1. Sense, Meaning, and Perception in Three Dance Cultures Written By: Cynthia Jean Cohen Bull Presented by Erika Vasquez Edited by: Dr. Picart and Donna Gallagher

2. Aims:  To compare the role of the three significant senses – touch, hearing, and sight- in three contemporary dance forms  To compare the roles of body, audience, music, and gender in the three dance forms

3. Key Terms Kinesthetic – Primacy – Improvisation –

4. Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing

5. The Role of the Body

6. Ballet : The primacy of Seeing “ For the Ballet Viewer, vision also predominates” (Bull 272) (Bull 272) The Role of the Audience

7. Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing The Role Of Music

8. Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing The Role Of Gender “

9. Contact Improvisation : The Primacy of Touching

10. Contact Improvisation : The Primacy of Touch The Role of the Body

11. Contact Improvisation: The Primacy of Touch The Role of the Audience

12. Discussion Question How is the role of the audience different in ballet and contact improvisation? How is the setting different? How might this effect the feelings/thoughts of the viewers?

13. Contact Improvisation : The Primacy of Touch The Role Of Music

14. Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing

16. Discussion Question How does the role of music in traditional Ghanaian dance compare to the role of music in contact improvisation?

17. Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing The Role of the Audience

18. Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing The Role of the Body

19. Discussion Question How do gender roles compare in ballet, contact improvisation, and traditional Ghanaian dance?