Dance Final Flashcards
Privilege
having access to social advantages because of social groups you belong to, typically falling into a historically dominant group
Implicit Bias
the subconscious, unsaid, stereotypes and biases we hold because of our experiences , upbringings etc.
Compulsory Heterosexuality
the idea that heterosexuality is assumed and expected, reinforced by patriarchy, works to “other” things outside of that norm
Male gaze
a lens or view that suggests that women are objects to be consumed by the heterosexual, masculine man
Social dance
dances that are to be done in social settings, originated to be done in relation to one another in community not in a performance setting
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
He was a minstrel performer, vaudeville performer, Broadway performer, film star. He was also a singer, actor, dancer and entertainer. Born in 1878 in Virginia. Became known for his work with Shirley Temple. He was a social activist and worked to desegregate dance/entertainment/film
DJ Kool Herc
aka Clive Campbell is known for the “Merry-Go-Round” technique; the break was used to connect two tracks of music without letting one finish; funk and soul music. Nicknamed the “Father of Hip-hop”. South Bronx, NY, Summer of 1973; DJ Kool Herc’s Block Party has been credited as a starting place for the birth of Hip-hop
Brownface in Dancesport
Brownface definition: when a white person portrays themselves as a brown person or a person of color; similar to Blackface but do not paint their faces black. Dancesport is competitive ball room dancing and in many cases people tan their skin to produce a more “latin” look. Moves, styles and aesthetics of Latin American dance came from African roots, this is connected to slavery and migration. Quote by Juliet McMains describes, “it offers a model of assimilation into white Wester Culture. And brownface recolors the history of Latin dancing, repainting the dark skin of its African roots and the racial politics in which it is implicated to a lighter; more palatable one” (McMains 67).
Inspiration vs. Imitation
Imitation is someone intending to copy someone else’s ideas. Beyonce showed imitation by copying a Belgian choreographer with the same dance moves in her music video “Countdown”. She plagarized this Belgian choreographers dance moves but states that she was “inspired.” Inspiration is when you see someone or something that you new and creative ideas. Beyonce claims that she was inspired but she didn’t come up with new ideas based on the choreography, instead she just copied.
Relationship between Minstrelsey and Cakewalk
The cake walk: A dance created by the slaves in the South on the plantation during the late 19th century. It involves prancing and high-stepping struts. Its soul purpose was to mock the social dances and the names of the white southern people in the plantation houses. The cakewalk was a social tool for slaves to come together and protest. Minstrelsy: white people painted their faces and dress up like them to mock and pretent to be black people. It started in the mid 1800’s and white people would mimic their dance, language and music. Seperates whites and blacks in a very obvious way and also objectifys and humiliates black folks.
Vogue
a kind of dance characterized by a series of gestures that were largely informed by the models posing in Vogue Magazine. This form of dance came out of Harlem, New York in the 1980s, mainly from Black and Latinx LGBTQ young people. A lot of people have been disowned from their families and found new family within the culture of vogueing. Voguers would compete in “Balls” which are like competitions where Black and Latinx LGBTQ young folks would engage in non-violent dance battles. “The Love Ball” was a fundraising event that took place on May 10th, 1989 which invited high profile people in New York to a ballroom competition with some of the best voguers of the time.
Future of Dance
Dance is moving towards a more accessible place. Dance will be more accessible to people of all abilities. Dance will also reach more people through social media and technology. Tik tok, instagram shows dance and how it is growing online. Elaborate more on test
Impact of Covid on dance
Dance changed when COVID hit because dance companies, artists choreographers etc. where afraid they were going to lose their businesses. Dance had to be online making it harder to teach and there was less income coming in for these dance instructors. Dancers were also impacted physically and mentally as they had to adapt to remote learning and couldn’t dance in a studio. Write more on test, make it at least a paragraph.
Dirty Dancing Film
The Dirty Dancing Film
