Midterm

Question 1

Dance definition

Answer 1

Physical behavior where the head, body, limbs move through space. Has the capacity of promoting a feeling. Body is instrument, movement is medium

Question 2

Dance in lineage based societies

Answer 2

Business of living

Question 3

Ways to view dance

Answer 3

Artistic expression
Emotional expression
Nonverbal communication 
Societal role
Collective unconscious

Question 4

Artistic expression

Answer 4

Of the aesthetic. What we consider beautiful. Classical form

Question 5

Emotional expression

Answer 5

Self expression

Question 6

Nonverbal communication

Answer 6

Telling story through movement

Question 7

Societal role

Answer 7

Based on the business of living, as in dance rituals

Question 8

Collective unconscious

Answer 8

Part of your people

Question 9

Movement characteristics

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Harmonious. Ecstatic

Question 10

Harmonious

Answer 10

Mellow, simple, contained, little movement

Question 11

Ecstatic

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High energy. Expended energy. Trance state is climax

Question 12

Trance state

Answer 12

Climax of ecstatic dance. Person is embodied by spirit for cleansing or healing of themselves or community. Spiritual leader breaks trance

Question 13

Primary dance form

Answer 13

Spiritual dance

Question 14

Rituals

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How tribal groups respond to the business of living. Cyclical or specific

Question 15

Cyclical ritual

Answer 15

General, repeated at same time each year or season

Question 16

Specific ritual

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Needed immediately. Used to cure a person, expel spirits, mourn death, perform burial

Question 17

Elements of rituals

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Formation
Sounds/drumming
Body decoration/mask
Setting
Fire 
Priests/shaman
Holy water

Question 18

Mudras

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Hand movements

Question 19

Bali

Answer 19

Legong dance

Question 20

Java

Answer 20

Bedaya dance. Kris dance

Question 21

India

Answer 21

Bharatanatyam dance

Question 22

Gamelon

Answer 22

Musicians in Java’s Bedaya dance

Question 23

Legong

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Bali. Performed by 2 young girls. Wear head dresses and fans

Question 24

Bedaya

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Java. Theatrical dance. Women wear scarves. Gamelon plays. Balance and unison

Question 25

Kris dance

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Java. Dancers go into trance and stab themselves with Kris. Exorcism, purify

Question 26

Bharatanatyam

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India. Gods Shiva & Krishna. Mudras (hand movements)

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Commonalities

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Shared characteristics or qualities

Question 28

High effect juxtaposition

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Energies or tensions juxtaposed in the body (ex: happy body, sad face. Quick feet, slow hands)

Question 29

Greots

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Chosen story teller of the community. Conscience of the community. Chosen as young boy. Knows all

Question 30

Orishas

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Deities, gods, spirits

Question 31

Ephebism

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Losing oneself in the movement, intensity and flow. Do things you don't think you're capable of

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Aesthetic of the cool

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An attitude. Hot engaged with cool detachment. Swagger

Question 33

Marathoning

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Go on and on to reach the journey. To do what needs to be done takes time (spirit time)

Question 34

Multiple foci

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Everyone is a spectator and participant. Made possible by circle. Circle rules

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Improvisation

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Structured individuality. There's something structured going on, but you do it your way

Question 36

Collective communal trust

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Censorship to maintain communal trust. Created a safety net for community. If someone breaks struts or is offensive, drummer stops and kicks person out

Question 37

Epic memory *

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Blood memory of a people. Embodied wisdom

Question 38

Call and response

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Dialogue of dancers and song between leader and participants

Question 39

Oral principle

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Storytelling, passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth (tradition)

Question 40

Polyrhythm *

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Simultaneous multiple rhythms

Question 41

Polycentrism *

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Movement from various centers of the body. Allows for slow and fast at same time

Question 42

Dimensionality *

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Perception. What we understand from feeling other senses. Perceive energy "texturized". (Wavy movement)

Question 43

Holism *

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The parts of a creation are not emphasized beyond the whole, neither is the individual. Democracy of body parts. (Silence is as important as sound)

Question 44

Musician/drummer

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Driving force of the dance. Calls the shots

Question 45

Drummer plays "break"

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To change steps. Constant dialogue between dancers and musicians. Musician leads, dancers follow

Question 46

Repetition *

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Intensifying movement until satisfaction has been reached. The more you do the movement, the more intense it becomes

Question 47

Participation

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Community, society

Question 48

Curvilinear *

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Curved, circular movements. Path moves

Question 49

Japan

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Influences of both Chinese ceremonial and Hindu dance. Bugaku, Noh, Kabuki

Question 50

Gagaku

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Japanese imperial household musicians and dancers. All men. Passed down father to son. Ceremonial. Dance form is Bugaku and Noh

Question 51

Bugaku

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Japanese ceremonial dance. Gagaku's dance form. Pure and stately style. Symmetry and paired movements

Question 52

Noh

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Japanese ceremonial dance. Offshoot of Bugaku. Performed by Gagaku. Cyclical. Symbolic theatre. Drama, singing, dialogue based off old stories and myths. Good vs evil moral. MINIMALIST MOVEMENT. ART OF WALKING. Mask used to show characters. Stage is open to audience and musicians

Question 53

Kabuki

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Japanese ceremonial dance. O-Kuni founded the idea, turned into prostitution. Men copied this and dressed like women. Entertainment for all people. Tells stories. Lively and energetic

Question 54

Java motto

Answer 54

Unity in diversity