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Church saw dance as a Pagan activity.
The "Dance of Death" emerged.
Islamic dance bloomed; was done for rituals and entertainment purposes.
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Catherine de Medci arranged Italinan ballet.France and Russia was where ballet was developed. Ballet had simplistic floor patterns and poses with elaborate costumes. King Louis XIV granted 1st school of ballet, called Acadamy of Dance.Renewed interest in art, and dance became more about the individual artist.Court ballets flourished and folk dancing remained popular. Ballet emerged as a prefessional art form. Ballet took on a more seriousl/theatrical quality.Turned out position and vocab formed
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Ballet 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.
The meaning/message that movements depicted were the most important elements of dance.
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Jazz dance was found in England, France, and Germany.
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Romantic ballet was produced. Ballet characterized by use of mythical creatures and places which created wonder and excitement.
DAnces included: plot, love triangle, dramtic actions of characters, and was emotional and realistic/human,
1860's shoes were reinforced, tutu was introduced and classical ballet formed.
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tap dance legend
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considereed the Mother of modern dance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan
http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/isadora.html
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known for amazing floor patterns
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First choreographer to emerge from traditions modern.
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added suaveness to hightly rythemic foot patters and perfect musicality.
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Contemporary ballet evolved in russia due mainly to work of Michel Fokine- frst master choreographer for Russian Ballet Company
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tap dance
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mad dance of tap and ball room
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performed tap and dance
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Jazz music emerged.
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style boldlyt related to 'waving'
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Marth Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Jose Limon were Pioneers of modern dance.
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Post modern dance, coreographers 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 'campbellocking'
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soul train takes off on tv.
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B-Boys laid foundation of hip Hop
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Dance was a form of communication.
Rituals were done to worship and appease gods; and at special occasions such as: birth, marriage, and death. They focused on fertilit and abundant harvests.
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Aesthetic elements were consciously sought.
Movement choices represented themse and developed out of regligios rituals.
Dance combined movement, music, and poetry were all participatory.
Dance was often in the popular Greek theatre.
Many dances of India were religious dances.
Evidence of dance in China Dates back to 200 AD.Dances performed in 8th century China influenced all of the dance that was to follow. -
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Seymour Felix introduced the marriage of book, music, lyrics, and dance as an aspect of musical theatre.
