Performing Arts Flashcards
Elements of dance
- Dance (set or area that surrounds the body)
- Time – moving to the beat and music
- Choreography- of steps of the dance
- Levels – does it happen high, does it happen low
- Force/energy
Dance movements
Axial – movements that occur in place such as a pirouette(spin) or twirl
Locomotor- movements in which dancer travels to a new location (big jump)
Grand Jette- jump in the air and twirl
Teaching dance
Call out dances – line dancing is easy to teach
Esthetic appreciation of dance
Through their activities, movements can represent ideas and symbols
Dance and culture
Can create emotion, right of passage, religious purposes
Example: rain dance
Styles of dance
Performance dance (theatrical dance): ballet, jazz and tap
Ballroom dance – balls were held by nobility, waltz, nobles and aristocrat socialized, A queuing system, hustle swing, salsa, tango, mango, waltz. Dance is rotted in the time and place it was invented
Folk dance – traditions of commoners, coloring morris dance, square dancing.
Chain dance- from the commoners in mid evil Europe
Asia- musical theater form, puppetry, single style
China- the noe, and nukki
Dances can serve as commentary
Cake walk- Mockin make fun of plantation owners. Social statements, feelings in particular feature
Music
Art of sound and silence
Elements of music
Pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture, dynamics, structure
Pitch
How high or low a note is, based on the frequency of a sound and does not relate to the volume
Ability
Singing a tune of the song in its different pitches and ranged sequentially
Harmony
Sounds of different pitches are arranged in relationship to each other
Dissonance
When pictures are arranged outside the excepted rules of order. Often occurs when someone plays the wrong Note
Rhythm
Repetitive timing of the beat
Tempo
Speed or pace, how fast or slow is the rhythm
