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art form that focuses on the creation of a performance and for aesthetic and entertaining experience

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dance

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history and nature of dance; religious manual and communication within older tribes

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prehistoric

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history and nature of dance; the time when real knowledge of dance came about

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mediterranean and middle eastern civilizations

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history and nature of dances; dances mostly involved worship and depicted it in wall painting and hieroglyphics

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ancient egypt

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history and nature of dance; dance for military training and entertainment; integration of body and soul; noble and ignoble

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ancient greece

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history and nature of dance; they thought that dance was a waste of time, the activities gradually turned into rituals

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ancient rome

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history and nature of dance; both powerful people and common folk performed dance routines; ball dances arose as a result of the aristocratic lifestyle

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dark and early middle ages

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history and nature of dance; dance and art in general got popular; the old constraints have been loosened

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early renaissance

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history and nature of dance; new court dances being performed and gave rise to ballet in italy and france; several dance styles emerge in this era as well

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15th and 16th century

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dance style; backbone of dance; strategies, diligence, commitment to execute flawlessly

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ballet

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dance style; combination of modern ballet and jazz; expression of emotions freely

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contemporary dance

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dance style; lively and enthusiastic; leaps, quick footsteps, turns, and other special moves

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jazz

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dance style; a leisure, ceremonial, or traditional dance that is performed by locals

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folk dance

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dance style deeply rooted in the ballet syllabus; began in 20th century as response to classical ballet; free and expressive form of dancing

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modern dance

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three classifications of ballet

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classical, neoclassical, modern

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dance style; very bouncy, allows freedom of movement with repetitive music; breakdancing, funk, b-boying, stepping, up-rock, boogaloo

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hip-hop dance

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dance style usually done in pairs; social dance; chacha, foxtrot, jive, lindy hoo,mambo, pasa-doble, quickstep, rumba, samba, tangi, vietnamese waltz, and the waltz

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ballroom dance

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dance style originated from the art of gymnastics in the 90s; fundamental gymnastics features, tricks and advanced athletic abilities

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cheerdancing

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health benefits of dancing; improves cardiovascular and muscular fitness

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physical benefits

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health benefits of dance; promotes mental health

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mental or emotional benefits

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benefits of dance; creates social engagement and reciprocal interactions

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social benefits

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benefits of dance; celebrates culture through dance

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cultural benefits

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elements of dance; the moving form or shape that the dance feels and the audience sees

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body/bodily shape

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variety of bodily shapes; balanced, same movement on both sides

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symmetrical

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variety of bodily shapes; unbalanced, different motions on both sides

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asymmetrical

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element of dance; what dancers do with their bodies; movement, dance steps, facial expressions, and gestures

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action

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dancing but not moving action

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non-locomoted

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travelling through space dancing

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locomotor

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element of dance; the place where the dancers perform

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space

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part of space; moving forward, backward, sideward, diagonally, circularly

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direction

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part of space; steps can be big or small

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size

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part of space; high, medium, low _ or routines

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level

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part of space; looking in different directions

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focus

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element of dance; performed at different tempos

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timing

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part of timing; length of dance in seconds, minutes, or hours

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time

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part of timing; movement of dancers

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relationship timing

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part of timing; rhythmic pattern/measure

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metered time

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part of timing; less predictable

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free rhythm

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element of dance; strength or power that move the body

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dance energy/force

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part of dance energy; movements are smooth, constant and regulated

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sustained

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part of dance energy; actions are sharp and have bursts of energy

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percussive

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part of dance energy; trembling movements

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vibratory

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part of dance energy; follows a curvature or arc pattern

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swinging

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part of dance energy; gestures are frozen mid-air

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suspended

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part of dance energy; motions release to gravity gradually or abruptly

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collapsing

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good dance; the process of arranging or combining ideas and elements, the organizing element of the performances

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form

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good dance; smallest unit of form in the entire dance

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phrase

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good dance; expressed through a brief action or gesture with movement that are done repeatedly

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motif

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six characteristics of a good dance

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unity, continuity and development, variety and contrast, transition, repetition, climax

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traditional dance of a particular country; every national and ethnic dance

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folk dance

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three types of folk dance

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tribal dances from cordillera, lowland christian dances, muslim dances

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thre characteristics of modern dance

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technique, improvisation, choreography

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Isadora Duncan pioneered the dance that came from the center of the body or the...

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solar plexus or emotional center

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12 basic modern skills

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dance walk, dance run, triplet, waltz, gallop, chassé/slide, jump, leap, falling, rolls, turn, spotting