Compare Contrast Report

There are two activities that I participate in, both pertaining to the performing arts. These include dance and orchestra. There are so many clearly defined differences in the two, like how one dresses for it, the styles, and the equipment that is needed for the activity. There are also many similarities though, and not just that they are performing arts. Some similarities include showing off in front of an audience. The first difference, the dress attire, is one of the biggest differences. For dancers, it is required to wear a specific color of tights or panyhose, a black leotard or a tight fitted tank top with black spandex shorts. It is also necessary to wear the correct shoes to the correct class, like pointe shoes or ballet slippers for ballet and jazz shoes for jazz. To complete the look for dancers who are women, they are to always have their hair in a bun. When it is time to perform there is even a certain way that a dancer must have their makeup done. For orchestra members it is much more laid back. The only true requirement is to wear black. For men that is a black suit with a black neck or bow tie with black dress shoes. For women, if they with to wear a skirt of dress, it must go past the knee, or to just wear black dress pants. With a skirt or pants, it is also required to wear a black shirt with full or three-quarter length …show more content…
Dance has multiple styles like ballet, pointe, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, modern, lyrical, and so on. Some of them being fluid and beautiful like ballet and contemporary, while others are more sharp movements and showy, like jazz and hip hop. Orchestra styles of music are also very different. It is a variety from medieval, to renaissance, to baroque, to classical, to even romantic. These types come from different composers as well as different time periods. For example, the baroque time period was most active in the 17th and early 18th