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Period: 500 to May 2, 1400
Medieval Period
Church saw dance as a pagan activity
Banned unless glorified by the church.
"Dance of Death" emerged.
Islamic dance bloomed; done for rituals and entertainment purposes.
Italy, where it was performed as an interpretation of fencing.
Entertainment for the court.
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Period: May 2, 1200 to
Renaissance Period
Catherine de Medici.
France and Russia where ballet was developed with simplistic floor patterns and poses with elaborate costumes.
King Louis XIV granted 1st school of ballet; Academy of Dance.
Renewed interest in art.
Dance became more about the individual artist.
Court ballets flourished; folk dancing remained popular.
Ballet emerged as professional art form.
Ballet took on a more serious theatrical quality.
Turned out position and vocabulary developed. -
Ballet 17th Century
Balled was recognized as a viable art form. -
Jazz 17th Century
Slaves were brought to America from Africa and brought music and dance with them. -
Ballet 18th century
Ballet aesthetic began to change.
Meaning/message that movements depicted were the most important element of dance.
Saw the beginning of rivalries between leading female dancers. -
Jazz 18th Century
Found in England, France, and Germany. -
Ballet 19th Century
Produced romantic ballet.
Characterized by youth of mythical creatures and places which created wonder and excitement.
Included plot, love triangle, dramatic action of characters was emotional, realistic/human.
1860s dancers shoes were reinforced.
Classical ballet.
Aerial work, pointe work, turns, and leg beats. -
Bill "Bo Jangles" Robinson
Tap dance legend. -
Modern Isadora Duncan
Mother of modern dance. -
Modern Ruth St. Dennis and Ted Shawn
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Modern Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, amd Charles Weidman
Pioneers of modern. -
Modern Merce Cunningham
First choreographer to emerge from traditional modern. -
Busby Berkely
Known for amazing floor patterns. -
Fred Astaire
Added suaveness to highly rhythmic foot patterns and perfect musicality -
Ballet 20th Century
Contemporary ballet evolved in Russia due mainly to work of Michael Fokine- first master choreographer for Russian ballet. -
Mchael Folkine Ballet
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Eleanor Powell
tap dance. -
Ginger Rogers
Made dance of tap and ball room. -
Gene Kelly
Performed tap and dance. -
Earl Tucker.
Style boldly related to waving. -
Harlem Renaissance
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Jazz Seymour Felix
Seymour Felix introduced the marriage of book, music, lyrics, and dance as an aspect of musical theatre. -
Bob Fosse
Earned 8 tony awards for choreography. -
Post Modern Dance
Post modern dance, choreographers such as Alvin Ailey -
DJ Kool Herc
Became known as "father of hip hop." -
"Rubberband"
Created "rocking." -
Don Campbellock
Created "campbell-ocking." -
Soul Train takes off on tv
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B-boys laid foundation of Hip Hop
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MJ does famous robot
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Movies released about hip hop
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Groups hit for money
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Primitive Period
Dance was a form of communication.
Rituals were done to worship and appease gods.
Rituals were done at special occasions such as birth, marriage, and death.
Focused on fertility and abundant harvests.
Movements were initiative and very basic. -
Period: to 200
Ancient Period
Aesthetic elements were consciously sought.
Movement choices represented themes.
Developed out of religious rituals.
Dances combined movement, music, and poetry.
Dance was often in the popular greek theatre.
Many dances of India were religious dances.
Evidence of dance in China dates back to 200 A.D.
Dances performed in 8th century China influenced all of the dance that was to follow.
