SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

VS
MISTY COPELAND
Made by Preston Donovan
December 2, 2015
DAN 166 - 1003

MISTY COPELAND

MISTY COPELAND
Misty Copeland is known for her historical achievements
She is one of the first few black performers to be seen in
classical dance

Her greatest achievement was

becoming the first black performer
to be appointed a principal dancer
at the American Ballet Theater

MISTY COPELAND
Misty Copeland started ballet at the age of 13
in a Boys & Girls Club
At this time, Copeland hated ballet
and felt like she didnt fit in
She joined the studio company of
American Ballet Theatre in 2000 and
became a soloist in 2007 and
principal dancer in 2015

SPONGEBOB
SQUAREPATS

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
Spongebob Squarepants is not
known by many for his dancing
His most famous dance is best
preformed with the song both
titled The Sponge
Squarepants does not preform on stage much; most
of his performances are seen around bikini bottom
He should not be confused with the hip hop dance
The Spongebob because they are unrelated

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
Spongebob Squarepants has the ability to re-grow
lost parts and change shape because he is a boneless
sea sponge
Squarepants is a fry cook at the Krusty Krab
His dances rarely get recognized, but has been
cheered on by crowds during his performances
That's right, kid. You got the dazzle, dazzle, dazzle. I
love how you did that shuffle into the moonsault, and
then stuck the landing! Female Fish, dance critic

SIMILARITIES

FLEXABILITY

Ballet is meant to look effortless, but

actually takes large amounts of
flexibility and strength
Misty has achieved this ability through
years of practice
During rehearsal season she's up at 8
A.M. and in her pointe shoes by 10:30
a.m. She practices eight hours per day,
six days a week (Mascia, elle.com)
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY0cdXr_
1MA
(60s)

SIMILARITIES

FLEXABILITY

Sea sponges are so flexible

they have inspired a way to
make other flexible materials
make an extremely flexible
hybrid material .. by imitating
spicules, the structural
element found in sponges
(clhsonline.net)
Spongebob is able to
effortlessly hold a flexible
position

DIFFERENCES

DANCE GENRE

Misty Copeland

Spongebob Squarepants

Copeland has dedicated most of her

dancing to ballet

Squarepants has been seen

dancing multiple dance genres

All of her popular performances

have been ballets

Some examples of genres he

has touched are hambone, tap,
modern, and jazz

Copeland is repeatedly called a

ballerina

It is difficult to assume one has more experience than the

other, but the contrast of touching a variety of dance genres
instead of mastering one genre is very conspicuous

DIFFERENCES

PHYSICAL COMPOSITION

Copeland
has a spine centered
Misty
Copeland
in her back, forcing her to
dance with it
Copeland is cursed with only
the standard human joints and
bones throughout her body,
causing her dance moves to
reflect the skeleton inside of
her
Most of Copelands fans also
have a human skeleton,
making her dances more
relatable

Spongebob
Being an invertebrate,
Squarepants
Squarepants can get into
positions impossible for
vertebrates
Not having bones in his arms
allows Squarepants to wiggle
his arms to have an infinite
number of bends and twists, or
tear them off and regrow them
in seconds
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5
yjO0XlveA

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_(transcript)
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