The videos are attached by links below. You much write 4 “separate essays” each one 250 minimum. The instructions are also attached. 1 dance video per question. If unclear please let me know. **If you cannot access the videos just let me know and I will give you my log-ins. One of the files have my log-ins for the links.
1st dance: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/watch/les-noces (Les Noces by Bronislava Nijinska)
2nd dance: https://youtu.be/JgvxzNBfJNA (Boy)
3rd dance: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/watch/cloud-gate-dance-theatre-of-taiwan-meditation-in-movement-companion-to-bamboo-dream?context=channel%3Adance-online-dance-in-video (Cloud Gate Dance Theatre)
4th dance: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/watch/triangle-of-the-squinches (Alonzo King Lines Ballet/Triangle of the Squinches) **Watch the first 24 minutes**
The videos are attached by links below. You much write 4 “separate essays” each one 250 minimum. The instructions are also attached. 1 dance video per question. If unclear please let me know. **If you cannot access the videos just let me know and I will give you my log-ins.
1st dance: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/watch/les-noces (Les Noces by Bronislava Nijinska)
2nd dance: https://youtu.be/JgvxzNBfJNA (Boy)
3rd dance: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/watch/cloud-gate-dance-theatre-of-taiwan-meditation-in-movement-companion-to-bamboo-dream?context=channel%3Adance-online-dance-in-video (Cloud Gate Dance Theatre)
4th dance: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/watch/triangle-of-the-squinches (Alonzo King Lines Ballet/Triangle of the Squinches) **Watch the first 24 minutes**
Check out this dance company:
OUTSIDE IN is a film for six disabled and non-disabled dancers drawn the CandoCo Dance Company. The first collaboration between choreographer Victoria Marks and director Margaret Williams, it is a multi-award winning film that re-sets the framework for viewing disability and dance.
OUTSIDE IN: OUTSIDE IN
Define Benesh and use in a sentence.
Define Mimetic and use in a sentence.
Write 2 paragraphs describing appropriation and dance.
Provide chorographical examples of choreometric and Laban.
Define Dionysian.
How does dance tell a story?
What culture is the dionysian dance from, and please describe the ritual.
Define Cyclical and use in a sentence.
Write 2 paragraphs describing Mudras.
Give an example of ritual movement in your life.
Define Akitu.
Describe ecstatic dance and use an example in tribal dance.
Compare and contrast the two videos in reference to Akitu.
Describe harmonious dance and use an example in tribal dance.
What elements are unique and specific to Chinese dance?
Describe Preliterate and use in a sentence.
Describe Kabuki theater.
Describe a gender specific movement.
Compare and contrast Combat dance and Sufi dance.
How does movement effect the opposite sex?
Define Puritanism and use in a sentence.
Provide an example of a cyclical dance.
Write 2 paragraphs on the lack of dance in Christianity.
Describe specific thematic material that would be used for gender specific tribal dance.
Give examples of ecstatic dance in Hindu dance.
What is the significance of masks and body adornments in tribal dance?
Describe a holiday in Judaism that utilizes dance.
Name a culture that has practiced trance dance.
How has the Greek tragedy influenced performance art over time?
What is the cultural significance of dance notation?
Compare and contrast Kathakali and Manipuri dance styles.
Describe the elements of ritual fertility dance.
Name the holiday in Judaism that is associated with costumes, dancing and a play depicting a heroine.
Define galliard and use in a sentence.
Describe pagan influence that still exists today in Christianity.
Define dark ages and use in a sentence.
What country would you see Whirling Dirvish dances in?
Describe renaissance and use in a sentence.
What is the significance of emotion in Hindu dance?
Describe the significance of folk dance in medieval culture.
-50. Write 5 paragraphs critiquing the video presented.
covering a specific choreographer that interests you, and their process. In this report, you are to include some background on the
choreographer, how this choreographer has influenced your process, and how if possible, they have affected your choreography in
class. What draws you to this choreographer? Why?
Please keep in mind this is a dance choreography 1 level class. Its for beginners. So when you answer how it influenced me don’t
put something dramatic. It can be very simple such as helping me put more emotions in my dance. Very simple basic stuff.
A three page (FULL PAGES), typed, double spaced paper on ONE live dance performance from the video options below. Please include your thoughts, opinions, and observations on sets, scenery, costumes, lighting, stage management, the dancing itself, and any other aspects you observed. Please be sure to proof read and spell check your paper. Please do not include a synopsis or history of the performance.
