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Edgar Degas
(1834 – 1917) French
He is French artist
and one of the founders of Impressionism.
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FORMS OF DANCE |
FORMS OF DANCE
Ballet Basics
In
Ballet:
1. The movements are ridged and unnatural.
2. All movements spring from five basic stances.
3. The feet are never parallel while pointing forward.
4. The floor is not integrated in the dance - like a
prop.
TERMS:
Ballerina
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The ballerina is the main female dancer.
Ballet Master/Mistress -
They teach the classes, and conduct the rehearsals.
Choreographer -
The choreographer is the composer of the ballet. This also
applies to other forms of dance.
Corps de
Ballet -
These dancers are not the
main dancers, and they do not appear as soloists.
Demi -
This term means half, and it
applies to positions - see plié.
Plié [plee-AY] -
This is an exercise where
dancers bend their knees. A grand-plié is a bend to the
deepest position as the heels lift off the floor. A
demi-plié is a half plié - see video:
Ballet Plie.
Pointe
Work -
Point dancing is on the tips of the toes. A special blocked
shoe is used. Although mostly a female dancers' skill, male
dancers also receive training in pointe.
Principal Dancer -
The principal dancers are the soloists and main stars of a
dance company - the highest ranked dancers. A principal
dancer may be male or female. This term is also used in
modern dance.
EXAMPLES:
Mikhail Baryshnikov Don Quixote
Swan Lake - Nureyev
MODERN DANCE
Modern dance:
1. revolted against ballet's ridged unnatural movements. The
movements are natural, flowing, and spontaneous.
2. is without rules
3. is often danced in bare feet, and
4. the floor is integrated into the dance.
In the early 1900s Isadora
Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Mary Wigman rebelled against
classical ballet's rigid rules. They abandoned the classical ballet
rules, technique, costume, and even shoes. These early modern dance
pioneers focused on creative self-expression - rather than
technical virtuosity. Modern dance is a relaxed, free
style, and is focused on emotions. This is in contrast to
ballet's rigid structure of all movements springing from
just five unnatural positions. Whereas ballet strives to be light and airy
while modern dance has a deliberate use of gravity.
In United
States Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Doris
Humphrey, and Martha Graham developed their own styles of
dance, and laid the foundations of American modern dance.
In Europe
Mary Wigman, Francois Delsarte, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and
Rudolf von Laban developed theories of human movement,
expression, and methods of instruction that led to the
development of European modern dance.
Lamentation Martha Graham
Choo San Goh (1948 -
1087)
He was
considered by many dancers to be the greatest choreographer.
Click
here
from
a list of Choo-San Goh's work.
EXAMPLES OF MODERN DANCE:
http://www.pilobolus.com
Pilobolus:
Symbiosis (TED) |
YouTube
Hungarian National
Ballet - Uncertain Harmony - Ligeti
Paul Taylor - Promethean Fire part 1
akram khan company
See p 187 (7th edition)
WORLD / RITUAL DANCE
World or ritual dance is
specific to a country, and ceremonial.
EXAMPLES:
Celebration dance
- Festival dance
Pulikali Tiger Dance
Dance in ancient cultures
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- Classical Indian dances
Arjuna Nritham
- Japan
Memoirs of a Geisha- Snow Dance
- Irish
River Dance
has rapid leg movements with stationary
arms.
- Middle
Eastern
Belly Dance - Shakira
Belly Dance
- Instructional Video
Ritual dance,
Magic/Mystic/Spiritual dance
- Circle dance
- Corroborree
- Dances of Universal Peace
- Long Sword dance
- Morris dance
- Rapper dance
- Religious dance
Wacky Tribal Dance - African
Dance
- War dance
Lakota Sioux
- Weapon dance
FOLK DANCE
Folk dance describes dances
of European origin. They are:
1. European dance up to the
19th century
2. It's traditional – not original.
3. Danced by common people (folk) – not aristocrats at social events
5. Evolved spontaneously
LIKHA - Philippine Folk Dance
STREET DANCE
Although hip-hop dance evolved
spontaneously, it’s not considered folk dance.
Kenichi Ebina: Hip-hop dance
Lux Aeterna Dance Company
- "Navaras" by Jacob "Kujo"
Lyons
This is modern dance / break dancing. Lux Aeterna means eternal light in Latin.
JAZZ DANCE
Jazz dance is spontaneous,
free, and uses syncopation.
EKODOOM
BOOKS:
The Dance (by An Antiquary)
by Anonymous
JUST FOR FUN
Yoda Dance
Dance Properly - zefrank.com
