Final Test Material Flashcards
Define world dance
Dances specific to a certain country
What are characteristics of world dance?
They are used for rituals and communication.
Some have a strong use of repetition.
Some are meant to perform on a concert stage
What century and continent was folk dance a major part of?
16th century europe
Why was folk dance created?
In response to the court ballets.
They provided opportunities for socialization and gave people a sense of community.
What are the elements and characteristics of folk dancing?
They are performed for an audience.
Social involvement and recreation
They represent something in the culture ex wedding
Music and costumes are important elements
American folk dance = square dancing
What is the Chinese folk dance called?
Han
Why are chinese folk dances performed?
For harvest, weddings, festivals, sporting events, etc
What are three Japan art forms?
Kabuki, bugaku, and noh
Bugaku is unison
Noh combines drama, dance music and acting
Kabuki is like noh but more dramatic
What is square dancing romanticized with?
The cowboy ex: musical Oklahoma
Who developed hula?
Developed by the Polynesians in the Hawaiian islands
What dance has undergone commercialization?
Hula
What is hula now recognized as and who is preserving it?
Recognized as an art form and master teachers are preserving it
What is tap?
It is believed to be a blending of the Irish jig, English clog dancing, and the negro shuffle
What shows made tap popular?
Minstrel shows and vaudeville shows
What are the different styles of tap?
Soft shoe, rhythm, and broadway style
What are two elements often used in tap?
Improvisation and syncopation
Who was a famous soft shoe tapper?
George primrose
What is the characteristic of soft shoe tap?
Skimming the floor to produce soft muted steps
Humor, wit, and delicate tapping nature
What is the nickname for rhythm tappers?
Hoofers
What is rhythm Tao primarily focused on ?
Musicality
Who was the father of rhythm tap?
Steve condos
Who were other famous rhythm tappers?
Gregory Hines, savion glover, bunny Briggs, jimmy slide
What is broadway tap also referred to as?
Show tap
What are the characteristics of broadway tap?
It includes arm motions
Has elaborate costuming
Ex: 42nd street
Who were famous broadway tappers?
Fred Astaire, ginger Rogers, gene Kelly, Nicholas brothers
Who was bill obj angles Robinson?
One of the first rhythm tappers
What are bill bojangles characteristics?
First black performer to work in white theatres Elegant style Stair dance Shirley temple The little colonel
What were the Nicholas brothers known for?
Athletic style
Acrobatics
Flash acts
Stormy weather, the pirates
What was Fred Astaire known for?
Grace and elegance Ballroom style Easter parade Partner to ginger Rogers in the gay diverse and top hat You'll never get rich
What were the characteristics of gene Kelly?
Combined tap, ballroom, and ballet
Was a physical and acrobatic dancer
Did singin in the rain, alter eg
Who was Gregory Hines?
He was the smooth as silk dancer
He did the Cotten club and white nights
What was savion glover known for?
He was a child prodigy
Known for unique pounding style called “hitting”
Organic
Bring in da noise bring in da funk
What is kind of form is jazz and where are its roots?
American dance form
Roots in African, Latin, and caribbean movements and rhythms
Where was jazz dance first performed?
In minstrel and vaudeville shows and cotton clubs
What are four characteristics of jazz dance?
Isolations, plié, syncopations, dynamics
What is isolation ?
Moving one specific body part at a time
Who was the father of jazz dance?
Jack cole
What are characteristics of jack cole?
Studied at denishawm
Used a combined oriental style
Used digging into the ground
Concerned with dance for the camera
All the characteristic of Jerome Robbins
He was a major creative force on both broadway and ballet stages
Used moving panoramas
Brought contempary perspective to classical dance
West Side Story
Characteristics of Bob Fosse
Used isolations Used his anatomical anomalies such as being pigeon toed Hats gloves and silhouettes Often sexual All that jazz chicago cabaret
Characteristics of Thriller
Almost 14 minutes.
Choreographed by Michael Jackson and Michael Peters
First video of its kind
What was the Matt Maddox technique?
Coordination, free style dancing
What was the luigi technique
Own study f body development, opposition
What was the Gus giordano technique
Natural freer body movements fused with classical jazz
What was the frank hatchet technique
VIP, balancing and swinging
Who was Josephine baker
First African Americans in musical theatre to become internationally known
What was the first musical production of note?
The black crook
What are the characteristics of busby Berkeley?
Used women to create complex images
Similar to synchronized swimming
What are the three types of musicals?
Show within a show
Music and dance push show along
Combination
Who did Oklahoma
Agnes de Mille
The characteristics of west side story
It was a major collaboration
First musical not to be an escape
Who did music, choreography/director, and lyrics for west side story
Leonard bernstein
Jerome robbins
Stephen Sondheim
The main characteristics of bob fosse and a couple examples
Highly stylized rhythmic isolations
Damn Yankees
Who choreographed a chorus line? And what was the creative process behind it
Michael Bennett
He talked with dancers about their struggles with auditioning and created a story based from that
What did Susan stroman use in her choreography
Emotional ideas. Signature touches
What choreographer sees each dance as a mystery story
Twyla Tharp
What is b-boying and where did it develop?
It’s a hip hop art for, that began in the Bronx new York
What is top rock?
An upright sense of dance movements that is the bboyers personal style
What is the down rock /footwork
Movements on the ground using feet and various steps
What are the four basic elements of bboying
Top rock, footwork, power\momentum, and freeze
What is the blend of different dance genres called
Dance fusion
What group is primarily interested in the human body, shapes, and weight sharing
Pilobolous
What are three ways technology is being used in dance?
Projections and interactive screens
Motion capture
Skype rehearsals
What are the three types of dance for the camera
Choreography for the camera
Dance documentaries
Experimental technologies
What political piece was created in response to climate change
Green movement by Ann carlson
What piece depicts the futility of peace negotiations in the 1930s ?
choreographer?
The green table. Kurt jooss
What was the front porch of heaven by Ulysses dove about?
His response to aids
Whatvpaul Taylor piece was in response to 9/11
Promethean fire
What is an example of an historical/cultural piece?
Revelations. Alvin Ailey
What famous show is gene Kelly famous for
Singin in the rain
What was beloved by Lester Horton based on
A newspaper article about a woman being beat by a bible
