INTRODUCTION TO DANCE Flashcards
- form of art/exercise purposefully
recreating selected sequences of human
notion - values of aesthetic and symbolism;
freeform - acknowledged by both performers and
observers from within particular culture
DANCE
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF DANCE
Social
Competitive
Ceremonial
Martial
Theatrical
interaction/connection
Social
judge
Competitive
cultures
Ceremonial
war
Martial
audience
Theatrical
HISTORY OF DANCE
● Earliest: accompanied ancient rituals,
spiritual gatherings, social events
● Conduit of trance, spiritual force, pleasure,
expression, performance, and interaction
● Infused into nature from earliest moments
of existence
● 1st African Tribes: covered in war paint to
spread of music and dance across all 4
corners of the world
● Remains 1 of the most expressive forms
of communication that we know
: used to perform
BODY
: how dance is structured (Locomotor and Non-Locomotor)
ACTION
where movement is performed
SPACE
when movement is performed (tempo)
TIME
how movement is performed
ENERGY
traditional dance represents group of
people’s views, ideas, and feelings in
relation to experiences of people who
created by it
FOLK DANCE
tribe’s distinct qualities, cultural, racial,
religious, and traditional affinities
ETHNIC DANCE
