Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Foreword By Jackie Oliver Church and Melissa Harden-Velasco
• Chapter One Part One: Ritual
• ~The Basics~
• What is Dance?
• Why do we dance?
• Three theories of dance
• Imitation, Form, Expression
• ~Ritual~
• Daily Ritual
• Weekly and Monthly Ritual
• Yearly Ritual
• Occasional Ritual
• Myth and Magic
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter One Part One Worksheet
• Journal Entry One
• Chapter One Part Two: Ritual ~Native American Dance
• ~Native American Dance~
• Ritual Preservation vs. Ritual Evolution
• Zuni Rainbow Dance
• Robert Mirabal and "Ritual for Entertainment"
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter One Part Two Worksheet
• Chapter One Part Three: Ritual ~Flamenco
• ~Flamenco~
• Five epochs of Flamenco history
• Pre-1800 Gitanerias and 1800-1850 Tabernas time periods
• 1860s-1910 Cafe Cantante
• 1910-1955 Theatrical/Decadent
• 1955-Present Resurgence
• Qualities in Flamenco
• Joaquin Cortes
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter One Part Three Worksheet
• Chapter Two: Ballet Part One
• ~Renaissance Court Dance and Early Ballet~
• Renaissance Court Dance
• Catherine De Medici
• King Louis XIV "The Sun King"
• Pierre Beauchamp
• Jean G. Noverre
• Pointe Shoes
• ~Romantic Ballet~
• La Sylphide
• Giselle
• ~Classical Ballet~
• Swan Lake
• ~Executive Director Interview~ Emily Fine
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Two Part One Worksheet
• Journal Entry Two
• Chapter Two: Ballet Part Two
• ~The Ballet Russes~
• Serge Diaghilev
• Mikhail Fokine
• Fokine's Credo
• Scheherazade
• Petrushka
• Le Spectre de la Rose
• Vaslav Nijinsky
• Afternoon of the Faun
• Rite of Spring
• Igor Stravinsky
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Two Part Two Worksheet
• Journal Entry Three
• Chapter Two: Ballet Part Three
• ~Male Ballet Dance Interview~ Taylor Carrasco
• ~Contemporary Ballet~
• Antony Tudor
• Characterization and Dramatic Intention
• Lilac Garden
• George Balanchine
• Midsummer
• Agnes De Mille
• Rodeo
• Mark Morris
• The Hard Nut
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Two Part Three Worksheet
• Journal Entry Four
• Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part One
• ~Modern Choreography~
• Time, Space, Energy, Emotion
• Form and Content
• Choreography Tools:
• Phrasing, Dynamics, Contrast, Unity, Intensity, Repetition, Retrograding, Fragmenting, Rearranging Movement
• Choreographic Inspiration
• Fusion of Styles
• Improvisation
• ~Choreography Interview~ Jennifer Boren Interview
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Three Part One Worksheet
• Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part Two
• ~Modern Dance~
• Modern Dance Origins
• ~Early Modern Dance~
• Isadora Duncan
• Revolutionary
• Mary Wigman
• Witch Dance
• Denishawn
• Doris Humphrey
• With My Red Fires
• Jose Limon
• The Moor's Pavane
• Hanya Holm
• Lester Horton
• The Beloved
• Mia Michaels
• Calling You
• ~Americana~
• Martha Graham
• Lamentation
• Paul Taylor
• Esplanade
• ~Modern Dance Interview~ Samuel Asher Kunzman
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Three Part Two Worksheet
• Journal Entry Five
• Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part One
• ~African American Influence on Social Dance~
• Qualities of African Dance compared to American Quadrilles
• Cakewalk
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Juke Joints and Honky Tonks
• Buck, Wing, and Jig dances
• Katherine Dunham
• Alvin Ailey
• Revelations
• Blues Suite
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Four Part One Worksheet
• Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Two
• ~Tap~
• Soft-shoe
• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
• The Little Colonel
• Sammy Davis Jr.
• Mr. Bojangles
• Birth of the Blues
• Sandman Sims
• The Cosby Show "Challenge" Scene
• Broadway/Hollywood/Flash Act
• Busby Berkeley
• Fred Astaire
• Royal Wedding
• Gregory Hines
• Tap
• Gene Kelly
• Singing in the Rain
• Ray Bolger
• The Harvey Girls
• Flash Act
• The Nicholas Brothers
• Stormy Weather
• Freestyle/Street
• Savion Glover
• Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk
• Jason Samuels Smith
• ASH Pittsburgh closing show
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Four Part Two Worksheet
• Journal Entry Six
• Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Three
• ~Cross Training Interview~ Kevin D. Gallacher
• ~Jazz~
• Bob Fosse
• Steam Heat
• Big Spender
• Jerome Robbins
• West Side Story - "Cool"
• Matt Mattox
• Eugene "Luigi" Louis Facciuto
• Jack Cole
• Kismet
• Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
• Frank Hatchett
• Josephine Baker
• The Banana Dance
• Michael Kidd
• The Crap Shooters Ballet
• Gus Giordano
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Four Part Two Worksheet
• Journal Entry Seven
• Chapter Five: Dancing out of the Box
• ~Postmodernism~
• Merce Cunningham
• ~Contact Improvisation~
• The Grand Union
• Yvonne Rainer
• ~Experimental Dance~
• Alwin Nikolais
• Noumenon
• Tensile Involvement
• Pina Bausch
• Cafe Muller
• Bill T Jones
• Untitled
• Longue Distance
• Pilobolus
• Symbiosis
• Shadowland
• DV8 Physical Theatre
• ~Dance Therapy~
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Five Worksheet
• Journal Entry Eight
• Chapter Six Part One: Popular Culture
• ~Popular Culture~
• The 1950's
• Elvis Presley
• The 1960's
• Happenings
• Motown
• James Brown
• The 1970's
• Michael Jackson, "King of Pop"
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Six Part One Worksheet
• Chapter Six Part Two: Club Dance
• ~Club Dance~
• ~Standing Out to Fit In~
• ~Disco~
• ~Celebutantes~
• ~Club Kids~
• ~Candy Kids, Ravers and Straight Edge~
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Six Part Two Worksheet
• Journal Entry Nine
• Chapter Six Part Three: Pop Culture
• ~Commercialized Pop Culture~
• Why is Pop Culture popular?
• The Qualities of Pop Culture
• ~Pop Culture vs. High Art~
• ~Madonna and Freedom of Expression~
• ~Pop Culture's influence on Society~
• Price of Fame
• ~Freedom of Speech and the Privacy Question~
• Britney Spears
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Six Part Three Worksheet
• Journal Entry Nine
• Chapter Seven: For the people, by the people
• ~B-Boy Interview~ Shane Montoya
• ~Hip-Hop History~
• The four basics: DJing, Rap Music, Graffiti and Breaking
• ~Hip-Hop Timeline~
• ~The Many Styles of Hip-Hop~
• Dubstep, B-Boying, Krumping/Clowning, Turfing, Flexing, NewStyle/Twins Style, Cross-Training
• Review for thought questions
• Review for thought questions Chapter Seven Worksheet
• Journal Entry Eleven
• Assignments
• Research Paper
• Research Paper Assignment Instructor Approval Worksheet
• Classic Movie Review
• Classic Movie Review Instructor Approval Worksheet
• Performance Critique
• Performance Critique Instructor Approval Worksheet
• Conduct an Interview
• Conduct an Interview Preparation Worksheet
• Bibliography
• Recommended Books
• Recommended Watching
• Recommended Websites and Online Watching