Chapter 1: Brief history and Nature of dance Flashcards
It differs from athletics or other daily activities, it focuses primarily on “an aesthetic or even entertaining experience
Dance
A famous American dance and choreographer, describe dance as the art of motion where the motion is its end, without need to justify itself.
Alwin Nikolais
According to _ defined dance as a transient mode of expression performed by moving through space in specific forms and styles, with selected rhythmic movements, in a way that both performers and the observing members of a group recognize it
Anthropology/Loutzaki
People dance for four reason:
To please the gods
To please others
To please themselves– self-expression
To build community within an ethnic group-social interaction
According to them, dances thrived at different periods of history, and most resulted from intercultural exchange and contact
Alejandro and Santos-Gana, 2002
The origin of the dance are rooted in the
Prehistoric Era
The actual knowledge of dance came about within the great_ civilizations
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern
Dance became full-blown and was richly recorded in ancient
Egypt
It was reflected in their wall paintings, reliefs, and in the literary record in _
Hieroglyphs
This ancient_ also thought highly of dance, it was closely linked with other kinds of experiences.
Greeks
Dancing was taught to maid military education among the boys in
Athens and Sparta
The Greek Philosophers, _ strongly supported this art as an integration of the body and soul.
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates
He highlighted the two kinds of dance and music
Plato
Two kinds of dance and music
Noble
Ignoble
Fine and honorable
Noble
Imitating what is mean or ugly
Ignoble
This ancient gave less importance to dancing
Ancient Rome
Dance became brutal and sensationalized as their entertainers were enslaved people and captives from many nationalities
Ancient Rome
During this time, The church was the sole custodian of learning and education and the source of morals
Christian Era
Theatrical entertainment was not prohibited. (T or F)
F
Some _ _ _ _ _ and _ continued to wander in this age
Singer
dancers
poets
actors
musicians
jugglers
The peasants performed two basic types of dancing
Round dance
Couple Dance
Dancers hold each other by the hand, forming a long chain and moving about in an open or closed circle or an extended line
Round Dance
It is wherein a man and a woman dance wildly using lively, flirtatious, and erotic movements, it was considered scandalous
Couple dance
It emerged as part of the chivalric way of life
Court Dance
they have the nature of clothing elaborate accessories, their dance steps were limited to gliding, curtseying, and posing, as figures
Nobleman
They have a large movements and wide-stepping figures
Peasants
They danced on grass or beaten earth of the town
Peasants
They danced on smooth floors or wood, or polished marble called ballroom
Nobleman
This era, dance was wholly accepted in the courts during this early _as the gradual increase of the capitalist class produced patrons of learning and art in Europe
Renaissance
It is a movement occurred throughout the courts of Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
Vast dance movement
Ballet emerged and evolved in Europe. (T or F)
T
According to an exercise physiologist at the Women’s Sport Medicine Center in New York, the health benefits gained through dancing are like other forms of activities that involve sustained effort in the target zone-target heart rate 50%-70% of the maximum heart rate
Polly de Mille
Specific Benefits of Dance (enumerate)
Physical
Mental/Emotional
Social
Cultural
Develops cardiovascular and muscular endurance (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
Helps keep the brain sharp (P, M/E, S, C)
Mental/Emotional
Lowers body mass index (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
Gives a sense of togetherness within a group (P, M/E, S, C)
Social
Improves coordination, balance, flexibility, and body composition (P, M/E, C, S)
Physical
Lower risk of cardiovascular diseases (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
Improves lipid metabolism (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
Decreases depressive symptoms (P, M/E, S C)
Mental/Emotional
Decreases incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (P, M/E, S, C)
Mental/Emotional
Promotes a place or a country’s rich culture through showcasing the different cultural dances (P, M/E, S, C)
Cultural
Encourages positive social interaction and interpersonal relationship in a group (P, M/E. S, C)
Social
Lowers resting heart rate (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
Increases self-esteem and improves body image
Mental/Emotional
Enables joint mobility M/E, S, C)
Physical
Aids in releasing emotional and physical education (P, M/E, S, C)
Mental/Emotional
Brings the people around the world to a closer understanding of the lives of the people represented (P, M/E, S, C)
Cultural
Helps improve and maintain bone density, thus helping prevent osteoporosis (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
Contributes to the individual’s potential for self-actualization in society (P, M/E, S, C)
Social
Helps recover coordination and neuromuscular skills after injury (P, M/E, S, C)
Physical
It is the area that the performers occupy and where they move in and around
Space
It can be divided into four different aspects, known as_
Spatial elements
It is a dance movements can travel in any _
Direction
Movements can be varied by doing larger or smaller actions
Size
It is a movements can be done a high, medium, or low _
Level
It is where performers may change their focus by looking in different directions
Focus
It is where the movements may be executed at varying tempos.
Timing
Performers move with the tempo of an underlying sound known_
Beat or pulse
Dance movements are propelled by energy or force
Dance Energies
Dance movements are propelled by _
energy or force
It can either initiate or stop action
Force
Six qualities of dance energies
Sustained
Percussive
Vibratory
Swinging
Suspended
Collapsing
Movements are done smoothly, continuously, and with flow and control.
Sustained
Movements are explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained movements
Percussive
Movements are consists of trembling or shaking.
Vibratory
Movements trace a curved line or an arc in space
Swinging
Movements are perched in space or hanging on air.
Suspended
Movements are released in tension and gradually or abruptly giving in to gravity, letting the body descend to the floor.
Collapsing
