Dance 3813 - Unit 2, Exam 2 - Extra Notes (includes quiz questions)

Asantehene

"Big Adae" dance pays tribute to the __________________

master of the dance

"master of music and drums" =

Aladura

"the ones who pray"

holism

"the parts of a creation are not emphasized beyond the whole"

Bahia

- was the area of Brazil first colonized by the Portuguese

polycentrism

-awareness of movement of multiple body parts in relation to multiple instruments and rhythms -intricacy of superimposed motions -multiple existence of the polysenses -slow and fast movements in the same time frame -sometimes called "layering" -movements from several different directions

Fontomfrom Drums ("Talking Drums")

-five feet tall, deep tone -chief of drums -carry on dialogue with dancer through rhythmic and tonal mimicry -war dances, heroic dances

repetition

-intensification through repetition

curvilinear

-seen in form, shape & structure -circular rhythm

oral tradition

-story/speaker -no permanent stamp for the artist, but rather for the work itself & its culture -artist as conduit -creative process -its derivatives are the seven aesthetic senses

epic memory

-taps into the realm of universal emotions through memory -creative force is a spiritually initiated

dimensional

-the texture sense -"speaks to the supernatural in space, the presence beyond the visual presence"

The Asante (Ashanti) of Ghana

A confederacy of small states that gained power in Ghana during the early 18th century

motion, position

African dance is ___________ rather than "__________"

game-like dance

African slaves created a defense system disguised as a _______________________ in the slave quarters of Brazilian plantations (Capoeira)

Candomble

Afro-Brazilian spirit possession religion created by African slaves in Brazil and their descendants

ecstatic

Aladura churches have ________________ worship that is a synthesis of traditional Yoruba religion practices and teachings of English Protestant missionaries.

a deity

An orisha is: a diety, an ancestor, a family friend or an evil stranger

absolute monarch

Asantehene is the head of state, head priest and commander-in-chief, but never an __________________________

contrasts

Brazil is a country of _______________. Diverse landscapes include the rain forests of the Amazon region, rich farmlands of the NE, and thousands of miles of beaches along the coast

1870s

Candomble evolved during the -

Bahia

Candomble was developed in what country of Brazil

fighting and dance

Capoeira is a strategic blending of ___________ and _________

African Congo, Angola

Capoeira is based on martial art from _____________________ and _____________ regions

fulfill a political role

Chiefdoms are considered to have lost true power but still -

long strips of cloth

Egungun costumes include -

elaborate masks and costumes

Egungun dance is characterized by the use of __________________________ and ___________

Chiefdoms

Ghana is still organized in ______________

political hierarchy, political structure

In "Big Adae" dance defines roles within the _____________________ and strengthens the _____________________

spirit or ancestral world

In Egungun the masked dancers acts as the intermediary between life and the __________ or _______________ world

forces of nature

Orisha are often associated with __________________________

"cool"

Osun is considered hot or cool

Alagoas

Palmares is located in the state of ____________ , in Northeastern Brazil

"hot"

Sango is considered hot or cool

350

Slavery existed in Brazil for about ______ years

False

T/F: Candomble is a form of Catholicism

False (it was developed in Brazil from possible African roots in a martial art form)

T/F: Capoeira was developed in Africa

True

T/F: In the traditional Yoruban beliefs, there is a reciprocal relationship between people and their deities.

True

T/F: Osun is an example of a "cool" deity

True

T/F: The early roots of Carnival were in pagan celebrations

Asantehene

The Asante leader/Head Chief is called -

British, late 19th

The Asante of Ghana remained in power until the ____________ encroached in the _______________century

Yoruba

The Egungun dance is done by which group of people? Yoruba, Asante, Malinke or Maasai?

escaped African slaves

The Quilombos communities were established by ____________________________, but over time they welcomed others

Sango

The Yoruban Thunder God

roda

The __________ or ring is the basic model for a capoeira match

Asantehene

The ___________________________ is an intermediary between ancestors, natural forces, and people

"Quilombo dos Palmares"

The largest quilombo in Brazil

Capoeira, Candombe, Samba

The three Brazilian dance forms are:

curvilinear, dimensional, epic memory, holism, polycentrism, polyrhythm, repetition

What are the seven senses of African Dance aesthetic according to Kiriamu Welsh Asante?

Egungun

Yoruban dance-drama form that honors family and ancestors

Orisha

Yoruban deities are called _________

freedom

Zumbi is remembered as a national hero and symbol of _________________ in Brazilian history

Portuguese colonists

Zumbi led the quilombo resistance against the ___________________________ in Brazil during the latter half of the 17th century

Commander-in-Chief

Zumbi served as ______________________________ of Palmares for twenty years before being killed by the Portuguese in 1695

oral tradition

____________ disciplines can be found in all African arts

Ghana

____________ gained its independence from Britain in 1957.

cavalaria

_____________ is the musical warning rhythm that was strongly associated with early capoeira

Mestre Bimba

________________________ founded the first Capoeira school in 1932

"Big Adae"

a ceremonial gathering of dignitaries in the Kumase in Ghana

Zumbi

a legendary leader, freedom fighter, and hero to many Afro-Brazilians from Bahia, born free inside the "Quilombo dos Palmares" in 1655

"Capoeira Regional" (or "Luta Regional Baiana")

a more martial art oriented, effective, efficient and athletic style of capoeira

"secular angels"

ballerinas were sometimes seen as "____________ _________"

hostile

between 1888 and 1890 a more ______________ style of capoeira developed after the end of slavery

"saint"

brazilian children are often given a "______", or orisha, with whom they identify

cultural expression

dance functioned as a means of freedom, was a means of _____________________________ , a way for slaves to keep their culture alive in a foreign nation

colors, dance steps, music

each orisha has SPECIFIC ____________, ______________________, ____________that it prefers and that are used to honor it

the Golden Stool

enshrines the spirit of the Asante people and symbolizes Asante unity

syncretist religion

fusion of African and Catholic beliefs (Candomble)

repressed and prohibited

in 1814 Capoeira and other remnants of African culture were ____________ and _________

talisman of skulls

in Egungun the head may be adorned with a ______________________or other symbols of the ancestors' time in this world

people, orisha

in the traditional Yoruba religion, there is a reciprocal relationship between ________ and the _________

gods and ancestors

in the traditional Yoruba religion, who are the intermediaries?

Quilombos

independent black communities in the backlands of Brazil

polyrhythm

motion sense; movement and rhythm cannot be separated ex: "the dancer makes several moves in one beat, simultaneously vibrating hands and head, double contracting the pelvis and marking time with the feet"

flowing, graceful, harmonious

movements of dances to honor Osun are _________, ________, ___________

ladainha

plaintive solo lyric

orisha

represents forces of nature

Mestre Bimba

responsible for the academicization and legalization of capoeira

ecstatic dancing

rituals involving Sango involve _______________________

Umbrellas

signify rank and dwo

berimbau

single string bowed instrument with resonant gourd attached

Dwo

spiritual coolness

ginga

swaying dance step; the basic step of capoeira

umbrellas, the Golden Stool

symbolic objects of the "Big Adae" ceremony (2):

escaped slaves, native Brazilian Indians, others of mixed races

the Quilombo population eventually consisted of what 3 sets of peoples

Osun

the Yoruban River Goddess

Southeast

the ______________ region is the most developed and most densely populated area of Brazil

Marie Taglioni

the first ballerina to dance "en pointe"

oral tradition

the fundamental principle of the African dance aesthetic is? oral tradition, polythythm, epic memory or polycentrism?

Africans

the origins of Brazil's unique dance forms are found among the __________ who were originally transplanted to Brazil as slaves

Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro

the two largest cities in Brazil

regional and angola

the two main styles of capoeira are: Bimba and Pastinha, Hot and Cool, Regional and Angola, or City and Country

Recife (in Pernambuco), Salvador (in Bahia)

the two major cities in Northeast Brazil

1890

the year the Brazilian government outlawed capoeira but the practice continued in secret

traditional Yoruba religion of Nigeria

the________________________________________________________embraces two realms of existence, the tangible world of the living; the invisible realm of spirits, ancestors, and gods

rattle, low sound, high sound

three different sounds of berimbau:

drumming, dancing, oriki (songs of praise)

three methods of Yoruban worship

senses

what are the foundations of the african dance aesthetic?

oral tradition

which of the following is NOT part of the Seven Senses of the African Dance aesthetic? oral tradition, polyrhythm, curvilinear or repetition