LESSON 1 Flashcards
was very basic as it involved everyday movements. It served as an important means of communication and revolved around life events that were meaningful to individuals and tribes: birth, puberty, courtship, marriage, and death.
PREHISTORIC PERIOD
Dance was ancient ____’s primary way of expressing their religious services and teaching about their ancient myths. The major dancers were the following:
ANCIENT EGYPT
20th-century author, classifies the ancient Egyptian dances into these categories: pure movement or spontaneous dances, acrobatic dances, imitative dances, pair dances, group dances, war dances, dramatic dances, lyric dances, grotesque dances, funeral dances, and religious dances.
Irena Lexova
performed magical dances for the Gods and other spiritual entities and took the role of the God Osiris in a great religious dance-drama
The priest
, spearheads who are said to possess magical powers and who acted as physicians, religious leaders, kept tribes healthy, prosperous, and safe.
Shanmans
The word “dance” comes from this German word, which means “to stretch” or “to drag.”
damson
which existed from 3000 to 1400 BC, was a cultural link in the ancient world between Egyptians and Geeks.
The Cretan Civilization
According to the Greek writer, the Cretans had an excellent army because they used dance to perfect their training.
Homer
The Greek poet, he described a circle dance performed by Cretan women: they held hands around and outside altar and “purified” what was at the center of their formation
Sappho
Dances in ancient _____ were extremely organized and structured.
Ancient Greece
are Greek terms that describe the carriage of the body during dance and mimetic gestures.
Phorai and cheironomia
refer to the form and shape of gestures, focusing on how a dancer executed the short movement patterns.
schemata
was pure dance, performed by a male Greek dancer who portrayed the essence of a human character, an animal, or a natural element such as fire or wind.
deixis
Dances in this era primarily performed for religious, social, and entertainment purposes. They frequently highlighted burlesque, overtly erotic, comic, and frightening elements.
ROME or Roman era
the college of 24 dancing priests that were members of the noble class did war dances in full armor with a sacred shield in their left hand and a staff in the right.
Salii
Dance played a vital part in people’s live during this period as a way to show their manners and as a form of celebration, amusement, and entertainment.
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISANCE
church
liturgical or sacred
the society
secular
led sacred devotional dances around the altars during feasts days and Sundays.
bishops
ritual procession during Eucharistic celebrations,
the priests and the clergy
among the famous performances during the Roman period. They allowed dancers or performers to portray comedies and satires about country life and other characters.
Pantomimists became famous for their ability to relate entire stories with gestures and postures. They sometimes wore masks with closed mouths and intricate costumes or were covered with cloak and jewelry.
pantomime and mimes
