AGENDA Dance Forms and Purposes To Get Handout

AGENDA – Dance Forms and Purposes • To Get: • Handout pages 49 -54 and the reading from the front table. • To Do: • Opener – complete on the back of page 49 • Dance Notes Day 2 – Choreographic Forms – Purposes • Dance Viewing Guide

Opener (put on the back of page 49) 1. Name three elements of dance. 2. In the following clip choose the most important element of dance for this performance and describe two aspects of this element for the dance seen. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Fk 5 re. VYChlo&list=PL 52 B 32 A 79 AFC 095 AB

• Choreography is when the elements of dance are used to create visual compositions that use movement.

Principles of Composition • Remember how the definition of dance talked about the principles of composition? • They are: BEGINNING MIDDLE END Dances become artistic when they include the principles of composition.

• AB: two-part structure; made up of two different sections which may or may not be repeated – http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Bj 5 qoo 9 k. QRM – Wade Robson – Ramalama • ABA: three-part structure; three-part dance compositional form where the first and third parts are the same and the second is different – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GYr. CXg 9 Vbr 4 – Mia Michaels – Look Into My Eyes

• Call and Response: One soloist or group performs, with the second soloist/group answering or moving in “response, ” – often associated with African music and dance – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=dl 6 FLf. HTC 68 – Fred and Ginger- “Isn’t it a Lovely Day” from Top Hat • Narrative: Structure that follows a specific story line to convey information through a dance – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d. Qum. AKl. CJUY – Kayla & Kupono - Gravity

Types of Dancing • Performance: – requires an audience • Participation: – anyone can participate

Why do people dance? Purposes • Ceremonial: – dances created or performed for rituals or celebrations • e. g. , dances of Native Americans and West Africans to celebrate life events such as harvest, ritual dances associated with worship • Artistic Expression: – dance created with the intent to express or communicate emotion, feelings, ideas • e. g. , ballet, tap dance, modern dance, dance created and performed in a concert and/or theatrical setting for an audience • Recreational: – dancing for entertainment, to support recreational activities • e. g. , ballroom, line dancing, aerobic dance, dance as a hobby

Purposes of Dance Application • Objective: – To demonstrate your knowledge of the purposes of dance by analyzing real life examples • Assignment: – Read the handout provided. For each dance described, complete the chart below your purposes notes. – Note: The costumes must have color. • Requirements: – The entire chart must be completed with color where appropriate • Time allotted: 15 minutes • • • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-DPEM 3 womy. A http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 KX 7 g. Ngnz. HY http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y 2 e 1515 l 7 Tc http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 Isv. Gaa. Li 60 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 u 1 FZh. MA 88 g ? ? ? ? ? ?

Get out your… Dance Viewing Guide

Dance Viewing Guide – Page 49 • • • Title: The Way You Make Me Feel Choreographer: Cooper Nelson Date: 2000 Place: NYC Performers: Center Stage Cast Style/Context: Ballet/Modern

Exit Slip- Write the answer on a half sheet of paper. 1) “The length of time a movement lasts” a. duration b. phrase c. time d. movement 2) “The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving. ” a. alignment b. force c. weight d. tension 3) “The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another. ” a) narrative b) time c) force d) theme 4) These movements usually travel in pathways through space across the floor or in the air. a) non-locomotor movements b) force C) locomotor movements d) action 5) In 4/4 time, draw the note that gets one beat. Also, how many counts does a whole note get?