Nature Of Dance Flashcards
is a powerful impulse
Dance
to represent men’s characters as well as what they do and suffer
Aristotle
is a means of expressing one’s emotions through movement disciplined by rhythm. It is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an accompaniment.
Dancing
The word dancing came from an old German word “danson” which means to
Stretch
The word dancing came from an old German word “_____” which means to “Stretch”.
Essentially, all dancing is made up of _____ and ________
Stretching and relaxing
Dancing is an elegant and regular movement, harmoniously composed of beautiful attitudes, and contrasted graceful posture of the body and parts thereof
John weaver (English ballet master)
the crude and spontaneous movement of early man
Gaston Vuillier
(19th-century French dance historian?
a physical expression of inner emotion
John Martin
(20th - century dance
The oldest form of dance and the earliest form of communication
Folk and Ethnic Dance
Is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world
Ballroom
The purpose of________ is to motivate sports team, entertain audiences, or actual composition
cheerdance
Refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip – hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture
Hiphop dance
Celebrate good Harvest
Festival
Dance is comprised of various body motions that express feeling and emotion. Our bodies move in ways to express ourselves using locomotor and non - locomotor movements.
The Elements of Dance Body
Is a force at which we express out body motions. Are you moving with hard motions or gentle motions.
Energy
To show variation and movement, we need to use our surroundings well. We zig zag, move high and low. We use entire space around us and below us
Space/level
In dance, we often dance with one other person or with many people in a group.
Relationship
It is key to any dance. We follow the rhythm or beat to match out actions with the sound of the music.
Time
Benefits of dancing
- It keeps bone and body active.
- It improves flexibility.
- It improves posture and balance.
- Meets new friends with the same interest.
- It helps understand the culture.
