CONTEMPORARY DANCE

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the soul of dance

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contemporary dance

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combines a variety of dance techniques such as ballet, modern, jazz, and lyrical to create a beautiful style of dance filled with emotion

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contemporary dance

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a dance that is often raw and thought-provoking taking the audience on an emotional journey

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contemporary dance

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who are the great contemporary dancers

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martha graham
merce cunningham
isadora duncan

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a dance that is free form and stems from the core, or torso, of the body and uses elements like contact-release, floor work, fall and recovery; and improvisation.

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modern dance

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a collaborative style that includes modern, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop elements

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contemporary dance

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contemporary dance is orginated in the

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USA and in Europe in the early 20th century

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sometimes called the mother of contemporary dance

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isadora duncan

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a performing art that involves rhythmic body movement within a given space, choreographed based on musical beat

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contemporary dance

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elements of contemporary dance

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• theme
• design
• movement
• technique
• music
• costume & body paraphernalia
• choreography
• scenery

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most basic element of a dance, it conveys the message of a dance

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theme

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pattern of movement in time and space

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design

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the bodily actions of the dancer that include his steps

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movement

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the skill of movement executed by the dancer

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technique

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the auditory background to which a dancer moves

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music

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properties worn by the dancer that help reflect the message, customs and beliefs

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costume & body paraphernalia

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the figures and steps in dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized manner

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choreography

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the background or setting where the dance is performed to make it more realistic and enriching

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scenery

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The Mother of Contemporary Dance

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alice reyes

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founded ballet in manila in 1995 with Osias Barroso
“bringing ballet to the people, bringing people to ballet”

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lisa macuja-elizalde

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founder and resident choreographer of PwerDance
“making dance more accessible to a greater number of audiences”

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douglas nierras

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graduated from juilliard school in new york city. Danced as a soloist with metropolitan opera house and in the other dance companies in europe

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norbert dela crus III

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aspects that determine how a dance class is constructed

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aesthetical project
physical education
context

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transmission of a range of ethical values that are part of the aesthetical project, like the respect for the body and movement style of others, the application of a nonhierarchical way of social relationship, the making of creative decisions according to a ‘fair’ judgment over the spectacular one

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execution

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it maintains an anatomical and physiological perspective, according to medical statements

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physical fitness

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it establishes the aim of the class in the long and short term. the goal of the process of educating dancers

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principle