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Dance Basics

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Elements of DanceSpace ,Time,Force
Purpose of DanceRecreation, Artistic Expression, Ceremony
Artistic DanceDance before an audience for beauty and expression
Ceremonial DanceDance to make crops grow, heal the sick or defeat an enemy -for religious purposes
Recreational DanceDance for fun-Ballroom dancing, Aerobic Dancing
Folk Dancedance developed through the traditions of a culture and passed from generation to generation
Modern DanceDeveloped by Martha Graham expresses abstract ideas
Charleston1920's dance to jazz music during prohibition
Jitterbug1940's dance to big band music
Twist1960's dance made popular by Chubby Checker
TaranellaItalian Folkdance-dance as if biten by a spider
Round Dancessquare dances,barn dances
Waltzpopular 19th century dance caused scandle because it allowed close cotact between men and women
Discopopular dance of 1970's
African & Native American DanceDancer body moves to complicated drum rhythm often in circular format
BalletGraceful movements on stage
Martha Grahamfounder of Modern Dance
Jazz Dance/isolationmoving one part of the body
low level movementcrawling
high level movementleaping
pathwayshape of the dance such as circular
Renaissance DanceCourt Dance
Golden Age of BalletRomantic Period
Baroque DanceDance with political,social signifigance

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