Dances From the Past Flashcards
Dance comes from the German word _______, which means “to stretch” or “to drag.”
damson
may be the oldest among all the arts. It developed as a natural expression of combined feeling
and action.
Dancing
an art that needs no instrument because the
dancer’s body is the instrument. It is the art of expressing one’s
emotion through graceful movement, performed with musical
accompaniment.
Dancing
is considered the mirror of society because it reflects historical and religious events as well as expresses a social and
political statement.
Dance
type of dance that was very basic as it involved everyday movements.
Prehistoric dance
type of dance that served as an important means of communication and revolved
around life events that were meaningful to individuals and tribes: birth, puberty, courtship, marriage, and death.
Prehistoric dance
Dance was the ancient
Egyptians’ primitive way of
expressing their ________ and practices and teachings about their ancient myths.
religious beliefs
Dance was also a popular form of __________.
entertainment.
people that were sophisticated and rich in arts and culture.
Cretans
Like Egyptians, their dances intertwined religious ceremonies and fertility rites, myths, and symbols.
Cretans
Their dance themes included military training, healing, religious rituals, and entertainment.
Cretans
had an excellent army because they used dance to perfect
their training
Cretans
Dance in ancient Greece were extremely _______ and _______. The dancers were also required to sing during performance.
organized and structured
______ and ______ are Greek terms describing the carriage of the body during a dance and when doing mimetic gestures.
Phorai and cheironomia
refers to the form and shape of
gestures, focusing on how a dancer executed the short movement patterns.
Schemata
means pure dance, performed by a
male Greek dancer who portrayed the essence of a human character, an animal, or a natural element such as fire or wind.
Deixis
Dance was also commonly used in __________.
Education
Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates strongly supported this art as an integration of the body and soul.
Dance
Plato immensely gave importance to dance in education as
stated in his elucidation on the Laws. He highlighted the two
kinds of dance and music:
-the noble (fine and honorable)
-ignoble (imitating what is mean or ugly).
refers to a performance by
an actor or solo dancer who does not speak but acts in a stylized form.
Pantomime
- Dance played a vital part in
peoples’ lives during this period. - It was a form of celebration,
amusement, and entertainment
that showed how people acted
or behaved.
The Middle Ages and The Renaissance
Two categories during the Medieval ages of dance
-liturgical or sacred
-secular
