History of Dance

Question 1

Dance 1

Answer 1

from damson (German) = “to stretch” or “to drag”

Question 2

Dance 2

Answer 2

oldest among all the arts

Question 3

Dance 3

Answer 3

natural expression of combined feeling and action

Question 4

Dance 4

Answer 4

art that needs no instrument since it is the dancer’s body

Question 5

Dance 5

Answer 5

art of expressing one’s emotion through graceful movement with musical accompaniment

Question 6

Dance 6

Answer 6

commonly used in education

Question 7

Dance 7

Answer 7

Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates (Greek philosophers) supported this art as integration of body and soul

Question 8

Music of Early Man 1

Answer 8

stamping of feet

Question 9

Music of Early Man 2

Answer 9

clapping of hands

Question 10

Music of Early Man 3

Answer 10

snapping of fingers

Question 11

Music of Early Man 4

Answer 11

any sound that could produce rhythm

Question 12

Pre-historic Period Dance 1

Answer 12

very basic from involving everyday movements

Question 13

Pre-historic Period Dance 2

Answer 13

means of communication and revolved around meaningful life events: birth, puberty, courtship, marriage, and death.

Question 14

Pre-historic Period Dance 3

Answer 14

incorporated dance in religious ceremonies and festival activities based on superstition and infused with magic

Question 15

Ancient Egypt Dance 1

Answer 15

ancient Egyptians’ primary way of expressing about ancient myths (religious beliefs, practices, and teachings)

Question 16

Ancient Egypt Dance 2

Answer 16

major dancers: king, priests, and virgin dancers

Question 17

Ancient Egypt Dance 3

Answer 17

popular form of entertainment

Question 18

Ancient Crete Dance 1

Answer 18

3000 to 1400 BC, sophisticated and rich in arts and culture

Question 19

Ancient Crete Dance 2

Answer 19

just like Egyptians, dances intertwined religious ceremonies, fertility rites, myths, and symbols

Question 20

Ancient Crete Dance 3

Answer 20

themes - military training, healing, religious rituals, and entertainment

Question 21

Ancient Crete Dance 4

Answer 21

from Homer (Greek writer) = Cretans excellent army is from dance to perfect their training

Question 22

Ancient Greece Dance 1

Answer 22

extremely organized and structured, total combined body movements = 95,140

Question 23

Ancient Greece Dance 2

Answer 23

accompanied by music both vocal and instrumental, dancers are required to sing

Question 24

Ancient Greece Dance 3

Answer 24

essential part of religious celebrations, entertainment, and theatrical performances

Question 25

Ancient Greece Dance 4

Answer 25

army danced which “inflamed courage and gave strength to preserve in the paths of honor and valor”

Question 26

Phorai and Cheironomia

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Greek terms describing dance body carriage when doing mimetic gestures.

Question 27

Schemata

Answer 27

gestures form and shape, short movement patterns execution

Question 28

Deixis

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means pure dance, by male Greek dancer portrayed essence of human character, an animal, or a natural element (fire or wind)

Question 29

Plato’s Laws

Answer 29

two kinds of dance and music: noble and ignoble

Question 30

Noble

Answer 30

fine and honorable

Question 31

Ignoble

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imitating what is mean or ugly

Question 32

Ancient Rome Dance 1

Answer 32

primarily performed for religious, social, and entertainment purposes

Question 33

Ancient Rome Dance 2

Answer 33

frequently highlighted burlesque, overtly erotic, comic, and frightening elements

Question 34

Ancient Rome Dance 4

Answer 34

low professional status dancers and less respected as artists and participants of religious events

Question 35

Salii

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college of 24 dancing priests did war dances

Question 36

Pantomime

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performance by actor or solo dancer who does not speak but acts in a stylized form

Question 37

Middle Ages and Renaissance Dances

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vital part in people’s lives, form of celebration, amusement, and entertainment, showed how people acted or behaved

Question 38

Middle Ages Dance 1

Answer 38

associated with church (liturgical or sacred) or society (secular), sacred dance and life-span events

Question 39

Middle Ages Dance 2

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for particular feast, a corresponding hymn and dance (ex. priests and clergy for Eucharistic celebrations and bishops during feast days and Sundays)

Question 40

Chivalry

Answer 40

transformed dancing and gave it code of etiquette, manners, and courtly love

Question 41

Renaissance Dance 1

Answer 41

gained impetus with arts