Dance Appreciation

Exploring Dance History and Performance
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-7924-9787-2
Verlag: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback

Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance is a journey through the world of dance focusing on the history of many dance forms, the connection of dance to society, and the human meaning and importance of dance as a living breathing practice. Building on the foundational historic basics of "Who, What, Where, and When," Dance Appreciation dives deeper by asking "Why," allowing the reader to delve into the human reasons that various dance forms exist, followed by the "How," asking the reader to consider how each dance form can be interpreted/applied/deciphered by the reader's own individual experience and life understanding. More than a historical account of various dance forms, Dance Appreciation views dance as a building block of humanity and symbolic embodiment of the cultures and societies from which different dance forms spring. Dance is the voice of the soul connecting humans from the beginning of time to present day through heartbeat and sprit.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents
- Foreword By Jackie Oliver Church and Melissa Harden-Velasco
- Chapter One Part One: Ritual 
- ~The Basics~  
- What is Dance?
- Why do we dance?
- Three theories of dance
- Imitation, Form, Expression
- ~Ritual~ 
- Daily Ritual
- Weekly and Monthly Ritual
- Yearly Ritual
- Occasional Ritual
- Myth and Magic
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter One Part One Worksheet
- Journal Entry One
- Chapter One Part Two: Ritual ~Native American Dance
- ~Native American Dance~
- Ritual Preservation vs. Ritual Evolution
- Zuni Rainbow Dance
- Robert Mirabal and "Ritual for Entertainment"
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter One Part Two Worksheet
- Chapter One Part Three: Ritual ~Flamenco
- ~Flamenco~
- Five epochs of Flamenco history
- Pre-1800 Gitanerias and 1800–1850 Tabernas time periods
- 1860s–1910 Cafe Cantante
- 1910–1955 Theatrical/Decadent
- 1955–Present Resurgence
- Qualities in Flamenco
- Joaquin Cortes
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter One Part Three Worksheet
- Chapter Two: Ballet Part One
- ~Renaissance Court Dance and Early Ballet~
- Renaissance Court Dance
- Catherine De Medici
- King Louis XIV "The Sun King"
- Pierre Beauchamp
- Jean G. Noverre
- Pointe Shoes
- ~Romantic Ballet~
- La Sylphide
- Giselle
- ~Classical Ballet~
- Swan Lake
- ~Executive Director Interview~ Emily Fine
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Two Part One Worksheet
- Journal Entry Two
- Chapter Two: Ballet Part Two
- ~The Ballet Russes~
- Serge Diaghilev
- Mikhail Fokine
- Fokine's Credo
- Scheherazade
- Petrushka
- Le Spectre de la Rose
- Vaslav Nijinsky
- Afternoon of the Faun
- Rite of Spring
- Igor Stravinsky
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Two Part Two Worksheet
- Journal Entry Three
- Chapter Two: Ballet Part Three
- ~Male Ballet Dance Interview~ Taylor Carrasco
- ~Contemporary Ballet~
- Antony Tudor
- Characterization and Dramatic Intention
- Lilac Garden
- George Balanchine
- Midsummer
- Agnes De Mille
- Rodeo
- Mark Morris
- The Hard Nut
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Two Part Three Worksheet
- Journal Entry Four
- Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part One
- ~Modern Choreography~
- Time, Space, Energy, Emotion
- Form and Content
- Choreography Tools:

- Phrasing, Dynamics, Contrast, Unity, Intensity, Repetition, Retrograding, Fragmenting, Rearranging Movement
- Choreographic Inspiration
- Fusion of Styles
- Improvisation
- ~Choreography Interview~ Jennifer Boren Interview
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Three Part One Worksheet
- Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part Two
- ~Modern Dance~
- Modern Dance Origins
- ~Early Modern Dance~
- Isadora Duncan
- Revolutionary
- Mary Wigman
- Witch Dance
- Denishawn
- Doris Humphrey
- With My Red Fires
- Jose Limon
- The Moor's Pavane
- Hanya Holm
- Lester Horton
- The Beloved
- Mia Michaels
- Calling You
- ~Americana~ 
- Martha Graham
- Lamentation
- Paul Taylor
- Esplanade
- ~Modern Dance Interview~ Samuel Asher Kunzman
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Three Part Two Worksheet
- Journal Entry Five
- Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part One
- ~African American Influence on Social Dance~
- Qualities of African Dance compared to American Quadrilles 
- Cakewalk
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Juke Joints and Honky Tonks
- Buck, Wing, and Jig dances
- Katherine Dunham
- Alvin Ailey
- Revelations
- Blues Suite
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Four Part One Worksheet
- Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Two
- ~Tap~
- Soft-shoe
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
- The Little Colonel
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Mr. Bojangles
- Birth of the Blues
- Sandman Sims
- The Cosby Show "Challenge" Scene
- Broadway/Hollywood/Flash Act
- Busby Berkeley
- Fred Astaire
- Royal Wedding
- Gregory Hines
- Tap
- Gene Kelly
- Singing in the Rain
- Ray Bolger
- The Harvey Girls
- Flash Act
- The Nicholas Brothers
- Stormy Weather
- Freestyle/Street
- Savion Glover
- Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk
- Jason Samuels Smith
- ASH Pittsburgh closing show
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Four Part Two Worksheet
- Journal Entry Six
- Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Three
- ~Cross Training Interview~ Kevin D. Gallacher
- ~Jazz~
- Bob Fosse
- Steam Heat
- Big Spender
- Jerome Robbins
- West Side Story – "Cool"
- Matt Mattox
- Eugene "Luigi" Louis Facciuto
- Jack Cole
- Kismet
- Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
- Frank Hatchett
- Josephine Baker
- The Banana Dance
- Michael Kidd
- The Crap Shooters Ballet
- Gus Giordano
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Four Part Two Worksheet
- Journal Entry Seven
- Chapter Five: Dancing out of the Box
- ~Postmodernism~
- Merce Cunningham
- ~Contact Improvisation~
- The Grand Union
- Yvonne Rainer
- ~Experimental Dance~
- Alwin Nikolais
- Noumenon
- Tensile Involvement
- Pina Bausch
- Cafe Muller
- Bill T Jones
- Untitled
- Longue Distance
- Pilobolus
- Symbiosis
- Shadowland
- DV8 Physical Theatre
- ~Dance Therapy~
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Five Worksheet
- Journal Entry Eight
- Chapter Six Part One: Popular Culture
- ~Popular Culture~
- The 1950's
- Elvis Presley
- The 1960's
- Happenings
- Motown
- James Brown
- The 1970's
- Michael Jackson, "King of Pop"
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Six Part One Worksheet
- Chapter Six Part Two: Club Dance
- ~Club Dance~
- ~Standing Out to Fit In~
- ~Disco~
- ~Celebutantes~
- ~Club Kids~
- ~Candy Kids, Ravers and Straight Edge~
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Six Part Two Worksheet
- Journal Entry Nine
- Chapter Six Part Three: Pop Culture
- ~Commercialized Pop Culture~
- Why is Pop Culture popular?
- The Qualities of Pop Culture
- ~Pop Culture vs. High Art~
- ~Madonna and Freedom of Expression~
- ~Pop Culture's influence on Society~
- Price of Fame
- ~Freedom of Speech and the Privacy Question~
- Britney Spears
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Six Part Three Worksheet
- Journal Entry Nine
- Chapter Seven: For the people, by the people
- ~B-Boy Interview~ Shane Montoya
- ~Hip-Hop History~
- The four basics: DJing, Rap Music, Graffiti and Breaking
- ~Hip-Hop Timeline~
- ~The Many Styles of Hip-Hop~
- Dubstep, B-Boying, Krumping/Clowning, Turfing, Flexing, NewStyle/Twins Style, Cross-Training
- Review for thought questions
- Review for thought questions Chapter Seven Worksheet
- Journal Entry Eleven
- Assignments
- Research Paper
- Research Paper Assignment Instructor Approval Worksheet
- Classic Movie Review
- Classic Movie Review Instructor Approval Worksheet
- Performance Critique
- Performance Critique Instructor Approval Worksheet
- Conduct an Interview
- Conduct an Interview Preparation Worksheet
- Bibliography
- Recommended Books
- Recommended Watching
- Recommended Websites and Online Watching