VPA midterm
Jazz
American music marked by lively rhythms with unusual accents and often by melodies made up by musicians as they play. Jazz dance grew out of the music and remains interconnected
Classic
Fashionable year after year. Classical dance is a dance that has been developed over time into highly stylized structures and forms within a culture
Irish step dance
Form of percussive dance originating in Ireland with complex footwork producing rhythm with shoes
Weightlessness
Having little weight; lacking apparent gravitational pull
Innovation
A new idea, method, or device
Culture
A particular stage, form, or kind of civilization
Tap
A percussive dance form, producing sound by means of shoes to which taps have been added
Choreographer
A person who creates dances
Expression
A process of conveying ideas, feelings, and meaning through the selective use of the communicative possibilities of dance
blues
A uniquely American form of music, usually 12 bars long, which is a primary influence on the jazz tradition
Waltz
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time with strong accent on the first beat
Ballet
A classic form of dance growing out of the French nobility
Time
A dance element, includes duration, tempo, and beat
Style
A distinct manner of moving or dancing
Rhythms
A flow of sound or movement having regular accented beats; a movement or activity in which some action repeats regularly
Modern dance
A form of dance developed by dancer interested in breaking from ballet traditions and expressing a more liberating form of movement. It expresses complex emotions and abstract ideas
Clogging
A freestyle dance originating in the blue ridge mountains characterized by double time stomping and tap steps resembling a tap dance with the upper body held straight and upright
Powwows
An American Indian ceremony or conference, usually incorporating dance competitions
Ritual
An established form for a ceremony
Elements of dance
Basic ingredients making up movement and dance- time,space,force; tools used in choreography
Social dance
Dances done in recreation, or social context, often partner dances
Force
Degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving
Contrast
Difference between related things (as in a dance movement)
Dynamics
How a movement is done; movement quality
Isolations
Movement of one part of the body independently of the rest
Improvisation
Movement that is created spontaneously
Non-locomotor
Movement that is performed around the axis of the body rather than designed for travel from place to place.
Locomotor movements
Movements that travel from one location to another
Ragtime
Music played with strong March-style rhythm and a lively melody with accented notes falling on beats that are not usually accented
Pathway
Patterns made as a dancer throughout the air or on the floor
Salsa
Popular music of Latin America origin with elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock
Craze
Something that is very popular for a short time
Space
The area of space occupied by the dancers body; includes direction, size, pathways, levels, and shapes
Dance
The art of human movement
Shape
The form created by the body's position in space
Tradition
The handing down of information, beliefs, or customs from one generation to another.
Duration
The length of time a movement lasts
Tempo
The speed with which a movement is performed
Studio
The working place of an artist
Beat
Underlying rythmic pulse
Reel
a lively dance originally of the Scottish highlands
