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What is history?
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Biased, recorded by people in power, dates and facts about the pas
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What is dance?
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Rhythmic and sequenced movement of a
3-dimensional body through space with energy and expression, without necessarily
a goal, such as that of a soccer player, but which always has intent.
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Basic elements of all dance - SPACE
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Body exists in space and is defined by space...dance occurs in space...positive space has shape and creates negative space.
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Basic elements of all dance - TIME
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Dance is always temporal, existing within a period of sequenced time, which incorporates rhythm, the structuring of time.
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,bgBasic elements of all dance - ENERGY/FORCE
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Our embodied attitude towards movement, not what movement is done but how the movement is executed.
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1. Basic elements of all dance - FLOW
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Amount of energy released or constricted.
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Basic elements of all dance - FORM & STYLE
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FORM - broad, overarching rules (Ex. ballet, modern dance)STYLE - romantic, Russian, (Graham, postmodern)
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Basic elements of all dance - FUNCTION
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The role of dance for the individual or culture, such as therapeutic, artistic, or religious. Only theatrical dances require an audience 100% of the time.
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Basic elements of all dance - CHOREOGRAPHIC FORM
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The overall structure of a specific dance, or reoccurring use of overall structure of a particular choreographer or during a particular historical and cultural time.
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Basic elements of all dance - CHOREOGRAPHIC CONTENT
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The specific movements and ideas within a dance, or reoccurring for a particular choreographer or during a particular historical and cultural time.
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Basic elements of all dance - CHOREOGRAPHIC FUNCTION
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The function of dance for a choreographer, individual or culture.
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Basic elements of all dance - FEELING/EXPRESSION
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Subjective motivation and experience of movement, includes relationship between individual and culture.
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Basic elements of all dance - RULES, MESSAGES, MEANING, CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
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Subjective, cultural and societal experiences and possible expectations expressed through dance, such as gender roles
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Cultural knowledge
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Ellen Dissanayake
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Scholar, focuses on anthropological exploration of art and culture. Traveled to Sri Lanka, Nigeria, India and Madagascar.
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