Nature of dance Flashcards
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 _________which means to _________ . Essentially, all dancing is made up of stretching and relaxing.
danson and stretch
to represent men’s characters as well as what they do and suffer
Aristotle
Dancing is an elegant and regular movement, harmoniously composed of beautiful attitudes, and contrasted graceful posture of the body and parts ( English ballet master )
John weaver
the crude and spontaneous movement of early man (19th century French dance historian)
Gaston Vuillier
a physical expression of inner emotion (20th dance critic)
John martin
The oldest form of dance and the earliest form of communication
Folk dance
Is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world
Ballroom Dance
The purpose of ________ is to motivate sports team, entertain audiences, or actual composition
cheer dance
Refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip – hop music or that have evolved as part of hip – hop culture
street dance / hiphop
Celebrate good Harvest
Festival Dance
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
is key to any dance. We follow the rhythm or beat to match out actions with the sound of the music.
Time
