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-In most of Europe, the church saw dance as a pagan activity
-Dance was banned unless it glorified the church
-The Dance of Death emerged when the Black Plague broke loose
-In Islamic lands dance was done for rituals and entertainment purposes -
-A renewed interest in the arts developed
-Dance became more about the individual artist
-Court ballets flourished & folk dancing remained popular with the working class
-ballet emerged as a professional art form -
-Slaves brought Jazz from Africa to America
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-musical theater was popular in other countries.
-The ballet aesthetic changed; The meaning/message that movements depicted were the most important element of dance.
-There were rivalries between leading female dancers. -
-"Romantic" ballet was produced
-Romantic ballets were characterized by their use of mythical characters&places which created wonder&excitement for audiences
-They had a plot centered on a love triangle story
-Dramatic action of the characters was very emotional
-characters were realistic/human -
-Dancer's shoes were reinforced to facilitate the skill of rising onto the tips of their toes
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-"classical" ballet was produced
-aerial work, pointework, turns,&leg beats increased
-The "tutu" was discovered for audiences to easily see the advances in technique for female dancers
-Modern dance began -
-Known as the Mother of Modern Dance
-She was the first dancer to present "modern dance" to public -
- They were two dancers who married and formed a school called Denishaw
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-"contemporary" ballet evolved in Russia
-Michel Fokine created contemporary ballet -
- known as the pioneers of modern dance -Martha used a contract&release technique -Doris&Humphrey used a fall and recovery technique
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-Bill 'Bo Jangles' Robinson was a tap dance legend
-He created light tap sounds by staying on the balls of his feet -
-Jose used a balance, speed, and control technique
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-Jazz music emerged
-It was a combination of ragtime & the blues -
-Earl Tucker ('Snake Hips') was a performer at Cotton Club during the days of Duke Ellington; waving, floats & back slides
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-The Harlem Renaissance was a significant time period
-Exclusive clubs opened, such as the Charleston and Black Bottom -
-Erick used a ease and free flow movement technique
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-Seymour Felix introduced important aspects of musical theater
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-Busby Berkley was a film director and choreographer who used hundreds of dancers, elaborate sets, and imaginative choreography
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-Thomas Wong used a booming sound system & american records to steal crowds
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-She was known for a tap style that included acrobatic movements, balletic rhythms, and series of rapid turns
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-He added easygoing sauveness to highly rhythmic footwork and perfect musicality
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-He earned 8 Tony Awards for his broadway choreography
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-student of the Russian Imperial School of Ballet.
-He was the cofounder of the school of American Ballet
-He was the artistic director for the New York City Ballet. -
-Competition btween major djs leads to the "Sound Clash"
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-Post modern dance begins
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-"Post Modern" choreographers/ active people wanted to reduce dance to its simplest form & to examine what they thought dance really was
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-Ginger Developed a dance that combined tap & ballroom
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-Distinguished himself by performing in tap and jazz styles
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-He was the 1st choreographer to emerge from using traditional modern dance
-He developed concepts called "movement for mevment's sake" & "chance dance" -
-Clive Cambell ('DJ Kool Herc") was born in Kingston Jamaica & eventually known as the father of hip hop culture
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-Television aired jazz dances for the public to view
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-James Brown records "Live at the Apollo(Album)" features new drum sound known as "break beat"
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-He was a choreographer who was concerned with making dances that entertained people while they were watching
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-Clive Campbell migrates to the Bronx & because of his size & him working out, other kids called him Hercules, & later he changed his name to Kool Herc
-A man, "Rubber Band", brought gang dance to NYC discos & "rockin' "was born -
-Don Campbellock accidentally makes a dance called "campbellocking". It eventually featured on Soul Train and took the world by storm.
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-Soul Train takes off on t.v.
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-Young people dancing at Kool Herc's parties were called "b-boys"
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-"Rappers Delight" by the Sugarhill gang was the first rap hit recorded
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-The movies " Beat Street" & "Breakin" were released
-Tours began all over the world & in France the two tours clashed -
-Groups of b-boys & boogie boys hold down breaking in the streets of NYC
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-Dance was used as a means of communication.
-People did dance rituals to worship & appease the gods.
-Dance rituals were done at special occasions(birth/marraige/death).
-Many dance rituals focused on fertility and having an abundant harvest.
-Movements were imitative (of nature and animals) and very basic. -
-The aesthetics of dance were more developed
-Movement choices represent certain themes
-The height of the Ancient period was when the quest for art & beautywas priority
-Many Greek dances developed out of religious rituals
-Dances combined movement, music, and poetry and were often participatory
-Dance was often found in the popular Greek Theatre
-Dances of India were religious dances
-Evidence of dance in China dates back to 200 & 8th century China influenced all dance that was to follow -
-There are no rules/regulations, just an underlying freedom to create in whatever way one wishes
