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Who was Rudolf von Laban? What is his legacy?
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1. famous movement theorists
2. Gave Labnotation and Effort/Shape theory (all movement is defined by effort used, the time taken and the shapes made in space |
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What are the 4 elements of dance?
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B- body
E- effort S- space T- time |
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What a rebate 5 factors that influence how one May view a dance performance?
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1. Your emotional state when you are attending the performance will affect your perceptiveness to it
2. connecting with performers 3. family 4. peers 5. Nationality and religion |
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What are the 4 categories of religious dance based on purpose?
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1. Dances of Imitation
2. Medicine Dances 3. Commemorative Dances 4. Dances for Spiritual Connection |
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What type of evidence exists for dance among ancient people's?
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can be found in the examination of indigenous societies around the world who continue to perform the rituals today.
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What is the basis for objections to dancing among Christian Leaders of the early middle ages?
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Their objections were primarily directed not to dance as religious expression but toward "mixed" dancing performed for recreation
ex) In 'An arrow against mixed dancing' a minister in Boston states that men and women dancing together is a practice in use, only among the heathen. |
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4 types of social dance?
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1. Courtship
2. Work 3. War 4. Communal |
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What's an example of a Courtship Dance?
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the tango or cha cha in Cuba or Central America. it has strong rhythmic patterns and smoldering sensuality.
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1. What might a cultures attitude towards marriage be if there are no couples dances?
2. Name a culture with this attitude? |
1. The men and women had arranged marriages, that couples dancing was too sexual
2. Native American and Asian cultures because they would have arranged marriages. |
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An example of Work Dance?
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In Russia, France and India, the dances imitated farmworkers for wheat
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Give an example of a War Dance?
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Stepping, by black frats and sororities is remnant of War dances from Africa
*canes or batons in the routine are used as substitute from original spears used in tribal africa |
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Give an example of a communal dance?
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The dances of Bulgaria are performed in lines and circles of tightly linked dancers executing synchronized steps
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Who was Arthur Murray?
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was an American dance instructor that is most famous for having a giant dance studio chain
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What ethnic forms contributed to the early development of tap dancing?
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blend of 2 different folk dance traditions
1. African 2. British Isles |
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What are the differences between the touring ministrel shows and the vaudeville shows?
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1. Touring ministrel
-white performers imitated song and dance of African Americans theoretical entertainment. 2. similar to ministrel but included more performers, female line dancers, comedy acts, jugglers, acrobats and many child performers |
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Bill Bojangles Robinson?
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-was known as one of the best tap dancers and he was black
-did vaudeville - Broadway star! |
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How did the growth of the film industry in the 1930/ 1940 affect the dance world?
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-it was adapted to film
-used multiples dancers -touring vaudeville shows stopped - |
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What 3 choreographers had long Carter's in both Broadway and film, strongly influencing subsequent generations?
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1. Bill Bojangles Robinson
2. Katherine Dunham 3. Gene Kelly |
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What is the decade of emergence of jazz dance?
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1920
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What societal influences contributed to jazzs birth?
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-tap dominated
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What are societal influences on jazz birth?
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a new form not depending on tap sounds and combined forms of ballet and together ethnic forms
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Why/where did people participate in jazz dance when it began?
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jazz dance in Broadway took a giant leap in 1936.
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Agnes De Mille
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choreograph for Oklahoma play
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Who was Katherine Dunham? What were here contributions?
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a dancer/choreographer that brought by African and afro-Caribbean in the 1940s. formed.school of dance and theatre. Harlem style daNce movement
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2 legendary jazz choreographers and their legacy
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1. Jerome Robbins
-choreographed west side story 2. Jack Cole or Katherine Dunham |
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2 legendary tap dancers and their legacy
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1. Gene Kelly
-singing in the rain dancers 9 2. Dick van Dyke -danced in marry poppins and bye bye birdie |
