History of dance

Tap Dogs is a professional Australian dance company whose grungy, yet casual costuming reflects their upbeat and exhilarating style of tap dancing, loose, fun and charismatic. Torn between labour and love, founder and choreographer Dein Perry uses dance to reflect his journey of becoming a professional tap dancer as a young boy. Getting down and dirty to the soul of this performance, there is no doubt that Tap Dogs Beams is far from the more traditional style of tap dancing. With a contemporary…

of Asia and Europe. Dun Huang is famous for many things, including its caves, which are a famous example of Buddhist art. Silk Road style dance, also known as “Dun Huang Dance”, was inspired by the art inside of those famous caves. The origin of Ballet dance can be traced to the 15th century Italian Renaissance courts, and later developed into a concert dance style in France, Russia, Britain, and Italy. Ballet was brought to France by Catherine de Medici, who was an Italian noble woman, a…

Although it is impossible to identify an exact time period that dance evolved, it is estimated that it was approximately 9000 years ago; at around 6000BC, as shown from the Bhimbetka rock shelters throughout India. The paintings depicted tribe members celebrating after a successful hunt. That was later followed with other cave drawings throughout the Western World such as in countries as Spain and France. Modern Indian dance was actually based on a very early manuscript, 'The Natya Shastra',…

Three Artists: Throughout this mass world of dance, there are many extraordinary choreographers, dancers, artists, and innovators that impact young artists. Sometimes we tend to forget the different eras of dance. For example, the early to mid twentieth century, 1960s-1980s, and of course the twenty-first century. It is important to understand the evolution of how modern dance evolved. It provides us a history and background, so we can grasp a better understanding on what it is we are learning…

The first ever dances that were recorded were in India and Egypt in 3300 BC. Dance is defined as moving rhythmically to music and usually has a sequence of steps that you follow. Although there are many cool styles of dance, modern animation is the best. Animation, also known as popping or robotics, is an illusionary street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from Fresno, California during the late 1960s-1970s. This style of dance consists of waving, popping, tutting, slow…

Dance is considered by many to be an essential element of human behavior. This behavior was first demonstrated by the early movement of the Earth’s most primitive human civilizations. It has evolved over the years to create a variety of traditional ethnic and folk styles, as well as classical ballet, jazz, tap, ballroom, and the modern and contemporary dance genres that are popular today (Anderson). Although the origins of dance choreography can be traced back to prehistoric times, modern and…

The art of dance has been around since 3300 B.C. in paintings and as a way to pass stories through the generations. It has evolved from its origins, and some dancers have revolutionized the art. By not being afraid to take a chance and express themselves, people like Michael Jackson have revolutionized dance by creating their own styles, movements, and beats. Original dance moves such as Michael Jackson’s “moonwalk” are recognized internationally. It is rare, however, that dance can be said to…

For our jazz choreography project, my group based our choreography on the style of jazz dance from the 1920’s and the 1950’s. We did not base our choreography on a specific dancer instead we based our piece off of the style of the flappers. In our choreography, we tried to emulate the upbeat, sassy, and cheeky nature of the flapper's style of dancing. We accomplished this by incorporating the Charleston and some elements of the swing dancing and the jitterbug. In the creation of our piece, we…

Dance, for centuries, has “been used as communication between the body and the soul,” says Ruth St. Denis, Oriental-modern dancer and mentor of Martha Graham. Throughout the widespread genres of dance, there is always a rich background and purpose. Modern dance, one of the most recently recognized genres, can take many forms, while Dance du Ventre, or belly dancing, has a more narrow variety of moves. However, both have a deep rooting in women’s history and represent the value of a woman and…

Jazz dance is often styled in parallel to the musical and cultural taste of the time providing it with its ever changing variations and influences throughout the decades especially the fifties and sixties. Jazz dance went from shallow imitations with Hindu/oriental inspiration to social dances that started in the African American community such as the jerk,locomotion, the Monkey and more. Gus Giordano, founder/director of the critically acclaimed Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, author,…