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Period: 200 to Feb 11, 1200
Ancient A.D.
Aesthetic elements were conciously sought. Development in wrting, agriculture, and government helped to share the dance aesthetic represent certain themes. Height of ancient period was the Greek period, with religion, music and poetry. -
Period: Aug 16, 1200 to Jul 3, 1300
Medieval Period
Churches saw dance as a pagon activity, dance was banned unless in church. Anywhere else you danced was a sin. -
Period: Nov 30, 1500 to
Renaissance Period
Ballet starts to emerge, interpretation of fencing, enters. In Italy the courts wear costumes while dancing and do many poses. King Louis XIV granted permission for first ballet school. Ballet began to grow and become more serious. -
Jazz
Jazz came into America because of slaves, -
Ballet- Art
Ballet was recongnized as a visible art form. -
Ballet- Competition
Movements were the most important element of ballet dance, although it started a rivalry between women to see who was best. -
Period: to
Modern-
Ruth St. Dennis & Ted Shwan created a dance studio called Denishawn. Techniques evolve, Jose Limon started to show balance and easy movements that flow. -
Ballet
'Romantic" ballet became popular, the dances were based on love stories, and the dancers shoes were reinforced to facilitate their skill
http://www.yonkershistory.org/fokine.html
http://www.abt.org/education/archive/choreographers/fokine_m.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/211967/Michel-Fokine -
Modern- Isadora Duncan
Mother of Modern Dance, first daughter to present modern dancing.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/isadora.html
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/dunc-isa.htm
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Ballet
The invention of the tutu comes in, contemperrary ballet formed by Michel Fokine was first seen in Russia. -
Jazz
Jazz began to emerge with a combination of ragtime and blues. -
Hip Hop- Earl Tucker
Earl Tucker also known as "Snake Hips' stars to dance Hip Hop.
http://rap.about.com/od/hiphop101/a/hiphoptimeline.htm
http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2snake.htm
http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Earl-Snakehips-Tucker -
Period: to
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a very important time in jazz. -
Ballet- George Balanchine
George Balanchine was the co-founder of the school or american ballet -
Modern
Post Moderm Begans -
Period: to
Hip Hop Evolves
James Brown evolves hip hop moves, rubberband man becomes famous as well. -
Modern- Alvin Ailey
Concerned with making dance public. -
Hip Hop- Soul Train
Soul Train becomes the one show everyone watched to know whats new about Hip Hop dancing. -
Hip Hop- Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's smooth moves and flawless dancing catches the hearts of everyone.
http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/home
http://www.biography.com/people/michael-jackson-38211
http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/index.php -
B.C. Primitive Period
Dance is used as communication in this time period. Movements are very intimative and very basic. -
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse was the most influential man in jazz history.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/fosse_b.html
http://www.who2.com/bio/bob-fosse
http://dance.about.com/od/famousdancers/p/Bob_Fosse.htm -
Hip Hop- DJ'S
Dj Kool Herc is the fater of hip-hop.
