9316 Test will be this Thursday Last test of the 9 weeks How is a dance created Dances are created by combining Locomotor and Non Locomotor movements What is the difference between ID: 601018
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Important Dance Concepts to Know
9/3/16
Test will be this Thursday
Last test of the 9 weeks! Slide2
How is a dance created? Slide3
Dances are created by combining
Locomotor
and
Non-
Locomotor
movements.Slide4
What is the difference between:
Non-
Locomotor
vs
Locomotor
Slide5
Non-
Locomotor
:
Movements that do NOT change locations.
Non-
locomotor
movements can be done while kneeling, standing, lying or sitting.
twisting the
body
Swaying
Swinging
Bouncing
pushing
rocking
shakingSlide6
Locomotor
movements
are defined as movements
carry
weight from one location to another.
The
act of using movement to shift weight from one place to another is called locomotion.
Walking
Running
Leaping
Jumping
Hopping
Sliding
SkippingSlide7
What are the 3 main forms that dance is used? Slide8
Ceremonial
Religion
Celebrations
Rituals Slide9
Recreational
Folk
Social
AerobicSlide10
Artistic
Ballet
Modern
Narrative
Tap
Lyrical Slide11
How did modern dance start? Why was it created? Slide12
Modern dance stemmed from a rebellion against traditional ballet and a rejection to the vaudeville circuit.
Vaudeville Definition:
theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians
.
Essentially as variety show. Slide13
Modern dance r
ejected the strictness of the body, the unnatural lines and strict training found in most ballet schools.
Modern dance could make people think about real life and not about fantasies or fairytales. Dance could be social commentary; it could lead to political change.Slide14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImV9v2HJ8gc
Social Commentary Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7FTEZo5_2MSlide15
A
dance that explores society's restrictions
on thoughts
and actions and how conformity
is enforced
both directly and indirectly in mainstream culture
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc2bbxAQXhESlide16
Who is Isadora Duncan?
Slide17
Known as the “
Mother of Modern Dance
.”
Believed ballet was "ugly and against nature.“
Founded her “Free Dance” of interpretive dance,
blending poetry, music and rhythms of nature
.
She
danced barefoot
with her hair down and flowing
in simple Greek apparel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaFZbhbcft0Slide18
What is the origin of TAP dancing? Slide19
It is a combination of two distinct cultural styles:
#1. Plantation slaves, forbidden to use drums, beat out rhythms with their feet, hands, or with bones.
#2.
Plantation owners introduced clogs, jigs, and reels from their Irish and English backgrounds. Slide20
Early Tap Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz3az94XYlQ
Modern Tap Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86gQ_9lvO8Slide21
The Rumba is?
The Slowest of all Latin dances
Orginally
a faster dance, ballroom Rumba has transformed into a slow dance.
Rumba Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wd0sOb7Fi0Slide22
The Paso
Doble
is?
Is a Ballroom dance
Danced with couples
Lively and Quick
Seen at bullfights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ONCE5aGfaQSlide23
What does “Mambo” Stand for?
“Conversation with the Gods”Slide24
The Salsa is?
“Sauce”
A form of the Mambo
Orginally
about “barrio life” – Spanish for neighborhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGIWHAwuT5YSlide25
This Samba is?
“Pray”
Introduced in Brazil during slave trade
Salves used the Samba to hide their religious ceremonies from owners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcuKwfbTOFYSlide26
The Tango is?
Means “Touch”
Traditional Dance
Part of the “Golden Age”
Very dramatic, very popular
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLvVyxCFoeQSlide27
The Jive is?
Fastest of all Latin dances
Only Latin dance that originated in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxmLdSvqFJgSlide28