Lesson 1 - Dance Periods Flashcards
a form of art using rhythmic bodily movements expressing ideas and emotions accompanied by
music
Dance
Recite the 7 dance periods in a chronological order
PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
GREEK PERIOD
ROMAN PERIOD
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
RENAISSANCE PERIOD
CLASSIC PERIOD
MODERN PERIOD
a religious practice that involves a practitioner
Shamanism
a religious practitioner who is believed to
interact with a spirit
Shaman
4 purposes of dance in Pre-Historic Period
AS COMMUNICATION
AS HEALING
USED IN CEREMONIES AND RITUALS
METHOD OF EXPRESSION
According to Plato, it is the one that most influence the soul.
Dance
It is divine in its nature and is the gift of the gods. - Plato
Dance
evolved from basic dramatic form which incorporated dance, music, spoken words and costumes.
Greek Dance
Art evidences in Pre-Historic Period
rock and cave writings
drawings and paintings
This is the formation in dances during Pre-Historic Period
Circles around a bonfire while chanting
During this period, women dance for fertility and majority for healing and wishes, mourn for the dead, and celebrate nativities
Pre-Historic Period
Earliest steps in Pre-Historic Period
Stomping, clapping, drumming, tapping
During this period, couple dances- men and women as partners- are not popular
Pre-Historic Period
During this period, there were no costumes, instead there were decorations such as tattoos, feathers, piercings, masks, animal skins, etc.
Pre-Historic Period
Aside from Dionysian, another dance in the Greek period is a religious dance usually performed in funerals and ceremonies with lyre as an instrument.
Apollonian
A Greek dance term wherein dancers dance on top of grapes for wine making.
EPILINIOS
Boys and girls who are couples dance together in a snake like movement.
GERONOS
This dance in the Greek period kind of accepted couple dances but there were still a few physical movement.
GERONOS