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What is dance?
A fine art that involves a body moving through space and time.
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What is a dance style?
Genres of dance ie. Flamenco, Salsa, Ballet, etc.
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What are the two main categories of Fine Arts?
Autographic Art and Allographic Art
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What is autographic art?
When the work of art is an object that exists in space and transcends time. Includes all visual and literary arts ie. Writing, painting, scupting, etc.
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What is allographic art?
When the work of art is a performance that is a moment in time which comes and goes, and must pass through an intermediary which is the performer. Includes music, dance, and drama.
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What are the five elements of dance?
Body, space, time, energy, and relationships
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Element: Body
- A body and its parts creating still or moving shapes
- Curved, round, twist, straighten, crooked
- Symmetrical or asymmetrical
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Element: Space
- Body's relationship to the floor, room, environment, others
- The way the body moves through space
- Motion can be direct or indirect
- High, medium, low
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Element: Time
- Body's use of speed, tempo, rhythm, and music
- Body may move in a sustained way or quick way
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Element: Energy/Dynamics
- The way the body uses its weight
- Movement can flow and be light, or can be heavy, strong, tense, sharp, etc.
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Element: Relationships
- The way in which two or more things are connected to or associated with one another
- Ie. dancer to dancer, dancer to object, etc.
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Who is Rudolf von Laban?
He categorized movement into eight Basic Effort Actions.
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What are the eight Basic Effort Actions?
- Movements that combine the elements of time, weight, and space. They are:
- Punching
- Pressing
- Dabbing
- Gliding
- Flicking
- Floating
- Slashing
- Wringing
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What are the beneficial effects of a warm-up?
Gradually prepares the body for more demanding activity.
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What three parts should a warm-up consist of?
- Pulse-raiser
- Joint mobilization
- Stretch
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What is one of the most simplest elements of fitness to improve?
Stretching exercises, allowing flexibility/range of motion.
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Three key points for effective stretching?
- Perform exercises when the body is warm
- Do not bounce
- Stop if you feel pain
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What are the beneficial effects of a cool-down?
To allow the body to recover gradually and return to its resting level.
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What two parts should a proper cool-down consist of?
- Pulse-lowerer
- Post stretch
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Why study dance history? (3 points)
- Both useful and inspiring, and a pleasure as well
- Dance goes back to the earliest days of human beings on this earth
- The art will always live on, and past dances have helped shape dance today
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The Dance of Life: What is the significance of dancing?
Concrete symbol of rhythm which is a vital part of everything on earth
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The Dance of Life: Rhythm...
marks all the physical and spiritual manifestations of life
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The Dance of Life: What is dancing the primitive expression of?
Religion and love.
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What is a dance form?
The overall structure of a dance piece.
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What is composition?
Choreography, making dances
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What two things do we use to create a dance?
Compositional forms and manipulations
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What are the four compositional forms?
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What is manipulation?
Ways in which you can "play" with the performance of created movement phrases.
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What are the six manipulations?
- Unison
- Canon
- Retrograde
- Size
- Tempo
- Quality
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What is pilates?
A form of isometric exercise developed and practiced to simultaneously stretch, strengthen, tone, and align the body, while eliminating tension and strain on the joints.
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What are the six basic concepts of pilates?
- Breath
- Concentration
- Control
- Centering
- Precision
- Flow
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What is yoga?
The physical, mental, and spiritual practices which originated in ancient India with a view to attain a state of permanent peace of mind in order to experience one's true self.
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What is hatha yoga?
A kind of yoga focusing on physical and mental strength building exercises and postures.
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Define ujjayi
Ujjayi breathing is a breath technique employed in a variety of Taoist and Yoga practices. In relation to Yoga, it is sometimes called "the ocean breath".
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Define asana
A body position, typically associated with the practice of Yoga, originally identified as a mastery of sitting still.
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What is the role of music in dance?
Provide a rhythm, steady beat and melody, create a story with the combination of song and movement.
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