Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance is a dynamic and evolving form of dance that emerged in the mid-20th century as a reaction against the structured movements of classical ballet and modern dance. It incorporates a variety of techniques, including elements from ballet, modern dance, jazz, and even other art forms such as theater and performance art. Unlike traditional styles, contemporary dance emphasizes self-expression, improvisation, and the use of the body in creative ways to explore a wide range of emotions, ideas, and stories.

One of the defining features of contemporary dance is its freedom and flexibility. Dancers are encouraged to push boundaries, experimenting with different movements and ways of interacting with space, both on the floor and in the air. The focus is on individual expression, where dancers can interpret music or abstract concepts in their own unique way. This contrasts with more traditional forms where there is often a prescribed set of movements or routines.

Additionally, contemporary dance is highly influenced by the world around it, incorporating current events, cultural shifts, and social issues into its performances. It often tackles complex and challenging themes, including identity, politics, and human relationships. This makes contemporary dance a versatile and powerful medium for artistic expression, allowing both the performer and the audience to engage in a deeper dialogue about the world they live in.

Overall, contemporary dance is not just a style of movement but a powerful form of artistic and emotional communication, offering both dancers and audiences a chance to explore the complexities of the human experience through the body and movement.

There are 5 characteristics of contemporary dance. Many of these principles are first seen in the work of the early modern dance pioneers, such as Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan and Jose Limon.

• Use of Breath and body awareness.

• Opposition. 

• Contraction and release.

• Spiral.

• Fall and Recovery.

• Suspension and momentum.

• Use of parallel and turnout.

• Versatility and eclecticism.

My Favourite Novel

Even though I don't read books as a hobby, my favorite book among the ones I read was Oliver Twist.This novel is a story I read when I was a child, and I still love that story from my childhood.

I had written a summary of this novel when I was a child. Based on that memory, I decided to create a blog about it. I would like to briefly describe it below.🔖📖

How to make lava cake easily?👌😋

Here’s a step-by-step recipe to make lava cake (also known as molten chocolate cake), which has a warm, gooey center when you cut into it. It’s a delicious and decadent dessert!

My hero 😎

 My Mother 

My hero is MY MOTHER , so strong and so kind,

With a heart full of love, and a brilliant mind.

She lifts me up when the world pulls me down,

Turns every frown into a smile, no matter the sound.

Her hands have worked wonders, both gentle and true,

Her wisdom a light that guides me through.

She whispers of courage in moments of fear,

And in her warm embrace, everything feels near.

She’s the strength in my bones, the song in my soul,

Her love, the force that makes me whole.

Through every storm, she stands tall and bright,

A beacon of hope, my guiding light.

My hero is my mother, in every way,

She’s the one who helps me face each new day.

With her by my side, I know I’ll be strong,

For in her love, I truly belong.

And I say, I love you MOM.💖

Twin sisters💕

 My Twin Sister

I can say that the bond between twin brothers and sisters is the strongest and most beautiful bond that goes beyond any other bond. Because it's a different kind of bond that others can't imagine. From the day we emerged from the womb, in the same embryo, at the same time, in the same way, until now, my sister and I have been doing everything together. My sister is only 3 minutes older than me. Her name is Dilmi Shehana.

In a way, I think it was a meritorious deed that my sister and I were born as twin sisters. My sister is my strength. She is a much stronger person than me. When we go on a trip, we dress the same and go the same way. Since we were little, our mother dressed us in the same clothes. We got used to that and still wear the same clothes today. Most of the time, we both think the same way. Even if we go to buy something, we choose something else that we like.

If one of us gets sick, the other one will definitely get sick too. One thing everyone asks us is whether we're going to get along. Yes, we get along, I'm not going to lie and say we don't get along. But like normal siblings, we don't get along for a long time. We don't even get along for 5 minutes before we become friends.

However, the only thing I know is that my sister and I have a very strong bond. If one of us has a problem, the other one helps us. Even in school, we didn't have any new friends. We were always there for each other. Even today, my best friend is my sister.

When we went to school, everyone would get into trouble with us. If I remember one incident, when we were going to cast our vote, we were accused of casting our vote twice. Later, when they found out that we were twin sisters, they laughed at us.😅 There were also times when our family members couldn't recognize us at first. When we were little, our mother would accidentally bathe and feed the same child twice, breastfeed the same child twice, and things like that would happen.😄

I wish that my sister and I will always be my sister in every life. I also thank my mother for carrying me and my sister in her womb and giving birth to us, even though it was difficult. I love my sister very much.💕

Women's Day👩

 The Importance of  Women's Day

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th every year to recognize the efforts and struggles of women around the world. This day highlights the need for gender equality and empowers women to achieve their dreams.

For many years, women were not given equal rights in education, jobs, and decision-making. However, today, women have proven their abilities in every field. Leaders like Kiran Bedi (India's first female IPS officer), Malala Yousafzai (education activist), and Mary Kom (boxing champion) have shown that women can achieve anything.

Despite progress, many women still face discrimination, low wages, and fewer opportunities. Women's Day reminds us to support equal rights, stop violence against women, and encourage girls to follow their dreams. Schools and workplaces should promote awareness about women's rights, leadership, and empowerment.

A nation cannot develop fully without empowering its women. Educated and independent women improve families, contribute to the economy, and inspire the next generation. Governments and organizations must take steps to ensure equal pay, leadership opportunities, and legal protection for women.

A world where women can grow and shine is a world where everyone benefits. Therefore, it is the duty of all of us to respect and protect women every day, not just limit the appreciation of women to one day.

Challenges Women Face

Despite their achievements, many women still face discrimination, wage gaps, domestic violence, and societal restrictions. In some parts of the world, girls are still denied education and forced into early marriages. Gender inequality prevents societies from achieving full growth and prosperity.

How We Can Support Women?

• Encourage Girls' Education - Every girl has the right to learn and build a future.

• Raise Awareness About Gender Equality - Schools and workplaces should promote equal opportunities.

• Support Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders - Women should be encouraged to lead and innovate.

• Speak Up Against Discrimination - If you see unfair treatment, don't stay silent.

 

How I spend my weekend?

My first job on Saturday is to take my dance class. I start my dance class at 10 o’clock and continue it until 2 in the afternoon. This Saturday, my sister had to go to a party, so I helped her get ready from two o’clock. I styled her hair. I chose jewelry. I did lot of think like that. In the meantime, I ate rice for both breakfast and lunch at around 3 o’clock. Saturday was a busy day. After doing all this work, I washed up around 4 p.m. took a nap. I got up around 6 p.m., lite the Buddha lamp, and started doing group activities on campus.

I had dinner around 8 p.m. and started my work again. Then watched some tv movies and fell sleep around 12 p.m.

The next day is Sunday. My day off, to be exact. I can only be free on this day. Because there are no lectures, no classes. Sunday is a day off for everyone in our house. In the morning, I watch cartoons. From childhood, my sister, my brother and me never stopped watching cartoons, no matter how old we are. We have tea in the morning, eat breakfast, and start cleaning the house. After doing some washing, we spend a little time together as a family.

After lunch at around 12 noon, l review the lessons in the afternoon theory class. On Sunday evenings, I teach theory classes for general education students. I set aside Sunday evenings for the children in my class. After finishing my classes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., I started doing group activities on campus again. I joined a zoom meeting with the university members in the group and did most of that.

At around 10, I had dinner, washed up, and went to bed. I prepared the necessary arrangements to go sing at a wedding reception the next morning.🌞

 

Social media

Social media is an online platform. We can share information, images and videos between communities.

“Social” – being involved in society.

“Media” – means to connect with others.

“Social Media” – interaction uses media for social.

Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Google, YouTube, and Telegram are examples for social media.

Objective of social media.

v  To check social networks, like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter. 

 

v  To find information. 

 

v  To send and receive mails. 

 

v  To download. 

 

v  To listen to music. 

 

v  Online shopping. 

 

v  To chat and send text messages online.

 

Positive influence of social media.

Ø  Communication is easy. 

 

Ø  A lot of entertainment is available. 

 

Ø  Helps in finding new job offers. 

 

Ø  Develops communication skills and improves knowledge. 

 

Ø  You can easily study, shop and pay money online.

 

     Negative influence of social media.

Ø  Addiction.

Ø  Having health problems.

Ø  Aiming to move towards targets.

Ø  Increase in cybercrime.

Ø  Lack of sleep.

Ø  Learnable less.

 

Importance of social media platforms.

Anyone use these social media platforms to communicate and socialize locally as well as globally. Social media is widely used in modern times.

My conclusion.

The way social media has taken its place in the real world has disrupted many people’s lives. As the user accesses media profiles with them, they are removed from the real world and inserted into the orphan dimes.

My dancing class 

When asked what I wanted to be when I was child, l always said that I wanted to be a teacher. That was my only ream. Today, I have taken one step forward from that dream. That is to get a university degree with my high school diploma. Since then, I started a small dance class at my home about a year ago.

My dancing class name is D&D DANCE ACCEDAMMY. My  class which started about five children. I want to teach them even better what I learned from loving little children. It’s a wonderful experience when children spend time together. Even though my children had never studied dance before, I am very happy with the level they have reached today. When I see the way they dance now, I feel humble pride.

When teaching children specially with little children, their hearts are like flowers. You have to be very careful when dealing with them. If one child is too busy with work, the other child will get a little jealous. So, as a teacher, we need to know how to interact with children in caring manner. I spend all day Saturday with my children no matter what work I have; I don’t do anything on Saturday.

It’s without occasions when children are naughty. Parents should raise their children without doing so. But it’s not out of anger. It’s out of love. Childhood is a time when the mind is easily down to wrong things. I think we as teachers can understand that and help them grow. I always raise my children to be disciplined, humble, and well-behaved individuals. My only hope is to help the next generation move forward.🙏💃

 Water pollution

Comprising over 70% of the earth’s surface water is undoubtedly the most precious natural resource the exists on our planet. Without the seemingly invaluable compound comprised of hydrogen and oxygen, life on earth would be non-existent on our planet to grow and prosper.

Although we as humans recognize these facts, we disregard it by polluting our rivers, lakes, and oceans. Subsequently we are slowly but surely harming our planet to the points where organisms are dying at a very alarming rate. In addition to innocent organisms dying off, our drinking water has become greatly affected as is stability to use water for recreational purposes. In order to combat water pollution, we must understand the problems and become part of the solution.

Marine dumping, nuclear waste, industrial waste, oil pollution, sewage, and storage leaks are different causes of water pollution.

Effects on humans

    Disease caused by,

• Drinking contaminated.

• Swimming in polluted water.

• Contact with chemically polluted water.

Effect on birds and mammals.

 

Birds and mammals become coated with oil and died because of eating plastic.

 

What we can do?

• Turn off running water.

• Participate in a cleanup. 

• Spread awareness. 

• Not mixing garbage with water.

Depression😖

 

Depression

What is depression?

This is a common mental illness. Excessive sadness leads to this condition. This condition can happen to anyone of any status and when this condition worsens, they may even think of taking their own life.

Study finds that a staggering 39% of Sri Lankans aged 10-24 suffer from Depression

ANY PERSON IN NEED OF HELP COULD CALL THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE 1926

Colombo (News 1^st) – A study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Peradeniya and the University of Kelaniya has shown that an astonishing 39% of young Sri Lankans between the ages of 10 and 24 years are suffering from Depression.

Symptoms of depression.

v  Excessive sadness.

v  Decreased craving.

v  Sleep problems.

v  Abnormal behavior.

v  Excessive fatigue and lack of energy.

v  Feeling guilty.

v  Attention problems.

v  Thinking that life has no meaning.

v  Change in appetite.

Causes of depression.

The exact cause of this condition has not yet been found. But when a person’s ability to bear exceeds the maximum level, depression occurs. This is due to environmental effects as well as genetic effects.

Actions that can be taken to cure depression.

• Seeing a psychiatrist.  

DR. In the book the Depression Cure written Stefan Ilady psychiatrist, there are 6 points about how to Cure depression without medicines.😊

        1. Engaging in physical activity.

        2.  Eating omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.

        3.  Sun light.

        4.   Good sleep.

        5.   Trying to be busy.

        6.  Having out with people. (Talking Therapy)

 

😨Unforgettable trip of my life😨

 

Adventure Ride

August 14, 2024 I still remember that day. I thought then I would never travel at night again.

If we talk about that day, it was the day we decided to go to Monaragala grandfather’s house. We had planned to leave before evening, but we were able to start the journey only at 3 p.m. that day. It was a very rainy day. We traveled on a three-wheeler. After taking my sister from work, we put on the map and started the journey. During the journey, a short road was shown on the map at a distance of two kilometers to Galle, so we took that road. But eventually we got stuck on a highway entrance. We were shocked to see it. From now on we were scared.

Again, we put the map on the Galle Road and went through small roads, mountains, forest roads, but finally the map took us to the highway access roads. At first, we thought it was our way around, but in the end, we realized that we were lost because of the map, so we decided to stop looking at the map and ask the people on the road hoe to get to Galle Road. By this time, we had started to sweat even though it was raining. Because of fear.

After going round, we finally reached the main Galle Road after 4 hours. Until then, we have been hanging around Galle. The body bled a little after teaching the Galle Road. While going like this, the three-wheeler that we were traveling in stopped at the same time. I still remember the name of the area. In the area called “Ranna” the vehicle broke down and we had nothing to do. At that moment, as if God has seen it, a human being came to help us. On that day, there was a musical show in that area, so all the people gathered there. The young man who came to help us was about my age. About two hours of effort, the young man fixed our vehicle. I still thank young man from the bottom of my heart for the help he gave us that day.

It was past midnight when we left there. The young man warned us that there were elephants on the road ahead of us. We became more afraid after hearing that story. Remembering God, we moved forward through dense forest. I didn’t sleep for a minute, remembering the Buddha, and looked carefully on both sides of the road to see if there were any elephants. As we were going, a group of people in a jeep told us not to move forward from here and that there are elephants in front of us. We were more afraid. We turned back and went the other way. While going like this, my eyes suddenly switched as my brother’s neck suddenly fell down. I realized that he fell asleep at once. “Brother” I asked loudly. Since then, I have been very vigilant.

After traveling along, we finally reached our destination at 4 a.m. The journey started at 3 o’clock in the evening the previous day and ended at 4 o’clock in the morning the next day. Even day, when I remember that trip, my body gets cold. I decided never to look at the map while traveling.😨