict and simple, but, over time, there were other, more decorative forms of dance. Male and female slaves were taught to dance for home entertainment. In Egypt, the dancers were brought from other countries. There were travelling troupe of professional actors who played the pantomime, acrobatics performed to the accompaniment of tambourines and castanets. There are mass dances in which the young men danced alone and sometimes together with boys and girls.
War Dances showed the fight of various people, it was a difficult choreographic composition. People used different things in their dancers. There were bows, arrows, shields, lighted torches, swords, spears, javelins. These dances told us about heroes of myths and legends. Stage dance of the ancient Greeks were part of the theater, with each genre match their dances. During the dance artists keep time down, for this they wore special wooden or iron sandals, sometimes beat time with their hands, worn on the middle finger of original castanets – oyster shells.
Dances can be public amenity. They were performed by family and by person during the city and national holidays. Dances are very different. They can be domestic, urban and rural. They were different in subject matter and compositional pattern and the composition of the performers. That public amenity dance had a great influence on the occurrence of stage dance. The Roman soldiers of the first centuries of our era particularly enjoyed war dance in memory of kidnapping Sabine women. There were dancing priests, praising the gods; they looked more like a solemn procession.
Dance as people’s hobby
Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste, you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting.
That is why everyone needs a place to any passion or hobby. Favorite activity allows people to relax and forget about everyday worries and endless bustle. Some prefer hiking, someone fishing or hunting, etc. There is also a category of citizens who can not imagine their life without dance.
This kind of entertainment becomes more and more important and popular every year. People like to visit such places. Both men and women choose a single or pair dances. In addition, rhythmic movements to music love to perform as youth and children, and the older generation.
Have you noticed that the dancers, even unprofessional, are very rarely in a bad shape and almost never complain of feeling unwell? The thing is that the dances, even when they are just doing a hobby level, improve the overall tone and strengthen all systems in the body. We know that dancing helps develop excellent coordination, and makes walking very awkward person flying and posture perfectly straight. Also, these classes quickly develop respiratory system, which in turn plays a major role in protecting the body from colds. And dance helps to lose tension, which in turn has a positive effect on the general emotional background of a person. In addition, any dances help to lose weight and then maintain a good
shape, ensuring dancer slim and fit figure.
Dance is my hobby
For me, my life is a dance. I cannot imagine myself without it. Every movement, swing, turn, makes the world brighter. I have been dancing since I was five. And it is passion of my life. At first, I danced ballroom dancers. It is very beautiful and elegant. Dress, heels, hair – what could be more beautiful? Before going on a stage, you feel excitement. But once the music starts to play, once there is a great desire to come out and shows to all that you are capable. And exit. Crowds of people are watching your every movement, a smile. And it is a true happiness.
I attend a Dance Studio M & N’s in our town club. It is very large. Young people of all ages train and dance there. We can act on any stage, and we can not be without the stage long. Our leaders are Selivanova Marina and Nikolaeva  Natalia. They give us a number of different species, as well as make a very interesting lesson. This summer we learned a new dance “Todes”. It is very fiery and fun. Studio «M & N’s» – this is the place to indulge in feelings and emotions.
We went to different towns: Nevyansk, Novaya Lyalya, Krasnouralsk, Reftinsky, Severouralsk. Sometimes we could  not win place. On 6 of April in Novaya Lyalya was a competition “Serebryanoe kopitce”.  We won the first place in the category “Pop Dance” and the second place in the “folk dance”.
I’ve been dancing for eight years. My dance classes started at two o’clock every day and last for two hours. I can not live without dancing, and I always miss when I have to take a break from classes because of health issues on vacation. Dances play a very important role in my life and I can not imagine my life without them.
I have many friends in my dance group. We go to the rehearsal together.
Our dance group is well known in our town. We always take part in various concerts and competitions. We go to different towns of our region and take part in the competitions. Sometimes we take places.
I think that dancing gives me a lot. It gives me the flexibility, good posture and positive emotions. Maybe for me dancing is not just a hobby. It is a way of life and even life itself.
When you dance you only need comfortable clothes and shoes. But not all clothes match the dance style: for example, you can’t dance ballet in loose clothes
– it would look really strange.
The most difficult thing is to feel the rhythm and the style of dance. Every dance style has got its own rhythm and the way of moving.
I like to dance very much and I am glad to have such a hobby. My hobby is very useful and interesting. It helps me in my life. It helps me to be healthy and fit.
Chapter 2. The most popular types of dancing
Dance is very important in the life of people. Dance can depend on social and cultural norm. Dance is closely connected with gymnastic, figure skating  and synchronized swimming.
There are many styles and genres of dance. African dance is interpretative. Ballet, ballroom and tango are classical dance style, dance and electric slide are forms of step dance, and break dancing is a type of street dance. Dance can be participatory, social, or performed for an audience. It can also be ceremonial, competitive or erotic. Dance movements may be without significance in them, as in ballet or European folk dance, or have a gestural vocabulary or symbolic meaning as in some Asian dances.
There are some professions connected with dancing: Dancer, dance teacher, dance sport coach, dance therapist and choreographer.
The direction and style of dance is divided into:  Acrobatic dance, Ballet, Ballroom dancing, Hustle, Historical dance, Dancing in Latin America, Folk dance, Swing, The ritual dance, Modern Dance (early to mid-XX century),  Modern Dance (end XX – beginning of XXI century).
I wanted to write about the most popular: folk dance, modern dance and ballroom dance and ballet.
2.1. Folk dance
Russian folk dances have a long history and take their roots back to ancient Russia. To the Russian folk dances include huge perky dances, folk dances and mass celebrations.
It is difficult to determine how many folk dances and dance existed in Russia. They simply do not count. They have a variety of names: sometimes the song, under which dance, sometimes the number of dancers, sometimes the name defines the dance. But in all of these very different dances have something in common, characteristic of Russian dance in general: it is the breadth of movement, daring, special vitality, poetry, a combination of modesty and simplicity with great dignity.
First of all, Russian folk dancing – is laughter and humor, active movement and jumping, lively dancing and, of course, beautiful colorful national costumes. We can say that this dance – the characteristic of the Russian people: the general spirit and unbridled desire to give yourself the fun and the world around! Oh, Mother Russia is broad and wide Russian folk dance, because it is based on and square dance, and dance, and dance.
Russian dances include dance, dance, and improvised dance, having a sequence of figures. In each area, these dances are modified by the nature and manner of execution and usually have their name, derived from the name of a place or a dance song. Russian dance is slow and fast, with a gradual acceleration of the tempo. Dances are female and mixed. Often performed in a circle, usually accompanied by the song, sometimes in the form of dialogue participants. Pereplyas is in the nature of competition. For female dance characterized fluency, majesty, light flirting, playing with a handkerchief; dance men differ prowess, agility, breadth, humor.
It is important to note that this dance requires vigor, courage and sharp movements of the stronger sex, and the grandeur of the wise and precise in every step of the female. Russian folk dance – this is a story about the history of Great Russia. Very often they are accompanied by songs with lyrics about heroes, kings and good deeds of their homeland.
The Russian folk dance is a symbol of bear, cock, wreaths with lit candles, made ??of straw and flowers, fire. Importantly, dances and mass dances tied to major
church and pagan holidays. Key: Carnival, Christmas, weddings … on Ivan Kupala in antiquity huge popular dances on rafts. They were performed at night, and on river smooth surface allowed wreaths. This species was considered a ritual dance, as it is in the night the girl was looking for a bride: the first of the men catches a wreath – that and getting married!
Historians generally accepted that various tricks and jumps performed by dancers in Russian folk dances were invented by the people in order to keep warm, because basically all the important festivals celebrated in the winter or fall, the end of all the ground work. And so it becomes warm and soul and body! At the present time Russian dances original form is not practiced at folk festivals, they have become a highlight of the scenic and a great way to light a room.
The most interesting example of folk dance is the Professional dance group by Igor Moiseev. It was born on the 10 of February in 1937. This group can dance different dances of our country and foreign countries too. This ensemble of folk dance danced on the stag of Grand Opera in 1966 and on the stage of La Scala in 1966.
The folk dances are very popular in our country and in our town. People like to watch them or to dance Russian folk dance. They give as good mood and good emotions.  Russian folk dance is always a fiery dance.
2.2. Ballet
Ballet – the kind of theatrical art, where the primary means of expression is the so-called “classical” dance, stage work, belonging to this art form.
Art of ballet is popular throughout the world. Nationally distinctive in every nation, it does not require translation into other languages, and it is clear to all. Therefore, it is able to serve and understand among different people. Building on the expressive movements of the human body, the ballet can climb to the embodiment of big ideas and images reflect the true human nature and destiny, public events. In the modern world belongs to the ballet high the creator of beauty.
We can remember a lot of famouse names of Russian ballet dances, such as Nikolay Ciscaridze,  Andris Liepa, Maris Liepa, Rudolph Nureev, Anastasia Vilochkova and others. Many famous ballerinas and dancers got their early training in Russia.  And we like to watch their dances.
Having origins in folk choreography, a professional ballet is the story of the Renaissance. At different times and in different nations choreographic art not only take many forms, but also continuously improving. Expanded its imaginative limits, conquer features more complete and in-depth coverage of life, enriched by means of expression, to improve the technique. In this process, we have ups and downs, but in general, the history of ballet characteristic of progressive development.
At the beginning of XIX century, actively develops the theory of ballet.
And the main thing that brings the beginning of XIX century ballet – dancing is at your fingertips. Innovation was seen on “Cheers” and picked up the majority of choreographers.
In general, these hundred years have given very much ballet. Ballet has become a very light and airy dance like summer wind that originates in the rays of the rising sun. Theory and practice of moving hand in hand: it was published many scientific papers, which are still used in teaching ballet.
The twentieth century was marked by the Russian Ballet. In Europe and America to the beginning of the century interest in ballet waned, but after the arrival of artists from Russia there again broke the love of ballet. Russian actors staged long tour, allowing everyone to enjoy her skills.
The revolution of 1917 was not able to prevent the development of ballet. By the way, familiar to us Tutu appeared at about the same time, production became more profound.
In XX century ballet – an art, not only for the aristocracy and noble houses. Ballet becomes available to the general public.
Today, ballet is still the same magic art, which by dancing can explain all human emotions. He continues to develop and grow, changing with the world, without losing its relevance.
2.3. Ballroom dancing
Ballroom dancing is a group of various partner dances, some of which have folk roots. Performed at the ball, which took place in the premises, the laid parquet. A huge variety of both elite and folk dance group in the ballroom dances were characterized by two features: all ballroom dances are paired, make a couple of man and woman.
The word “ball” came into Russian from the French and is derived from the Latin verb blare, which means “to dance.”
Ballroom dancing has a unique history, which was largely determined by their popularity as a means of recreation, and competitive sport. Ballroom dancing, in the form as we know it today, originated in England in the late XVIII – early XIX century. During this period, the dances were a privilege of high society, an integral feature of the grand balls. In the late XIX – early XX century, they became popular among the lower classes, who attended public dance halls or “public assembly.” In the early 20’s of this century have been developed in ballroom dancing competitions. In 1924, in England at the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance department was established ballroom dancing. His task was to develop standards for the music, the steps and techniques of ballroom dancing. Gradually dance sport spreads across Europe, Asia and America have achieved.
Of all the partner dance for dance competitions have been selected, the most interesting in terms of the emotional and rhythmic content of music, dance, in which you can create the most profound and interesting artistic images.
Ballroom dancing is divided into two programs: the European (standard) and Latin American (Latino).
The European program contact between men and women is more dense and carried out both by hand and correct statement of the body. He maintained throughout the dance.
In the Latin American program contact more free, mostly carried out by combining the hands and sometimes, as in general lost, and amplified by lifts and other figures.
Today ballroom dance has many fans all over the world. In addition, there is a question on the introduction of dance sport in the Olympic program. In Russia ballroom dances are very popular. Our country occupies the leading positions on the world arena. Every year more and more people are coming to dance clubs and studios, which would contribute to this beautiful art form. I am sure that ballroom dance will not lose its popularity, and will continue to develop.
2.4. Modern Dance
Modern dance is a relative term. Each time period has its own peculiar musical culture that generates new forms of dance. Each dance can be called modern, but for the time. Thus, modern dance is a modern dance, hip and relevant for its time.
The purpose of modern dance is an expression of feelings and moods. It’s pretty easy, versatile dance, has no standards. Choreographers try to convey the thoughts and feelings of people. They are in constant search. They invent new moves. They often mix different techniques, styles and trends. Dance develops new styles. And it is beautiful and unattractive.
The first form of modern choreography (from the French moderne – modern) appeared in the late 19th to early 20th centuries in Europe and America.
The modern-choreography is very complicated. It has a lot of sources, a lot of directions and different reasons for its introduction: artistic, aesthetic, social, economic and political.
But more often the birth of modern dance is due to a complex of causes that are largely associated with the emergence of new schools, trends and styles.
Direction of modern dance in the first half of the twentieth century differed.  Modern dance is differing from the ballet. There was destruction from the standards of classical dance. The reason is probably to be found in the works and the works of modern authors – choreographers, they wanted self-expression. And they were in constant search. One of the most powerful stimulus to creativity – to show itself as an individual, they wanted to understand life and art. According to the new view, and bring peace to his work was only given the talent and the master, who in the quest for new expresses not only themselves, but also time.
Thus, the first reason for birth of modernism is the changing of life, the very time in which the artist lives.
The second reason – internal laws of the choreography. Desire to improve means of expression choreography brought to the stage, and the process of its development went faster.
All these dances, including ballroom dance, tap dance and flamenco, social or domestic dance are constantly developed.
However, now we can see that there have been more and more compound dance techniques that combine all the basic system. Choreographers are trying to find something new, unusual in their compositions. Choreographers think about new movement. They have their own set of dance techniques, or they borrow. That connection is inevitable. And in recent years, the term – CONTEMPORARY DANCE, line dance, which can not be attributed to any style or system. This is a natural process of integration.
Modern dance is more popular among the young people. They learn to dance at the disco and in special schools. They learn to dance when they watch TV or some TV show. Sometimes they create new movements too.
In spite of the fact that the modern-dance pieces using the classical school of dancing, it is still characterized by exclusivity. Much attention is paid to the timetable, form shapes, rhythm and perspective of performance. Construction of dance is basically a visual perception of humans. All movements should be in harmony, one movement flows into another, just as a man goes smoothly and seamlessly on the ground, or if a tree in the wind. Moreover, all movements must demonstrate the state of mind the artist, the idea, the role with which at the time of the actor-dancer affinity. Precisely because of the attempts to reach a larger impersonation ideas, modern-dance characterized by frequent change of figures. Choreography is fully consistent with the music. Modern-dance can not be performed to the beat, but always with the music. The rise in the music corresponds to the “rise” in the choreography and vice versa. They are all musical and harmonious.
Chapter 3. Popular dances in our town
3.1. Folk dance
Our city has many popular dances, and folk dance – this is one of the most popular dances. The team of Russian folk dances in our city is a “team of Russian folk dance” the leaders are Khisamutdinova Nina Alexandrovna. And dance studio M&N’s sometimes dances such dances.
A ensemble of folk dance under Nina Alexandrovna Khisamutdinova was born in September 1981 in Verhnya Tura. And to register it in the old mansion of the City center of culture and entertainment.
Since that time this ensemble is still there. It is grown, matured, changed so many costumes, and  learned a lot of dances. Neither party in the city is complete without performances of folk dance Nina Khisamutdinova. In September 20, 2011 this group had the anniversary – 30 years old. A lot of friends and relatives came to this anniversary concert to see their best dances, to watch all the dances of this group. There were songs, dances and congratulations as on any birthday party.
The heroes of that day gave inhabitants of  Verhnya Tura their dances – bright and witty, lively and fun, fast, dance, gypsy Cossack yes.
The ensemble of folk dance under Nina Alexandrovna Khisamutdinova, is very popular in our town. Many young people and grownups dance in it, and like to watch their dances. Such dances are always interesting; they never go out of fashion and not get bored.
3.2. Modern Dance
Many people in my town like to dance modern dance, though we have two dance groups. The “The dance show of Larisa Shavnina” Larisa Evgenievna Shavnina is the leader. And the dance studio M&N’s, the leaderships are Selivanova Marina Gennadyevna and Nikolaeva Natalya Vladimirovna.
These groups appeared more than 15 years ago. These groups are very popular, because a lot of children attended them. My friends learn to dance there too. They are: Chukaev I., Uzhakin D., Sidorov  E., Kornev S., Valeeva A., Jamaleeva D. and others.
They like to dance here, because the dance gives them to be in good mood, to be in good health, to keep fit. They can be with their friends, discuss their the problems, go together for a walk.
Children take part in different concerts and holidays, perform  on the stage in our town. On the eve of Children’s Day in the town center of culture and entertainment, there were a series of concerts, where these children took part. The last one, the children’s program “Jolly Roger” with theater studio “difficult childhood” and model Larissa Shavnin dance show, held May 31, 2011. I think the audience will enjoy a holiday where children gave it a hundred percent. Very touching turned finale celebration. Larisa Shavnina’s team said goodbye to one of its most talented, bright participants Vladimir Komarov.
Also this team travels to other cities in the region and beyond.
The dance group “Spark.” went to Nevyansk in November 9, 2011 in a contest Exemplary team “Dance show of Larissa Shavnina” were the winners, age group 11-13 years.
All-Russian festival of contemporary choreography was in Yekaterinburg. The winners of the festival became a model collective dance-show of Larissa Shavnin – Sverdlovsk region.
Dance studio M&N’s went to Nevyansk in 2012 and took the second place. In 2012 the dances of the age group 9-11 years, went to St. Peterburg and won the first place. Dance studio M&N’s took part in a lot of festivals in our region.
Modern dance – a kind of reservoir in the art of dancing, not like a classical ballet or a jazz dance or ballroom dancing. As in all of these areas, he has his, unique characteristics, elegance and energy. That is why modern dance is very popular among young people and grownups. Dance is one of the most popular forms of art in the country. Dance is composed of various moves and movements of the human body. And dance helps us to be young, happy and energetic.
3.3. Ballroom dancing
Ballroom dance – it is a book that you want to read in one sitting. This is the music that surrounds and kills far, far away in a world of dreams and dreams. Ballroom dance – it is a performance in which involved only two actors – a man and a woman. He tells about the feelings, passions, relationships, couples. So it is always relevant and modern.
The attribute of ballroom dancing is parquet. Only on the floor, highly polished, dancing couples can fly. It should be noted, parquet slippery and requires a certain skill and craftsmanship. The young dancer sometimes hard to resist and not to lose balance during the next steps.
Ballroom dancing is popular in our town.  And this kind of dance is in my school. The Head of ballroom dancing is Plotnikov Evgeniy Sergeyevich.
He has many pupils from our school. They are: Kirill Shukolukov, Polina Parubova, Katya Chernishova, Sergey Ivanov, Elena Spehova, Darina Zemlyanuha, Zhenya Keilbah and others.
Some of them have already finished our school, some are still here. They learn different dances and show them during the school holidays. Sometimes they go to other towns to take part in the competitions. There were two dancing competitions in our school in 2008 and 2009. A lot of pupils took part in these competitions. It was a great holiday for all the pupils. I liked to watch the pupils from our school dancing Viennese waltz, cha-cha-cha, paso doble and others. They are very grace and beautiful. They move very elegance.          Ballroom dance competitions include two types of courses: European and Latin American dances. uropean program of ballroom dancing – it’s a slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, slow foxtrot and quickstep.
Latin American dance, or, as the dancers, “Latina” – a samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba, paso doble and jive.
Polina and Kirill went to Kachkanar two times to take part in the “Sports dancing”. They won the first and the second place. They also took part in the competition in Krasnouralsk.
I like the ball dancing very mach. The dances are very beautiful. Their movements are very smooth. Ballroom dancing is very difficult and pleasing. Ballroom dancing train all muscle groups, teach endurance and stamina, the desire to win, and, of course, bring a sense of beauty!
Chapter 4. The practical part
Our school has a lot of boys and girls who like to dance. Some children go to the dance club and learn to dance in the ensembles. Others learn to dance ballroom dance in our school.
I would like to know how many pupils have this popular hobby in our school. I asked the questions to the pupils of 5, 7 and 3 classes. 115 students were asked. I asked the following questions:
1. Do you like to dance?
2. Is it your hobby?
3. How long have you been dancing?
4. What types of dances do you know?
5. What types of dance do you like to dance? (Appendix 1)
When I asked my questions some pupils asked me like this:
Hi! My name is Artem Nizovkin. I love to dance, but I don’t go to dance. I like to watch films and TV programs about dances. I like to dance Russian-folk-dances.
Hi! My name is Dasha Jamaleeva. I like to dance very much, so I have been dancing for 2 years. I like to dance modern dances. I love my group and my choreographer Shavnina Larisa Ebgenievna.
Hello! My name is Darina Zemlyanuha. I adore dancing. I began to dance at my lessons of rhythm. I attend my dance classes with pleasure.
When I finished me work I understand that 85% of children like to dance. It is a hobby of 30% of children, I asked. More than 31% of children have been dancing for 5 years. 18% of children only begin to dance. And 51% of children have been dancing less than 5 years. From all types of dances our pupils know ballet, ballroom dance, folk dances and modern dances. The most popular dances are ballroom dance, folk dances and modern dances.
Conclusion
The name of my work is “Dance is my hobby”. I chose this topic because we learned about hobby at school. Each person has to have an interesting activity, and his life will be more active and more diversified. Many people in our town can dance. They learn to dance. I like to dance too and it’s my hobby.
I decided to learn more about dances and its history. I have known that there are many kinds of dancing exist in the world. Their origin comes deep into the history. The dance developed   with the development of society. They developed in different stiles and directions. The direction and style of dance can be divided into:  Acrobatic dance, Ballet, Ballroom dancing, Hustle, Historical dance, Dancing in Latin America, Folk dance, Swing, The ritual dance, Modern Dance (early to mid-XX century),  Modern Dance (end XX – beginning of XXI century).
In my work I studied the most popular: folk dance, modern dance, ballroom dance and ballet.  I have known the brightest representatives of these dances and choreographers.
I have known that the most famous dances in our town are: folk dance, modern dance and ballroom dance. I study the history of these dance groups; learn about their dances and information about their concerts. I find out that the dances of our town are popular not only in our town but in other towns too.
I have known that young pupils of my school want to dance and to learn to dance too. I asked them some questions. And I received some results.
I found out that 85% of children like to dance. It is a hobby of 30% of children, I asked. More than 31% of children have been dancing for 5 years. 18% of children only begin to dance. And 51% of children have been dancing less than 5 years. From all types of dances our pupils know ballet, ballroom dance, folk dances and modern dances. The most popular dances are ballroom dance, folk dances and modern dances.
I’ve done this work with pleasure, because it was very interesting. It was not easy for me, because each proposal must be properly constructed, properly translated. And there were very many new difficult words.
I liked the theme that I have chosen. It was very interesting to know about the history of dance and their forms, to know some facts about the ball dance in my school. I think I coped with the tasks I have to do. It was very useful for me.
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I. N. Vereshchagina, O. V. Afanasyeva “English” 4, part 2
“English-Russian; Russian-English dictionary” V. K. Muller
Appendix 1
A total of 115 people were surveyed

На английском языке. My Hobby is Dancing
There is a popular belief that every girl should be able to dance. This point of view seems very correct to me, since plasticity and grace are the main components of female attractiveness. Perhaps, these were exact thoughts of my mom when she first registered me for classes at a ballet school. I have excellent posture and stunning banner thanks to classes of classical dance. Today, I can easily do the splits virtually without training. I always really liked the art of Ballet, but the severity, which prevailed in the classroom in our dance class, stringent requirements for appearance and the way of life became eventually boring to me. I wanted something more free, creative, and thus, I decided to go for a trial lesson in a contemporary dance studio. From the first visit to the studio, I realized that this was exactly what I needed at the moment, so I decided to withdraw from school. At contemporary dance classes that I attend today, we are taught to move in various styles popular at present time. It’s a peculiar mix that contains the aggressive hip-hop rhythms, gentle plastic go-go club dance, as well as incendiary elements of jazz-funk. Thanks to these lessons I can now shine in discos and catch admiring glances of my friends and acquaintances. In addition, I really like to take part in various performances of our studio organized specially for parents. Dance classes bring me much joy and allow me to become more self-confident. In addition, it is a great way to afford pleasure to others. I can see how spectators` eyes sparkle with fun at our concerts as they clap loudly and vigorously and move with the beat of the dancing music. All this gives me reason to think that I chose a very proper and useful hobby.
Перевод на русский язык. Моё хобби – танцы
Существует расхожее мнение, что каждая девочка должна уметь танцевать. Эта позиция кажется мне очень правильной, поскольку пластичность и грация — это главные составляющие женской привлекательности. Наверно, именно так думала моя мама, когда впервые записывала меня на занятия в балетную школу. Урокам классического танца я обязана своей великолепной осанкой и потрясающей растяжкой. Сегодня я с легкостью могу сесть на шпагат практически без подготовки. Само искусство балета мне всегда очень нравилось, но строгость, которая царила на занятиях в нашем танцевальном классе, жесткие требования к внешнему виду и образу жизни со временем стали утомлять меня. Мне захотелось чего-то более свободного, творческого, и поэтому я решила сходить на пробное занятие в студию современного танца. С первого же посещения этой студии я поняла, что это — именно то, что мне нужно в данный момент, поэтому я приняла решение уйти из балетной школы. На занятиях современного танца, которые я посещаю и сегодня, нас учат двигаться в различных стилях, популярных в настоящее время. Это своеобразный микс, в котором присутствует агрессивная ритмика хип-хопа, нежная пластика клубного танца гоу-гоу, а также зажигательные элементы джаз-фанка. Благодаря этим занятиям теперь я могу блистать на дискотеках и ловить на себе восхищенные взгляды своих друзей и знакомых. Кроме того, мне очень нравится принимать участие в различных выступлениях нашей студии, которые организуются специально для родителей. Занятия танцами приносят мне много радости и позволяют стать более уверенной в себе. Кроме того, это прекрасный способ доставить удовольствие и другим людям. Я вижу, как весело блестят глаза зрителей на наших концертах, как они громко аплодируют и энергично пританцовывают в такт музыке. Все это дает мне повод думать, что я выбрала очень правильное и полезное хобби.