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is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. It is striven to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance.

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Contemporary Dance

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It is a popular form of dance which developed during the middle portion of the twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominating performance genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in the U.S. and Western Europe.

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Contemporary Dance

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April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009

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Merce Cunningham

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Earned highest honors “National Medal of Arts”

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Merce Cunningham

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Considered to be the first choreographer to “develop an independent attitude towards modern dance”.

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Merce Cunningham

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He formed the “Merce Cunningham Dance Company” in 1953

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Merce Cunningham

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He created more than 150 works for the company.

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Merce Cunningham

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May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927

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Angela Isadora Duncan

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American dancer who performed to acclaim throughout Europe

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Angela Isadora Duncan

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Born in California, lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union

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Angela Isadora Duncan

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Known as “the Mother of Dance”

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Angela Isadora Duncan

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May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991

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Martha Graham

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Biggest awards “Presidential Medal of Freedom”, other award “Kennedy Center Honors”

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Martha Graham

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She was influenced by her father, a doctor who used physical movement to remedy nervous disorder

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Martha Graham

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She established her own dance company in New York City.

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Martha Graham

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Pioneers in Contemporary Dance

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Merce Cunningham
Angela Isadora Duncan
Martha Graham

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Genres of Contemporary Dance

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Lyrical Hip Hop
Jazz Dance
Interpretative Dance
Classical Ballet

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is meant to tell a story, resulting in the fusion of an expressive dance style, and a beat hitting dance style

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Lyrical hip hop

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encompassed any dance done by the jazz music, including both tap dance and jitterbug

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Jazz dance

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it seeks to translate human emotions, conditions, situations or fantasies into movement and dramatic expression, or else adapts traditional ethnic movements into more modern expression

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Interpretative dance

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it is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work, turnout of legs, and high extensions), its flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities

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Classical ballet

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Common Ballet Terms

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Chassé
Arabesque
Pirouette
Plié
Ronde De Jambe
Social Dance

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is a dance step used in many dances in many variations. All variations are triple-step patterns of gliding character in a “step-together-step” pattern

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Chassé

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is when the dancer stands on one leg with the other leg extended behind the body. The arms can be held in a variety of positions

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Arabesque

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is to create as smooth seamless a line as possible with the body, from the shoulders through the arms and down to the toes of the extended leg

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The Goal of the Arabesque

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is a 360-degree spin made on one foot that is en pointe or demi-pointe, and is frequently begun from fourth position. The move requires strong core alignment and balance

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Pirouette

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means “bent” or “bending,” and is when one or both knees are bent while legs and feet remain turned out, and are done in first, second, fourth and fifth positions.

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Plié

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Two Main Types Of Pliés

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Demi Plié Grand Plié

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This is a small bend of the knees while heels are on the floor which creates a diamond shape

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Demi Plié

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A large bend of the knees during which heels are raised off the ground in a motion that mimics a “frog stretch.”

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Grand Plié

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means “round of the leg.” It is when the dancer rests on one leg and makes a circular movement with the other leg.

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Ronde de jambe

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which means the circle is made while the foot is touching the ground

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À Terre

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which means the circle is made in the air.

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En L’air

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are dances intended primarily to get to know other people in attendance to a certain social function.

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Social dance - Social dances and dance mixers

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They are also known as ballroom dances. They are usually performed in pairs, male and female, but may also be performed in groups

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Social Dance

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Social dances are classified into two major classifications

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Latin American Dances Modern Standard Dances

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are communal dances performed in social gatherings in any given space.

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Social Dances

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include the salsa, mambo, meringue, swing, cha-cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, boogie, and paso doble.

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Latin American Dances

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is somewhat revealing, tight-fitting, sexy yet sophisticated in nature. They are freer and can be performed in close or open hold.

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Latin American Dances

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include the slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot and quickstep.

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Modern Standard Dances

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wear formal, ankle-length gowns for females and coat-and-tie for males.

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Modern Standard Dances

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Basics Of Social Dancing

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Basic Frame

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it is a standardized group of steps, which together with other patterns, constitute the foundation of dace

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Basic

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refers to the position of the arms and torso while in dance position.

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Frame

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BASIC PARTNER POSITION

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Shine Position Two-hands joined Position One-hand joined Position Closed Position Semi open Position Inside-hands joined Position

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in this position, the partners face each other without touching

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Shine Position

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Partners stand facing each other. Both the man and the woman hold their elbows by their sides with their forearms extended. They can both have their palms facing down, and the man can place his thumb in the woman's palm and wrap his fingers around the top of her hands, or the man can have his palms facing up and place his thumb on top of the woman's fingers and his fingers in her palm

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Two-hands joined position

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This position is the same as the two-hands joined position except that each partner uses only one

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One-hand joined position

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The partners face each other in this position. The man's left hand holds the woman's right hand. Palms are touching, and fingers and thumbs are loosely clasped around each other's hands. The man's right-hand rests on the woman's back, cradling her left shoulder blade. The woman's left arm rests on top of the man's right arm, and her left hand rests gently on his right shoulder

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Closed position

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In this position, the partners stand beside each other with their bodies turned at a 45-degree angle to each other. The man places his right hand below the woman's left shoulder blade with his elbow slightly bent. The woman's left arm rests gently on the man's right arm, and her left hand is in front of his right shoulder. Both partners extend their outside arms and hold hands

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Semi open position

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The partners stand side by side. The man extends his right arm and offers his right hand to his partner, and the woman places her left palm in the man's right hand. Both place their outside hands on their hips

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Inside-hands joined position

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Kinds Of Social Dance

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Cha- cha- cha Rumba Jive

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is one of the Latin dance rhythms that have been integrated into more American pop music. It is originated in Cuba and became popular about 1954. The dance was described as a “Mambo with a guiro rhythm”

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Cha-cha-cha

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which is a contemporary ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban-Caribbean folk dance origin and became internationally popular in the early 20th century is an erotic dance. The music is written in 4/4 time, 4 beats to a bar of music, and each beat should be given its full value

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Rumba

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is a dance style that originated in the United States from African- Americans in the early 1930s. it was popularized in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance

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Jive