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  1. Participatory and Presentational Dance as Ethnochoreological Categories

    Typologies are tools to help us understand the range of observed phenomena. Many typological categories are useful in dance research, contrasting various features in the data. Based on the identity of the recipient of the danced message, four types of dance can be identified: reflexive, participatory, sacred, and presentational.

  2. Dance

    dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. Dance is a powerful impulse, but the art of dance is that impulse channeled by skillful performers into something that becomes ...

  3. What Is Dance?

    Dances are created to remember a special day, event, or meaningful moment. Some commemorative dances are very old. Maypole dances have early pagan roots. It is a celebration of the rebirth of spring. The Second Line is a West African form of dance that is a ritual to celebrate the life of the recently departed.

  4. Dance Dictionary

    Dance. Dance is an artistic expression and rhythmic movement performed by a person or many people often to music. Dance can be used as a way of communicating a story or expressing emotion, it can be entertainment, it can be a sport (competitive), and it can be a social event.

  5. The Elements of Dance

    The Elements of Dance are the foundational concepts and vocabulary that help students develop movement skills and understand dance as an artistic practice. This framework is a way to discuss any kind of movement. While different dance styles call for specialized skills and stylization choices, the underlying elements of dance are visible in all ...

  6. Presentational Dance

    Dance theater creates the action directly out of the familiar, recognizable movements. Although not expressionistic, experiments by those involved in New York's Judson Dance Theater in the early 1960s also aimed at including all types of body movement in presentational dance as an opposition to form-based approach.

  7. History of Dance: Universal Elements and Types of Dance

    5 Universal Elements of Dancing. Dancing in all its forms involves five key elements: 1. Body: The body is the primary instrument of dance. Dancers may use their entire bodies or limit movement to certain body parts. Professional dancers train their bodies to have exceptional agility and strength. 2.

  8. Dance

    Dance - Choreography, Process, Phases: The choreographic process may be divided for analytical purposes (the divisions are never distinct in practice) into three phases: gathering together the movement material, developing movements into dance phrases, and creating the final structure of the work. The way in which the choreographer accumulates movement material depends on the tradition in ...

  9. Dancing: A Nonverbal Language for Imagining and Learning

    Dance is captivating nonverbal communication that involves attention networks, motivation, and reward. Nonverbal communication includes the bodily conveyance of information through gesture and locomotion, proximity, touch, gaze, facial expression, posture, physical appearance, smell, and emotion. Evolutionary biologists note that humans must ...

  10. The Five Elements of Dance

    Here we detail the five elements that all forms of dance and creative movement have in common: body, action, space, time and energy. Being able to identify and understand these core characteristics can help you when talking about a dance performance or can help you get your own messages across through movement. Check out the entire collection ...

  11. Chapter 18: Elements of Dance

    Dance can be broken down into its primary elements: Body, Energy, Space, and Time. It can be easily recalled through the acronym B.E.S.T. The body is the mobile instrument of the dancer and helps inform us of what is moving. The body category includes shapes, actions, and whole-body and part-body movements.

  12. Dance

    Dance is an art form, often classified as a sport, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or by its historical period or place of origin. Dance is typically performed with musical accompaniment, and sometimes with the ...

  13. Folk dance

    folk dance, generally, a type of dance that is a vernacular, usually recreational, expression of a past or present culture.The term folk dance was accepted until the mid-20th century. Then this and other categories of dance were questioned and their distinctions became subject to debate. For the purposes of this article, the designation folk dance will be used for convenience, without the ...

  14. Modern Dance

    Ted Shawn formed an all-male dance company called Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers, hoping to make modern dance a respected profession for male dancers. Watch This. Kinetic Molpai is a dance work in 12 parts; it features Ted's all-male company who form a chorus. A solitary man, the leader, joins them sporadically.

  15. "Posture, Poise and Presentation" by Katherine Schaffer

    1. Posture: The dictionary definition of Posture is "the way of holding the Body". To a dancer, that does not tell much. So for dancing purposes, the Body can be divided into 4 parts. The Head, the Upper Torso including the Shoulders and Chest, the Lower Torso or the Hips and then the Legs and Feet or you might call it the Base.

  16. PDF PowerPoint Presentation

    Devices such as motif and development, climax, contrast and repetition work with the framework to build the overall form of the dance. It is vital for your dance to have a good overall form with a clear beginning, middle and end. EXAM TIPS: Ensure that you can discuss both terms in relation to your work and the work of others.

  17. What is Dance?

    Dance is a performing art form, which consists of sequences of movement. These sequences can be pre-planned (choreographed), or improvised (made up as the dancer is dancing). The value of dance is that is it can have both aesthetic (what it looks like) and symbolic (how it makes you feel) merit to the audience.

  18. AQA

    Definitions of key terms used in our GCSE Dance specification (8236). Students should be familiar with and gain understanding of these terms. Accessory. An additional item of costume, for example gloves. ... The presentation of dance to an audience. Performance (personal) Acquisition and development of physical and expressive skills.

  19. Dance Terms every beginner dancer should know

    With the knees bent, press the pelvis forward as the torso (while staying flat) tilts in a diagonal toward the back. Hip Roll. While standing, isolate your hips so that they move in a circle (forward, side, back, side) in one smooth movement without pausing. Hold.

  20. PDF DANCE

    To discover the big ideas in a dance work, students compare how other art forms (example: literature, visual arts) express an idea or feeling. Students also learn the context and historical developments of various dance genres or styles through research, lecture-demonstration, creating a dance study, or working on a capstone project.

  21. The Elements and Principles of Dance Presentation

    21 likes • 39,150 views. Michael Chan. Here is a Keynote presentation I put together about the elements and principles of dance. Hope you like it! Entertainment & Humor. 1 of 16. Download now. Download to read offline. The Elements and Principles of Dance Presentation - Download as a PDF or view online for free.

  22. Dance: Introduction, History and Importance: Physical ...

    DANCE DEFINITION AND HISTORY - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt / .pptx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online.

  23. Dance

    Dance Programs. Presentation High School's competitive dance team is a nationally recognized program, with over 25 national titles including Grand National Champion at the Contest of Champions National Competition in 2021. The Presentation Dance Team is a big commitment, but one that reaps countless rewards. Balancing out the demanding ...

  24. COPD

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accounts for the majority of deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases, the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 2021. 1 COPD is a progressive disease in which the body becomes less able to take in enough oxygen as airflow is obstructed; 2 the obstruction of airflow is associated with increased mortality. 3 Early diagnosis and ...

  25. Demi Moore on Full Frontal Nudity in 'The Substance'

    Demi Moore's new film, the feminist body horror "The Substance," sees Demi Moore bare it all, with several scenes featuring full nudity.

  26. What Is Artificial Intelligence? Definition, Uses, and Types

    What is artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence (AI) is the theory and development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that historically required human intelligence, such as recognizing speech, making decisions, and identifying patterns. AI is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide variety of technologies, including machine learning, deep learning, and natural language ...