An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form

“An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance” Joann Kealiinohomoku Presented by: Katie Mc. Clellan and Edited By: Laura Pratt and Dr. Kay Picart

§ Anthropology NOT Archaeology

Author’s Intro l “It is good anthropology to think of ballet as a form of ethnic dance. ” l Goal of article: to bridge the communication gap between scholars of dance and anthropology

Ethnic

Definition of ethnic in relation to dance o o For anthropologists: ______________________________ For dance scholars: ______________________________

Dance Scholars n De. Mille, Haskell, Holt, the Kinneys, Kirstein, La Meri, Martin, Sachs, Sorell, Terry. n Basically, they generalize “_____” and also make fun

Myth • According to myth where did dance come from?

Discussion l Have you ever experienced this tendency of “mobs” to spontaneously begin dancing?

Paradigm p Hopi dances n n Complete Freedom? Orgy? Exuberance? Pelvic?

Ballet is Ethnic l Decidedly cultural l European l Promotes our ______

To dance scholars… l Stay in your box l Don’t be “comfortably complacent”

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