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-Church saw dance as a pagen activity.
-The dance of death.
-Dance was banned unless it glorified the church. -
-Ballet was known as a proffessional art form.
-Dance became less of a group activity and more about the individual artist. -
-Performed as an interpretation of fencing.
- Performed in large halls as an entertainment for the courts.
-Dance themes were based on the social event of a particular day. -
de Minci's bio -Brought to france with her Italian dancing masters who danced a dance that set the pathway for the 16th century.
-Catherine was born in Florence, Italy -
-Ballet began to take on a more serious and theatrical quality.
--Dancers began to use the 'turn-out' position. -
-Slaves were brought to america and brought with them their music and dance.
-Eventually the songs and dancers of these people were brought into theaters. -
-Ballet wa recognized as a viable art form.
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-Technique wasn't the emphasis anymore.
-it was the meaning or message that movements depicted were the most important element of dance. -
-produced romantic ballet.
-Romantic ballets were characterized by their use of mythical characters and places which created wonder and excitement for audiences.
-in 1860's the dancers shoes were reinforced to facilitate this skill. -
-contemporary ballet evolved in Russia due to Michel Fokine.
-Having stage unbalanced with dancers was okay.
-female dancers can wear slippers
-female dancers can be bear-footed. -
-jazz music emerged.
-dancers began to connect to the syncopated rhythms of jazz music.
-Dancers performed at clubs. -
-Jazz showed on T.V.
-Jazz was apart of the theatre.
-it was everchanging, but vitality is consistent. -
-Dance was used as a means of communication.
-Dance rituals were done to worship & appease the gods
-Movements were imitative(of nature and animals) and very basic. -
-Dance represents certain themes.
-Dances in India were religious.
-Dancnig in China dates back to 200 A.D, in 8th century China influenced all the dance that was followed. -
James BrownHow Brown influenced hip-hopJames Bio
-James brown musical feel, his influence on BREAK BEATS or FUNK DRUMMING.
-He influenced hip-hop overall. -
Facts about IsadoraDuncan's BiographyIsadora D.
- Isadora was the mother of Modern Dnace. -She began her professional career in Chicago in 1896 -In 1904, Duncan established her first school of dance in Grunewald -her famous dance group, later became known as the Isadorables.
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Bob Fosse Life-Bob Fosse won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography
-born in Chicago
-Fosse directed five feature films
-began a collaboration under the name The Riff Brothers
