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Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts
Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts
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	123 Seldon Street; Detroit, Michigan; USA
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Type	School of Choice
Established	1992
Principal	Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton
Faculty	40+
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1200+
Color(s)	Gold and White
Mascot	Achievers
Affiliation	Detroit Public Schools
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The Detroit School of Arts, originally known as the Detroit School for the Fine and Performing Arts, is a blue ribbon high school located in Detroit, Michigan. Entrance to Detroit School of Arts is based on an audition that takes place at the end of a student's eighth grade year. Students are required to choose a "major". The Detroit School of Arts is one of four magnet schools in Detroit, others being (Renaissance High School, Cass Technical High School and Communication & Media Arts High School).

The school offers majors in vocal, visual communications, visual arts, instrumental, dance, and band. To be accepted as a student, applicants must audition for one of these majors; orchestra, band, vocal, acting, or visual arts. The school's colors are blue,gold, and white. The school's principal is Dr. Denise Darcel Davis-Cotton.

Detroit School of Arts is a Detroit school of choice which means that enrollment is based upon a specific set of criteria, including an audition. Averaging ten million dollars a year in college scholarship offerings. The individual worth of all is valued College Preparatory.

Located on the grounds of Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Detroit Public Television operates collaborative instructional activities housed in Detroit School of Arts.

Detroit School of Arts is the only Detroit Public School that participates in interscholastic oratory and public address competitions. Currently, the school holds the State title.

All school projects are designed to promote academic excellence.

Notable Alumni

Aaliyah Haughton - World renowned singer

External links

Official home page
Schools of the 21st Century -- discussion of the school building's architecture

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+{{Infobox Secondary school
-[[Image:Awa odori 25 001.jpg|thumb|The Dance of Fools (in [[Kōenji]], [[Tokyo]])]]
+| name= Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts
-[[Image:Woman's Awa odori.JPG|thumb|July 2007 Awa Odori in [[Kagurazaka]].]]
+| established= 1992
-The {{nihongo|'''Awa Dance Festival'''|阿波踊り|Awa Odori}} is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the [[Bon festival]] in [[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]] city (徳島市; Tokushima-shi), the capital [[cities of Japan|city]] of [[Tokushima Prefecture]] on [[Shikoku]] in [[Japan]].  [[Awa Province (Tokushima)|Awa]] is the old, [[feudal]] administration name for [[Tokushima]] and [[Japanese traditional dance|odori]] means dance.  Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan, attracting over 1.3 million tourists every year.<ref>http://web-japan.org/atlas/festivals/fes19.html</ref>
+| students =1200+
+| grades=9-12
+| principal= Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton
+| faculty= 40+
+| type= [[magnet school|School of Choice]]
+| mascot= Achievers
+| affiliation= Detroit Public Schools
+| address= 123 Seldon Street
+| city= [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]
+| state=[[Michigan]]
+| country= [[United States|USA]]
+| colors= [[Gold]] and [[White]]
+| picture=[[Image:Detroit School of Arts.jpg|280px]]
+}}
-Groups of choreographed dancers and musicians known as ''ren'' (連) dance through the streets, typically accompanied by the [[shamisen]] lute, [[taiko]] drums, [[shinobue]] flute and the [[kane (musical instrument)|kane]] bell. Performers wear traditional [[Bon festival|Bon]] dance costumes, and chant and sing as they parade through the city.
+'''The Detroit School of Arts''', originally known as the Detroit School for the Fine and Performing Arts, is a [[blue ribbon]] [[high school]] located in [[Detroit, Michigan]].
-==History==
+Entrance to Detroit School of Arts is based on an audition that takes place at the end of a student's eighth grade year. Students are required to choose a "major".
+The Detroit School of Arts is one of four [[magnet schools]] in Detroit, others being ([[Renaissance High School]], [[Cass Technical High School]] and [[Communication & Media Arts High School]]).
+The school offers majors in  vocal, visual communications, visual arts,  instrumental, dance, and band.  To be accepted as a student, applicants must audition for one of these majors; orchestra, band, vocal, acting, or visual arts.  The school's colors are blue,gold, and white. The school's principal is Dr. Denise Darcel Davis-Cotton.
-The earliest origins of the dance style are found in the [[Japanese Buddhist]] priestly dances of [[Nembutsu]]-odori and ''hiji-odori'' of the [[Kamakura Period]] (1185-1333), and also in ''kumi-odori'', a lively harvest dance that was known to last for several days.<ref>Miyoshi Shoichiro (2001) Tokushima Hanshi Tokuhon</ref>.
+Detroit School of Arts is a Detroit school of choice which means that enrollment is based upon a specific set of criteria, including an audition. Averaging ten million dollars a year in college scholarship offerings. The individual worth of all is valued College Preparatory.
-The '''Awa Odori''' festival grew out of the tradition of the [[Bon festival|Bon]] odori which is danced as part of the [[o-bon]] "Festival of the Dead", a [[Japanese Buddhist]] celebration where the [[spirits]] of deceased [[ancestors]] are said to visit their living relatives for a few days of the year. The term "Awa Odori" was not used until the 20th century, but [[o-bon]] festivities in [[Tokushima]] have been famous for their size, exuberance and anarchy since the 16th century.
+Located on the grounds of Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Detroit Public Television operates collaborative instructional activities housed in Detroit School of Arts.
-'''Awa Odori's''' independent existence as a huge, city-wide dance party is popularly believed to have begun in [[1586]] when Lord [[Hachisuka Iemasa]], the [[daimyo]] of [[Awa Province]] (the old name for [[Tokushima]] hosted a drunken celebration of the opening of [[Tokushima]] Castle.  The locals, having consumed a great amount of [[sake]], began to drunkenly weave and stumble back and forth.  Others picked up commonly available musical instruments and began to play a simple, rhythmic song, to which the revellers invented lyrics.
+Detroit School of Arts is the only Detroit Public School that participates in interscholastic oratory and public address competitions. Currently, the school holds the State title.
-This version of events is supported by the lyrics of the first verse of "Awa Yoshikono Bushi", a local version of a popular [[folk music|folk song]] which praises [[Hachisuka Iemasa]] for giving the people Awa Odori, and is quoted in the majority of tourist brochures and websites,<ref>e.g. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a46_fes_awa.html</ref>.  However, according to local historian Miyoshi Shoichiro, this story first appeared in a [[Mainichi Shimbun]] newspaper article in 1908 and is unsupported by any concrete evidence.<ref>Miyoshi Shoichiro (2001:35) Tokushima Hanshi Tokuhon</ref>  It is unclear whether the song [[lyrics]] were written before or after this article appeared.
-Some evidence of the festival's history comes from edicts issued by the [[Tokushima Domain|Tokushima-han]] [[feudal]] administration, such as this one dating from 1671:<ref>Miyoshi 2001: 37</ref>
-<blockquote>
-.  The [[bon-odori]] may be danced for only three days.<br />2.  [[Samurai]] are forbidden to attend the public celebration.  They may dance on their own premises but must keep the gates shut.  No quarrels, arguments or other misbehaviour  are allowed.<br />3.  The dancing of [[bon-odori]] is prohibited in all temple grounds.
-</blockquote>
-This suggests Awa’s [[bon-odori]] was a well established as a major event, lasting well over three days – long enough to be a major disruption to the normal functioning of the city.  It implies that [[samurai]] joined the festival alongside peasants and merchants, disgracing themselves with brawling and unseemly behaviour.  In 1674, it was “forbidden for dancers or spectators to carry swords (wooden or otherwise), daggers or poles”, in 1685 revellers were prohibited from dancing after midnight, and dancers were not allowed to wear any head or face coverings<ref>Wisneiwski, Mark (2003:2) ‘The Awa Odori Trilogy’ in Awa Life</ref>, suggesting that there were some serious public order concerns.
-In the [[Meiji Period]] (1868 - 1912) the festival died down as the [[Tokushima|Tokushima's] [[indigo dye|indigo]] trade which had financed the festival collapsed due to imports of cheaper chemical dyes.<ref>Wisneiwski, Mark (2003) ‘The Awa Odori Trilogy’ in Awa Life. </ref>  The festival was revitalised at the start of the [[Showa Period]] (1926) when Tokushima Prefectural authorities first coined the name ‘Awa Odori’ and promoted it as the region’s leading tourist attraction.
-==Song==
-The song associated with '''Awa Odori''' is called ''Awa Yoshikono'' and is a localised version of the [[Edo period]] popular song ''Yoshikono Bushi''.  Parts of it are sung, and others are chanted.  The origins of the melodic part have been traced to [[Kumamoto]], [[Kyushu]], but the Awa version came from [[Ibaraki Prefecture]], from where it spread back down to [[Nagoya]] and [[Kansai]].<ref>Wisneiwski, Mark (2003:3) ‘The Awa Odori Trilogy’ in Awa Life</ref> The [[lyrics]] of the first verse are:
-''Awa no dono sama hachisuka-kou ga ima ni nokoseshi awa odori'' - What Awa's Lord Hachisuka left us to the present day is Awa Odori
-The song is usually sung at a suitable in the parade where the dancers can stop and perform a stationary dance - usually at a street intersection or in front of the ticketed, amplified stands which are set up at various points around the city.  Not every group has a singer, but most will frequently break out into the Awa Yoshikono chant as they parade through the streets:
-{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" style="margin: 1ex 1em;"
-|-
-| style="padding-right: 2em" | 踊る阿呆に||style="padding-right: 2em" | Odoru ahou ni || style="padding-right: 2em" |  The dancers are fools
-|-
-| style="padding-right: 2em" | 見る阿呆 ||style="padding-right: 2em" | Miru ahou || style="padding-right: 2em" | The watchers are fools
-|-
-| style="padding-right: 2em" | 同じ阿呆なら ||style="padding-right: 2em" | Onaji ahou nara || style="padding-right: 2em" |Both are fools alike so
-|-
-| style="padding-right: 2em" | 踊らな損、損 ||style="padding-right: 2em" | Odorana son, son || style="padding-right: 2em" | Why not dance?
-|-
-|}
-The dancers also chant ''hayashi kotoba'' call and response patterns such as "Yattosa, yattosa", "Hayaccha yaccha" and "Erai yaccha, erai yaccha", "Yoi, yoi, yoi, yoi".  These calls have no [[semantic]] meaning, but help to encourage the dancers.
-== Dance ==
-During the [[daytime]] a restrained dance called ''Nagashi'' is performed, but at night the dancers switch to a frenzied dance called ''Zomeki''.
-Men and women dance in different styles.  For the men’s dance: right foot and right arm forward, touch the ground with toes, then step with right foot crossing over left leg.  This is then repeated with the left leg and arm.  Whilst doing this, the hands draw triangles in the air with a flick of the wrists, starting at different points.  Men dance in a low crouch with knees pointing outwards and arms held above the shoulders.
-The women's dance uses the same basic steps, although the posture is quite different. The restrictive [[kimono]] allows only the smallest of steps forward but a crisp kick behind, and the hand gestures are more restrained and graceful, reaching up towards the sky. Women usually dance in tight formation, poised on the ends of their [[geta (footwear)|geta]] sandals.
-Children and adolescents of both sexes usually dance the men's dance.  In recent years, it has become more common to see adult women, especially those in their 20's, dancing the men's style of dance.
-Some of the larger ren also have a ''tako odori'', or [[kite]] dance.  This usually involves one brightly dressed, acrobatic dancer, darting backwards and forwards, turning [[cartwheels]] and [[sommersaults]], with freestyle [[choreography]].  In some versions, other male dancers crouch down forming a sinuous line representing the string, and a man at the other end [[mimes]] controlling the kite.<ref>Awa Odori video available from Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange Association (TOPIA)</ref>
-== Awa Dance Festivals elsewhere ==
-[[Kōenji]], an area of [[Tokyo]], also has an Awa Dance Festival, modelled on Tokushima's, which was started in [[1956]] by urban migrants from [[Tokushima Prefecture]].
+All school projects are designed to promote academic excellence.
+== Notable Alumni ==
+*[[Aaliyah Haughton]] - World renowned singer
 ==External links==
+* [http://schools.detroit.k12.mi.us/jsp/index.jsp?DetHSArts Official home page]
-===Official Japanese sites===
+* [http://archrecord.construction.com/schools/0701_CS3_detroit-1.asp Schools of the 21st Century] -- discussion of the school building's architecture
-*[http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a46_fes_awa.html Awa Odori by the Japan National Tourist Organization]
-*[http://web-japan.org/atlas/festivals/festi_fr.html Japan Atlas - Festivals by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs] (click "19" for Awa Odori)
-* [http://www.koenji-awaodori.com Koenji Awa Odori Official Site]
-===Japanese===
-*[http://www.awaodori.net/ Awa Dance homepage by www.awaodori.net] (Japanese)<br>
-*[http://awaodori.blog65.fc2.com/ Awa Odori Blog] (Japanese)<br>
-*[http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/shikoku/tokushima.html Awa Odori & Awa Ningyo Joruri by students at Kagawa Junior College, Japan] (Japanese with English)
-===English/English translation===
-*[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://awa-odori.net/&sa=X&oi=translate Awa Odori Fan Club homepage by awa-dori.net] (English translation by Google)]
-*[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.awaodori.net/&sa=X&oi=translate Awa Dance homepage by www.awaodori.net] (English translation by Google)<br>
-*[http://web-japan.org/atlas/festivals/fes19.html Awa Odori by web-japan.org]
-*[http://www.pilotguides.com/destination_guide/asia/japan/awa_odori.php Dance of Fools: Awa Odori Festival, Japan by www.pilotguides.com]<br>
-*[http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/calendar/august/awaodori.html Awa Odori by web-jpn.org]
-*[http://www.country-dance.com/English/e-event/e-awaodori/awaodori-main.html Japanese Line Dance? by www.country-dance.com (many pictures)]
-===Audio Video===
-*[http://www.awaodori.net/mainichi/index.asp Awa Odori dance video] (Japanese)<br>
-*[http://awa-odori.net/sound/asx/musashi-aoi001_64k.asx Awa <b>Odori</b> dance audio] <br>
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-[[Category:Dance festivals]]
+[[Category:High schools in Michigan]]
-[[fr:Awa-Odori]]
+[[Category:Schools of the performing arts in the United States]]
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