Thursday, August 27, 2009

Stumble Upon 9/1 - Victoria Melvin


http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#9FGsVa/www.ballerinagallery.com//
The Ballerina Gallery
I found this website to be very interesting. I am glad that I stumbled upon it. The Ballerina Gallery is a great resource for anyone who is interesting in the ballet and all of the lovely ladies that helped make the ballet world what it is today. The website list names of famous ballerinas. Each name is a link that takes you to a short bio of the dancer and a few pictures. I have found when researching ballet it can sometimes be very difficult to find information on some of the older dancers, with this website it will no longer be a problem. As a dancer I also feel that is important to know your dance history and appreciate those who came before you. I defiantly recommend this website to anyone. For dancers, you can explore names you have heard of but maybe never seen their faces and for non-dancers it is a great way expose yourself to the art and form an opinion about it. The information and pictures on the website are copyrighted; if you wanted to use any information from the website the creator gives their contact information so you can get give credit where credit is due. I do wonder why the website does not include male ballet dancers on their site. In most countries male dancers are treated like movie stars and they have greatly influenced the ballet world as well. I also wonder why the site does not include links to videos of the dancer per forming. But over all this is a great resource.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#30jY8Y/www.bellybytes.com/articles/29foods.shtml/
Belly Bytes
Most everyone these days is trying to live a healthy life style. Now, with the help of an article on bellybytes.com, I know what foods are considered the healthiest. This article list the twenty –nine healthiest foods a person can eat to maintain a healthy weight and fight diseases such as cancer and diabetes. This is a great site for everyone to glance over to see if they are currently eating these foods or if they can begin to incorporate them into their diet. The article does not list who wrote it or where it came from. The list seems to be accurate, but I would like to know who determined that these foods where so healthy. I would also like to know a few easy recipes that include the foods on the list.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1yWuJy/www.blockposters.com//
Block Posters
This is an amazing idea! This website allows you to upload a picture and they will create any size poster out of it and its free! All you do is upload a picture, block it out the way you would like it, and print it. This is really great of college dorms, a kids room, or just to create a piece of artwork. I do wonder why the website does not charge for its serves and why they do not offer an option where you can pay to have the picture sent off and be printed professional. Never the less, I think this is a great cheap way to create new art for your walls. When creating a poster, you would just need to be careful about who owns the rights to the photo and make sure that you have permission to print it.I am making one for my dorm right now!

1 comment:

Lella said...

The Ballerina Gallery is a great place to find out about ballet dancers, but you make a good point about the male dancers! It is interesting to see what these dancers did throughout their careers and lives.

I might make a poster for my office!

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