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Golden ratio and dance

personSlađana Milošević
history2 minutes reading
As a mathematical and natural phenomenon, the Golden Ratio has to do with the Fibonacci sequence, the Stradivarius violin, the sunflower. The golden ratio was used by Mozart and Le Corbusier in the field of visual arts, architecture and music, but is rarely used in the field of dance, states Ethan Barbee (1) in his work. This led me to…
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Učiti iz poraza

Learning from defeats

personSlađana Milošević
history5 minutes reading
We have all heard stories of artists who happened to be at the right place, at the right time, for the right person to notice their talent, and the rest, as they say, is history. For some people, it’s easy. But for the majority of artists, their big break didn’t come until they put in a lot of hard work…
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Zamisli život bez muzike i plesa

Imagine a life without music and dance

personSlađana Milošević
history2 minutes reading
For the title, I used the words of the famous hit of rock group Film “Imagine a life in the rhythm of music for dancing“. I asked myself and I’m asking you now: “Try to imagine life without music?” I mean, just try to imagine? And then, imagine a life where we can’t / we don’t know that we can…
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Prkosna moć ljudske prirode

Defiant Power of Human Spirit

personSlađana Milošević
history3 minutes reading
Defiant Power of Human Spirit is one of the key concepts in logotherapy. It is defined as an ability of the human person to discovery meaning in the face of tragedy. Alice Sheppard is a disabled choreographer and dancer from Britain. Back in 2004 she was a professor at Penn State. During a conference on disability studies, she attended a…
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Ples u školama, kao i matematika

Dance classes in schools, like math

personSlađana Milošević
history3 minutes reading
Could you imagine having following classes in school, on Monday, for example: English, Maths, Science, Dance? I have already wrote about how dance classes are used in teaching coding. I wanted to describe connection of mathematics and dance, but then I found this interesting interview of Shiamak Davar, Bollywood Ace Choreographer. While I was working on this text, personal spy…
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Vipassana meditacija

Vipassana meditation

personSlađana Milošević
history2 minutes reading
 When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears. S. N. Goenka The Vipassanā movement, also called the Insight Meditation Movement and American vipassana movement. Vipassana is a classical Buddhist meditation. It can be practiced by anyone, as there is nothing inherently religious about it. Vipassana does not involve any esoteric techniques and the only thing required is to see reality…
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Misli o plesu

About dancing

personSlađana Milošević
history2 minutes reading
I will start here with the question: Did you know that Bruce Lee was a Cha-Cha dancing champion? (Hong Kong, 1958 Cha Cha Championship. Here is a photo: http://hongwrong.com/bruce-lee-dancing-cha-cha). Yes, he was. This fascinates me, because without his dancing skills Bruce Lee would not be Bruce Lee 😉 And it reminded me at this occasion to find out few quotes…
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Opusti se meditacijom

Relax with meditation

personSlađana Milošević
history3 minutes reading
This blog is about how to relax and meditate outside of our dance workshops. Most of us spend our working hours in a sitting position. So, here are some short suggestions on how to relax, meditate and get some exercise during working hours. BREATHING EXERCISES 4-7-8 breathing technique is a way of breathing developed by dr. Andrew Weil. It is…
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Pokret i logoterapija

Dancing and logotherapy

personSlađana Milošević
history3 minutes reading
Since I have completed my logotherapy studies at Viktor Frankl Institute in Texas/USA, I have been thinking about the connection: aikido – logotherapy. Aikido is a modern martial art. But aikido doesn’t look like a “fight” at all, it looks more like a dance. This is because aikido uses opponent’s energy timely, in order to end the “conflict” so that…
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PLES GRKA ZORBE – IZRAZ LEPOTE I AGONIJE ŽIVLJENJA

Greek Zorba dance – expressing the beauty and agony of living

personSlađana Milošević
history2 minutes reading
Teach me to dance. Will you? Basil Dance. Did you say, dance? Come on my boy! Zorba “Zorba the Greek” is a 1964 movie written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot Michael Cacoyannis and starring Anthony Quinn as the titular character. Based on the 1946 novel “The Life And Times Of Alexis Zorba” by Nikos Kazantzakis. “Zorbas” (or more…
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