Τετάρτη 5 Μαρτίου 2014

Dance

DANCE
Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement of the body, often rhythmic and to music. It is performed in many cultures as a form of emotional expression, social interaction, or exercise, in a spiritual or performance setting, and is sometimes used to express ideas or tell a story. Dance may also be regarded as a form of nonverbal communication between humans or other animals, as in bee dances.




Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. The television show Soul Train and the 1980s films Breakin', Beat Street, and Wild Style showcased these crews and dance styles in their early stages; therefore, giving hip-hop mainstream exposure. The dance industry responded with a commercial, studio-based version of hip-hop—sometimes called "new style"—and a hip-hop influenced style of jazz dance called "jazz-funk". Classically trained dancers developed these studio styles in order to create choreography from the hip-hop dances that were performed on the street. Because of this development, hip-hop dance is practiced in both dance studios and outdoor spaces.













Dimitra Mpitsi

Greek Music

Laïkó   







Laïkó (λαϊκό τραγούδι 'song of the people' / 'popular song' or αστική λαϊκή μουσική 'urban folk music'), is a Greek music genre that is composed in Greek language in accordance with the tradition of the Greek people. Laïkó followed after the commercialization of rebetiko music. Until the 1930s the Greek discography was dominated by two musical genres: the Greek folk music (demotiká) and the Elafró tragoudi (literally: "light song"). The latter was the Greek version of the international urban music of the era. Classic laïkó (κλασικό/παλιό λαϊκό) as it is known today, was the mainstream popular music of Greece during the 60s and 70s. It was dominated by singers such as Grigoris Bithikotsis, Marinella, Stelios Kazantzidis, Panos Gavalas and others. Among the most significant songwriters and lyricists of this period are considered George Zambetas, Manolis Hiotis and Vassilis Tsitsanis; of course the big names of this kind are still in Greek business. The more cheerful version of laïkó, called elafró laïkó (ελαφρολαϊκό, elafrolaïkó 'light laïkó') and it was often used in musicals during the Golden Age of Greek cinema. Contemporary laïkó (σύγχρονο λαϊκό), also called modern laïkó, is currently Greece's mainstream music genre. Some of the strongest Greek dances and rhythms of today's Greek music culture laïká are Nisiotika, Syrta, Hasapika, Kalamatiana, zeibekiko, syrtaki and Greek belly dance and the most of them are set to music by the Greek instrumental bouzouki. Thus, on the one hand there is the homogenized Greek popular song, with all the idioms of traditional Greek folk music, and on the other, the peculiar musical trends of the urban rebetiko (song of the cities) known also in Greece.



Aspasia Noula


Taking an interview

TAKING AN INTERVIEW
FROM A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER


Giota: When did you start playing volleyball?
Dimitra Kommatou: I started 6 years ago
Giota: Why did you choose this sport?
D.Kommatou: Because I liked it.I thought it was amazing.
Giota: Do your parents support you?
D. Kommatou: Yes, of course however they can.
Giota: How did you feel when you played for the first time?
D.Kommatou: I felt horrible!I was stressed and embarassed!
Giota: In which team did you play first?
D.Kommatou: I started from the academy and now I play In A Pagorasida.
Giota: In what position do you play?
D.Kommatou: I paly defense and forward.
Giota: Do you believe you are important for your team?
D. Kommatou: All in my team are important.
Giota: How do you feel when the crowd shouts your name?
D.Kommatou: Stree, stress and stress!
Giota: Have you ever won a prize?
D.Kommatou: Yes, I have won 4 prizes so far.
Giota: Have you evr thought of stopping playing?
D. Kommatou: Yes, but I still haven't done it!
Giota:Thanks a lot!
D.Kommatou: You're welcome!

Giota Zouzoula-Evaggelia Giannakopoulou
Στ1

"The three little pigs"




Once upon a time there was a mother pig with

three little pigs. They were living a happy life and
all they ever did was play and sleep.
The three little pigs started growing so big that the
mother said to them “you are getting too big for
our house and must move out on your own. You
must build houses that will keep you safe because
the wolf is out in the woods and you must be very
careful that the wolf does not catch you."
So the three little pigs packed their little knap
sacks and headed up the lane to see if they could
make a house to live in.
While they were traveling they met a man with a
bundle of straw.
 The first little pig thought "hmmm, I bet this straw

would make a nice safe house for us". Mister, said
the first little pig, "will you give us some straw to
build us a house to be safe in?"
"Of course" said the man with the straw, "I will
give you what you need to make a nice safe house."
So the three little pigs took the straw and made a
nice house with their straw.And what a pretty straw house this was too. Two
of the little pigs left to go for a walk and while they
were gone the wolf decided to come for a visit
The wolf being brave went right up to the door and
said "little pig, little pig, please let me in" and the
little pig answered him "not by the hair of my
chiney chin chin.
"Well then" said the wolf, "If you won't let me in I
will have to huff and puff and blow your house in!"
And the wolf started doing just that!
He started huffing and puffing and blowing real
hard. This scared the little pig so much that the
little pig got to the back door and started running
through the fields. The wolf was so busy the he did
not notice the little pig running away.
After a lot of huffing and puffing and blowing the
wolf blew the house down but he did not find a
little pig in the house. The little pig was quicker
than he was!
The first little pig found his brothers and told them
what had happened and the second little pig said
"we just need to build a better house."
While they were walking down the lane they ran
into a man carrying sticks. "Those sticks would
make a safe strong house" said the second little pig.
"Mister" the pig said "can we have some of your
sticks so that we can build a strong house? We had
a house of straw but the wolf came and blew it
down!"
The man looked at the little pigs and told them
they can use all the sticks they need to build their
house.
The little pigs worked real hard to make their stick
house and finally they were done. "What a
beautiful stick house this is." said the second little
pig. The other two little pigs agreed with him and
said "yes, this is a nice little house but now we must
go get food. We are getting hungry."
The other two little pigs left to go find food leaving
the second little pig all by himself. It wasn't long
after they left that the wolf found the stick house.
"Little Pig, Little Pig" said the wolf "please let me
in." The second little pig answered "not by the hair
of my chiney chin chin"
"Very well" said the wolf; I will just have to huff
and puff and blow your house in! And the wolf
started huffing and puffing and huffing and
puffing some more.
While the wolf was huffing and puffing the little
pig got scared but he remembered his little brother
pig ran away from the wolf. So the little pig went tothe back window and crawled out and ran to the
lake behind the house.
Just as he got to the lake the wolf blew the house in
but the little pig was too fast and got away. The
little pig made it too the lake and swam away.The second little pig found his brothers and they
thought about their problem for a while. The third
little pig said "we must build a super strong house,
just like momma has. And then the wolf will leave
us alone"
As they were walking down the lane they met a
man carrying bricks. "Wow" said the third pig, I
know those bricks would make a real strong house
just like mommas.”
So the third little pig asked the man, "Mister, will
you give us some bricks to build a house with? We
have built houses with straw and with sticks and
the mean old wolf blew them away!"The three little pigs had a real nice home. They
played outside and had fun all day. Then at night
they came in. They stayed safe and warm in their
brick house.
They were so happy! The three little pigs knew that
it would not be long before the wolf would find
them, so they discussed what they would do. After
they talked for a while they went to bed.
The next day the three little pigs saw the wolf
coming up the road. They ran inside of the house of
bricks and they knew they were safe.
The wolf started knocking on the door and said
“little pig, little pig please let me in” and the third
little pig answered him “Not by the hair of my
chiny chin chin!” So the wolf said "Then I'll huff,
and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed and he
huffed some more, but the house of bricks would
not come down!
The wolf got very very mad, but he pretended that
he was not mad at all. The wolf decided that the
only way to get the three little pigs was to pretend
to be friends with them. "If I act like I am
friendly" he thought "then those pigs will trust me
and let me come in and then I will get them!"
So the Wolf called out to him “Little pig, if you will
be ready at six o’clock in the morning, I will take
you to the farmers’ field and we can get some nice   
turnips there.”Where are the turnips?" said the
little pig. "Oh, in Mr. Smith's field, and if you will
be ready to-morrow morning we will go together,
and get some turnips for dinner." replied the wolf.
"Very well," said the little pig. "What time do you
want to go?" The wolf told him "6 o'clock would
be good."
"So the little pig got up at five, went to the turnip
fields and got the turnips before the wolf came
crying:--"Little pig, are you ready?"
The little pig said: "Ready! I have been
to the turnip fields, got some turnips,
and have a nice pot full cooking for
dinner." I was ready and you were not
here yet so I went on without you.The wolf felt very angry at this, but thought that he
was smarter than the little pig. He was not going to
let another pig outsmart him, so he said:--"Little
pig, I know where there is a nice apple-tree.”
"Where?" said the pig. "Down at Merry-garden,"
replied the wolf, "and if you will not deceive me I
will come for you, at five o'clock to-morrow, and
get some apples." The little pig got up next
morning at four o'clock, and went off for the
apples, hoping to get back before the wolf came;
but it took too long to climb the tree, and just as he
was coming down from it, he saw the wolf coming.
When the wolf came up he said:--
"Little pig, why are you here before me? I told you
I would come for you. Are they nice apples?" "Yes,
very," said the little pig. "I will throw you one
down."And he threw it so far that, while the wolf was gone
to pick it up, the little pig jumped down and ran
home. His brothers were waiting for him to return
with the apples. "Hurry, hurry," said the third
little pig "lock all the windows and doors because
the wolf is coming!"
The wolf was very angry at the pig:--The little pig
was scared but he stayed real quiet.
The three little pigs filled a pot with water and put
it over the fire in his fire place. This made the
water very hot. The wolf knew that the little pigs
were scared and that delighted him.
The wolf said to the little pigs, “little pigs, I am
going to come down your chimney to get you and
eat you up!
So down the chimney the wolf went. The little pigs
said nothing to the wolf and when then wolf got
down the chimney,
He went splash right into the pot of boiling hot
water! The wolf decided the pigs were too smart
for him and agreed to leave the three little pigs
alone. The wolf stayed around the three little pigs
home to make sure nothing ever came to harm
them. The three little pigs and the wolf learned how
to be friends and live happily ever after.
                                                      -The End-

Irene Siomou
Δ2

Games







League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and OS X, inspired by the mob Defense of the Ancients for the video game Warcraft ///: The Frozen Throne. It is a free-to-play game, supported by micro-transactions. The game was first announced on October 7, 2008, and released on October 27, 2009. League of Legends was generally well received at release, and has grown in popularity in the years since. According to a 2012 Forbes article, League of Legends was the most played PC game in North America and Europe in terms of the number of hours played. As of January 2014, over 67 million people play League of Legends per month, 27 million per day , and over 7.5 million concurrently during peak hours.





















Peter Papapoulios










Πέμπτη 27 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

Music



MICHAEL JACKSON



Name: Michael Jacson
Occupation: Dancer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer
Date of Birth: August 29th 1958
Date of Death: June 25th 2009
Place of Birth: Gary, Indiana
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Nickname: "King of Pop"  
Full Name: Michael Joseph Jackson 

Michael Joseph Jackson was an american recording artist, actor, producer, dancer, businessman and philanthropist. His contribution to music, dance and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. He was often referred to as "The King of Pop"

The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964 and began his solo career in 1971.In the early 1980s Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" were credited with breaking down racial barriers and with transforming the medium into an art form. With videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" he continued to innovate in the 1990s.Michael Jackson used several complicated dance techniques such as the robot and the moonwalk to which he gave the name. His distinctive sound and style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, conteborary RnB, pop and rock artists.

My favourite song is 


SMOOTH CRIMINAL

Artist: Michael Jackson
Album: Bad
Released : 1987 
Recorded : January 1987
Genre : Funk, dance-pop
Length : 4:17 (album version) 4:10 (7" edit) 7:49 (12" edit)
Label : Epic
Writer(s) : Michael Jackson
Producer : Quincy Jones : Michael Jackson (co-producer)










Aspasia Noula



Halloween

                                    
HAPPY HALLOWEEN


 Ghost...
Witch...
Tiger...
Fox...
Cat...
Choose a mask

 We get ready for Halloween



Happy Halloween from A1
Rodiani, Marianna, Stefanos, Gregory, Markos, Aldo, Dimitra, Olga, Efrosini, Katia, Katerina, Sotiris, Isidoros, Filippos