Marie Taglioni
Dance Timeline Stone 3000 BC - 300-1299 AD 1300-1599 AD 1600-1799 1800-1890 1890-1910 1910-1929 Age 300 AD AD AD AD AD primitive early Middle Ages Renaissance Birth of Ballet Romantic Classical Ballet dance civilization folk dance pre-classic dance King Louis XIV Ballet Petipa Russe Trance Dance A dancer in a trance state may become unconscious after an ecstatic climax of quivering, shaking, and uncontrolled movements. Eastern dance (Asian, African, non-European) Based on tradition Religious rituals-to appease the gods Ceremonies Communal activities Courtship/fertility Healing, war, death Cycles of seasons The magic circle No audience only participants Drumming, chanting, singing Body decorations-feathers, grass, stone, shells, painted makeup Setting-woods, cave, hut Use of fire Harmonious dances-repetitive, hypnotic, shuffling, stamping, hopping, lunging, relaxed spine Ecstatic dances-whirling, shaking, head rolls, quivering, body parts throw wildly Men-dances of war and hunt, vigorous Women-planting, healing, dead, more toned down Form of spiritual communication Fluid, undulating spine, hips, ribs & head shift side to side, shoulders ripple and shake, knees are bent Greek Classical Period Dance flourished in this period along with music, poetry and drama. Dionysian festivals were wild, abandoned fertility rites. Western Theatrical Dance (European, American) Search for creativity and fresh ideas Professional dancers, choreographers, directors, companies Paying audience Developed as art, entertainment, recreation Partial to novelty Stable
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