Lecture 1
Notes
Using the
Human Body
Categories of
Dance
Traditional
European Dances
Phases of
Ballroom and Social Dance
What Is Dance?
Using the human body to move in ways
that:
- Extend through time
- Exist in space
- Exert an energy flow
The movement usually has a rhythmic
accompaniment
The movement can communicate
The movement contains style and
form
Categories of Dance
BALLET
MODERN DANCE
MUSICAL STAGE DANCE
BALLROOM
ETHNIC, FOLK, SQUARE
Traditional European Dances
ALLEMANDE
French Court
4/4 time signature
Slow
Kept hands joined
COURANTE
Italy and France
3/4 time
3 couples in a row
gestures of courtship, flirtation
SARABANDE
Spain
3/4 time, slow
Used in religious processions
GIGUE
Italy
6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 time
lively
Phases of Ballroom and Social Dance
FOX TROT PERIOD
1900's
CHARLESTON PERIOD
1920's
SWING ERA
1930's - 1940's
Big Band Music
LATIN DANCE CRAZE
1930's
Rhumba
Samba
Tango
Mambo
Cha-Cha
ROCK PERIOD
1940's Big Bands become smaller combo's
Jitterbug
ROCK-N-ROLL
Late 1950's - 1960's
Motown, Elvis
The Stroll, The Twist
The Mash Potato
DISCO
1970's
Latin Sound
The Hustle, The 12 Step
N.Y. Street Hustle
COUNTRY WESTERN
Late 70's, Early 80's
"Jeans Scene"
Old became new
Country Western Swing
1980's
Music charts own divisions
Combination of touch dance and freestyle
Music videos influenced dance
1990's
Lambada
Electric Slide
Videos
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