ART APP QUIZ DANCE Flashcards
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Dance
Dance is a form of art using rhythmic bodily movements expressing ideas and emotions and accompanied by music.
dancer
A dancer is the most important part of a dance, using movement to express stories and emotions while performing different styles like ballet, hip-hop, or jazz.
choreographer/ choreography
A choreographer is the dance director who plans the whole dance, gives steps to the dancers, chooses the costumes and props, and decides the set design.
Design
Design is the planned organization or pattern of movements in time and space
technique
technique is the style or way of executing the movements
Costumes
Costumes are the things worn by the dancers during their performances.
Movements
Movements are classified into steps, gestures, and facial expressions.
subject
The subject is the message of the dance. Simply put, it tells what the dance is about
PROPERTIES
More commonly called props, properties are the things carried by the dancers as they perform
SET DESIGN
The set design is the setting or background that indicates the place of action for the dancers.
KINDS OF DANCES
FOLK OR ETHNIC DANCES
SOCIAL OR BALLROOM DANCES
SPECTACULAR OR THEATRICAL DANCE
A form of art using rhythmic bodily movements expressing ideas and emotions and accompanied by music. As an art form, it may tell a story, set a mood, or express an emotion. It is a form of exercise;
Dance
the most important element of dance. Since he is the performer, there won’t be a dance without him. He executes the steps, follows the instructions of the choreographer, wears the costumes, and carries the props
Dancer
the dance director. He does the overall dance, assigns the steps to be executed by the dancers. Selects the costumes and props that go with the dance, and determines the set designed for the dance.
choreographer
the planned organization or pattern of movements in time and space. It involves the movement and the positioning of the dancers, and the steps executed by them. An outstanding dance performance is always dependent on the design of the dance
Design
the style or way of executing the movements. For example, the grind can be done singly, or doubly or the twist maybe done quickly or slowly
technique
the things worn by the dancers during their performances. This includes the headgear, the upper garments, the lower garments, and the footwear.
Costumes
classified into steps, gestures, and facial expressions. Steps are the dancer’s movements from one point on stage to another; these include leaps, turn, rolls, and somersaults.
Movements
the message of the dance. Simply put, it tells what the dance is about. For example, the theme of the war dance is the rivalry between two tribes that leads to an armed conflict.
subject
More commonly called props, properties are the things carried by the dancers as they perform. These include the lighted candles (Pandango sa Ilaw), sumbreros (Pandango sa Sambalilo), fans (Fan dance) and so on.
PROPERTIES
the setting or background that indicates the place of action for the dancers.
SET DESIGN
OTHER THEATRICAL ELEMENTS
Elements such as lighting effects, sound effects, visual effects, and the like form part of a dance performance when the dance is performed as part of a musical play or when it is a theatrical dance.
KINDS OF DANCES
Dances are classified in many ways. According to the numbers of performers, they are performing alone, by pair, or by the group.
a dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances.
folk dance
