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Dance Styles and Forms  Most styles of dance are learned by watching someone else.  Some people learn to dance just by moving spontaneously.

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1 Dance Styles and Forms  Most styles of dance are learned by watching someone else.  Some people learn to dance just by moving spontaneously.

2 Improvisation  the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparationimprovising  improvisation involves imagination and creativity.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8KPyk-8aYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8KPyk-8aYk

3 Question #1  What is the style of dance where the dancer makes up the movements without any preparation, “on the spot”?

4 Ballet  Ballet is very structured and usually studied in classes with teachers that have had many dance classes/teachers. The movements have to be timed and done exactly right.  The special shoes that allow female dancers to move on their toes are called pointe shoes.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7 AaZhEOJSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7 AaZhEOJSY

5 Question #2  Why do you think ballerinas wear pointe shoes?

6 Ballet  highly stylized  traditionally uses classical music  performance dance

7 Ballet Clothing  When ballet first began the outfits were heavy, floor length, and had many layers.  Over time, the ballet outfit has become a ruffle of material (tutu) around the hips, with pale pink tights and a leotard.  Unless using pointe shoes, ballerinas wear soft soled ballet slippers.

8 Question #3  The ballet skirt has had varying lengths over time. What is a practical or stylistic reason the tutu exists as it does today?

9 Question #4  What style of dance traditionally uses classical music?

10 Tap Dance  Most Tap Dance is about percussive footwork made from metal taps attached to the toe and heel of the shoe.  Tap Dance originates from Irish Jig, Scottishe from Scotland, as well as dances from Africa  Clogging is similar  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4FYNF0 2yEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4FYNF0 2yEM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmJj6LZo gms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmJj6LZo gms

11 Tap  American performance dance  characterized by percussive footwork and precise rhythmic patterns (feet as rhythm instruments!)

12 Question #5  How does a tap dancer create a rhythm with their movements?

13 Jazz Dance  Jazz is all about isolation of different body parts.  Jazz dance is based on jazz music, which started in New Orleans.  Jazz dancers must do turns, kicks, and other athletic movements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwUIS7aoJqA

14 Jazz  American stage dance  uses jazz music as its basis  performance dance  used often in musical theatre

15 Question #6  What style of dance is based on a style of music with the same name?

16 Modern Dance or Contemporary  Drastically less structured, more free flowing and self expressive.  Sometimes the dancer will wear a lyrical shoe, a turning shoe, a sock, or go barefoot.  Movements are more raw and emphasize heavy force and gravity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTdyDOWtE2Q

17 Modern  free-flowing, creative dance style  one artist is usually both dancer and choreographer  can be for participation or performance

18 Question #7  What style of dance is characterized as being very free flowing?

19 Folk  these are often group dances  passed from generation to generation  often culturally specific  participation dancing

20 Question #8  What style of dance is culturally specific?

21 Theatrical Dance  designed for performance in musical theatre, dance concerts and movies  requires an audience  often combines several styles (ballet, jazz, folk, modern, tap, etc.)

22 Question #9  What style of dance is used in staged musicals and movies?

23 Social (or Popular)  recreational  relatively easy to learn  usually originates from the people, not choreographers  often ‘couples’ dancing  usually popular for a short time only

24 Question #10  What style of dance usually is popular for a while and comes from regular people, not choreographers?

25 Ballroom Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsTm8Xo7kE

26 Hip Hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVomYYgXwy8

27 Dance has many styles... … which depend on creative movement combined with music music (or sound) & mood

28 You don’t have to be a dancer… … to appreciate dance … a difficult, beautiful, culturally important, and fun art form!

29 Just dance !

30 Dance !

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