Dance exam 3 questions and answers
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difference between world concert ritual dance and folk dance - correct answer ✔✔ World
concerts are usually performed for an audience
Three Classical forms of Japanese Dance - correct answer ✔✔ bugrake- Oldest, accompanied by
type of music called Gagaku Characterized by unison dancing 2-4 dancers
Noh- second oldest, pine tree on back wall symbolizes divinity. idea of the stage as a divine
space
kabuki- youngest, similar to Noh because it employs movements that are very stylized. Different
to Noh because more spectacular and elaborate scenery, makeup and costumes.
common denominators in African Dance - correct answer ✔✔ danced on naked earth w/ bare
feet.
Crouched, knees flexed and body bent.
imitates animals in realistic detail
importance on improvisation
hula - correct answer ✔✔ originally a hand dance that was a celebration of mans communion
with elements and nature
, greek folk dance - correct answer ✔✔ some of the oldest in folk dance history
square dancing - correct answer ✔✔ known worldwide as american folk dance
slaves african rhythm - correct answer ✔✔ clapping nancis, stomping feet, and singing songs of
there motherland
minstrel shows - correct answer ✔✔ 1830's showcased black songs and dances
cakewalk - correct answer ✔✔ section of black shows (close of first act). competition between
couples imitating white mans manners and behavior.
Vaudeville era - correct answer ✔✔ 1919 also marked the emergence of jazz music, which was a
combination of ragtime and the blues.
Syncopated rhythms - correct answer ✔✔ characterizes jazz dance.
Harlem Renaissance - correct answer ✔✔ 1921-1933 also known as the ROARING TWENTIES,
many dances performed at clubs such as the Charleston and Black Bottom
Agnes de Mille - correct answer ✔✔ 1943 Choreographed Oklahoma!!! most popular dance
section is known as "dream Sequence" which is also a dramatic work unto itself.
De Mille's work gave musical theatre choreographers equal status w/ the director, composer,
and playwright
Jack Cole - correct answer ✔✔ Father of Jazz dance.
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difference between world concert ritual dance and folk dance - correct answer ✔✔ World
concerts are usually performed for an audience
Three Classical forms of Japanese Dance - correct answer ✔✔ bugrake- Oldest, accompanied by
type of music called Gagaku Characterized by unison dancing 2-4 dancers
Noh- second oldest, pine tree on back wall symbolizes divinity. idea of the stage as a divine
space
kabuki- youngest, similar to Noh because it employs movements that are very stylized. Different
to Noh because more spectacular and elaborate scenery, makeup and costumes.
common denominators in African Dance - correct answer ✔✔ danced on naked earth w/ bare
feet.
Crouched, knees flexed and body bent.
imitates animals in realistic detail
importance on improvisation
hula - correct answer ✔✔ originally a hand dance that was a celebration of mans communion
with elements and nature
, greek folk dance - correct answer ✔✔ some of the oldest in folk dance history
square dancing - correct answer ✔✔ known worldwide as american folk dance
slaves african rhythm - correct answer ✔✔ clapping nancis, stomping feet, and singing songs of
there motherland
minstrel shows - correct answer ✔✔ 1830's showcased black songs and dances
cakewalk - correct answer ✔✔ section of black shows (close of first act). competition between
couples imitating white mans manners and behavior.
Vaudeville era - correct answer ✔✔ 1919 also marked the emergence of jazz music, which was a
combination of ragtime and the blues.
Syncopated rhythms - correct answer ✔✔ characterizes jazz dance.
Harlem Renaissance - correct answer ✔✔ 1921-1933 also known as the ROARING TWENTIES,
many dances performed at clubs such as the Charleston and Black Bottom
Agnes de Mille - correct answer ✔✔ 1943 Choreographed Oklahoma!!! most popular dance
section is known as "dream Sequence" which is also a dramatic work unto itself.
De Mille's work gave musical theatre choreographers equal status w/ the director, composer,
and playwright
Jack Cole - correct answer ✔✔ Father of Jazz dance.
