Essays about: "dancer"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the word dancer.

  1. 16. A Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework where Agents Learn a Basic form of Social Movement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion

    Author : Erik Ekstedt; [2018]
    Keywords : machine learning; deep learning; Pepper; neural network; reinforcement learning;

    Abstract : For social robots to move and behave appropriately in dynamic and complex social contexts they need to be flexible in their movement behaviors. The natural complexity of social interaction makes this a difficult property to encode programmatically. READ MORE

  3. 17. Dance to Buss : An Ethnographic Study of Dancehall Dancing in Jamaica

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Sjövall; [2013]
    Keywords : Dancing; dancehall; Jamaica; poverty; resistance; class conflict; social media; gender.;

    Abstract : Dancehall is an influential space of cultural creation and expression within Jamaican society. This study is about how Jamaican dancehall is being performed, and what this performance means to its participants. Dancehall is mainly practiced by lower-class Jamaicans. This thesis focuses on dancers as a specific group among these participants. READ MORE

  4. 18. Wa-UM-eii : How a Choreographer Can Use Sonification to Communicate With Dancers During Rehearsals

    University essay from Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Emma Fagergren; [2012]
    Keywords : sonification; communication; dancers; dancer; choreographer; rehearsal; non verbal; dynamics; synchronize; embodied cognition; coordination;

    Abstract : A sonification is a nonverbal speech act and might sound like “wa-UM-eii”, or “wooosh!” The purpose of this study was to investigate a choreographer’s use of sonification in dance instructions, to see if there are different types of sonifications and if the use of these might differ with a change in context. Video material capturing the rehearsals of a noted dance company was analyzed using a cognitive ethnography-based approach. READ MORE

  5. 19. What does dancing have to do with blogging? : A study of verbal and nonverbal communication among dance bloggers.

    University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Katarzyna Kruczynska; [2012]
    Keywords : communication; objective reality; blogging; medium; audience;

    Abstract : Abstract of the research: What does Dancing Have to Do with Blogging? A  Study of Verbal and Non-verbal Communication among Dance Bloggers Dance, in its essence can be seen as a form of social interaction. Unique role of dancing is the recurrent motif in dance-related theories which underline that dance should not be approached only from the perspective of physical exercise but also interpreted within its social context. READ MORE