Lumi

Dance I. Dance in the medival and roman eras (There are many different periods where dance is different, but two in particular that I wanted to explore were...) -history and culture -I think that dance has changed because music has changed II. The media -it's impact with stereotyping dance (specific shows?) III. The reasons why dance is considered a female activity -phyiscal appeal -different genres (jazz, ballet, hiphop) IV. How our society is changing today

Huge rise in boys taking dance classes -Numbers in dance rise at a boy's boarding school -Rugby and football boys try dance and many enjoy it (physical fit helps them) []

Ecouraging boys to dance -"the current perception is that dance is not a “manly” activity" -talks about the gender issue in dance -has a list of how to make dance appealing to boys (which is basically a list of reasons why dance is considered a female activity) []

The school of american ballet offering a boys only class -pink -ecourage boys to join because they are minority []

A novel written by the mother of a boy called the only boy in ballet class (based on her own experience) []

Dance in the Renaissance (14th to 17th century) [] [] (the different types of dancing) [] (another site about medival dancing)

Roman dance (1st or 2nd century BC) []