Purposes of dance Arts and Humanities
Why do people dance? Ask students to give different reasons/ locations for dancing. Group them on the board in different categories with different colors. Then give the categories after they have exhausted all possibilities.
Why do people dance? Ceremonial Recreational Artistic Three main categories of dance Ceremonial Recreational Artistic
Ceremonial Dance performed for rituals or ceremonies Typically unique to specific cultures Ex) Native American Pow Wow How would you describe their movements? Ex) Greek Orthodox Wedding
Recreational Dance intended for entertainment purposes Also can be used for exercise
Recreational Examples Zumba Bluegrass clogging Where is the focus of their movements? Ballroom video begins at 1:04
Recreational Line Dance Examples A line dance is a well-known dance that is typically simple and repetitive It does not have to be performed in a line Cha Cha Slide Cupid Shuffle Chicken Dance Wobble Electric Slide Cotton Eyed Joe Virginia Reel Dance made popular in Civil War
artistic Dance that is intended to communicate emotions, feelings, and ideas Choreography- a designed, thought-out sequence of movements. Also includes theatrical dance
artistic Examples Classical Ballet Modern Ballet Contemporary Dance “Dying Swan” Modern Ballet “Polyphonia” Contemporary Dance Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” I normally have questions about each video that they must answer.
Dance your phd Dance Your PHD Ted Talk