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From the Ted Talk by Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations from a lifetime of dance
Unscramble the Blue Letters
(Applause)
Judith Jamison: Thanks. How are y'all?
(Audience cheers)
JJ: Yeah, you know you've just been to church?
(Laughter)
You just saw a baptism, yes? This is from this wonderful piece Mr. Ailey created in 1960, called "Revelations." Mr. aeily was 29 years old when he choreographed this masterpiece. It's been dceand all over the wlord and understood universally, because he understood the humanity in us all. "Revelations" is a reflection of a journey we all take in life, and, hopefully, triumphantly.
That was the magic of ailvn Ailey. He was able to see you, in the audience, see me, as the dancer, and see the connection between us, and cperhghooraed works that connected us all. So you felt he was telling your story, while I felt I was dancing mine.
Open Cloze
(Applause)
Judith Jamison: Thanks. How are y'all?
(Audience cheers)
JJ: Yeah, you know you've just been to church?
(Laughter)
You just saw a baptism, yes? This is from this wonderful piece Mr. Ailey created in 1960, called "Revelations." Mr. _____ was 29 years old when he choreographed this masterpiece. It's been ______ all over the _____ and understood universally, because he understood the humanity in us all. "Revelations" is a reflection of a journey we all take in life, and, hopefully, triumphantly.
That was the magic of _____ Ailey. He was able to see you, in the audience, see me, as the dancer, and see the connection between us, and _____________ works that connected us all. So you felt he was telling your story, while I felt I was dancing mine.
Solution
- ailey
- world
- choreographed
- danced
- alvin
Original Text
(Applause)
Judith Jamison: Thanks. How are y'all?
(Audience cheers)
JJ: Yeah, you know you've just been to church?
(Laughter)
You just saw a baptism, yes? This is from this wonderful piece Mr. Ailey created in 1960, called "Revelations." Mr. Ailey was 29 years old when he choreographed this masterpiece. It's been danced all over the world and understood universally, because he understood the humanity in us all. "Revelations" is a reflection of a journey we all take in life, and, hopefully, triumphantly.
That was the magic of Alvin Ailey. He was able to see you, in the audience, see me, as the dancer, and see the connection between us, and choreographed works that connected us all. So you felt he was telling your story, while I felt I was dancing mine.
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