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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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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.
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Balled was recognized as a viable art form.
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Slaves were brought to America from Africa and brought music and dance with them.
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Ballet aesthetic began to change.
Meaning/message that movements depicted were the most important element of dance.
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Found in England, France, and Germany.
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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.
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Tap dance legend.
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Mother of modern dance.
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Pioneers of modern.
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First choreographer to emerge from traditional modern.
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Known for amazing floor patterns.
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Added suaveness to highly rhythmic foot patterns and perfect musicality
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Contemporary ballet evolved in Russia due mainly to work of Michael Fokine- first master choreographer for Russian ballet.
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tap dance.
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Made dance of tap and ball room.
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Performed tap and dance.
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Style boldly related to waving.
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Seymour Felix introduced the marriage of book, music, lyrics, and dance as an aspect of musical theatre.
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Earned 8 tony awards for choreography.
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Post modern dance, choreographers such as Alvin Ailey
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Became known as "father of hip hop."
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Created "rocking."
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Created "campbell-ocking."
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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.
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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.
