Dance In World Cultures Unit 1

Believed that whatever dance was, it should be performed by slaves and foreigners only

Aristotle

Calon Aran becomes Rangda, the witch in ___dance mythology

Balinese

How do children find power in learning and performing dance?

Children find power through the freedom of expression, the ability to be good at something, the knowledge of different cultures, the fun of dance class, and the respect they get from their teachers, family and friends.

"Much of our illness is because our soul hasn't had the chance to respond or to speak. We are living apart from our soul."

Gabrielle Roth

How do Hindu and Yoruba traditions see the relationship of the spirit and body vs. Christianity?

In Hindu and Yoruba traditions, the body and spirit are one, continuous and connected. Whereas in Christianity, they body and spirit are separate from each other.

What was the original purpose of the Native American Ghost dance as seen from the perspective of the Plains Indians in the US?

It was linked to a prophecy in which the land and buffalo would come back, If the people practiced the dancer, their ancestors would rejoin them in this new and better world.

The goal of a ___ dancer is to achieve balance between body and soul

Javanese

Contemporary film employs this once-sacred Balinsese community vocal dance form

Kecak (Monkey Chant)

Globally dances performed from spirits help

Maintain their well being as their identity/culture. Keeps past alive and thriving

All dance is charged with...

POWER

"Every educated man should know how to dance gracefully to keep the body balanced and ready for war"

Plato

Anna Halprin created ______ to heal communities

The 5 stages of Healing

What is the goal of Hindu(Indian Dance)?

The goal is to be an offering to the gods. Each movement is part of a prayer and the whole dance is tells a story. Some Indian dances can enlighten the people by showing them what humanity and divinity really is.

The three elements of dance

Time, space, energy

Name a contemporary dance company that employs traditional sacred dance languages with modernist expression

Vibrant Healing, Father Wind

"Initiate "possession" is achieved through the ___, the the ____system, the the _____ and concurrently, throughout the entire soma or body"

breath, nervous, brain

In the Hamastu dance, the initiate goes into the ____ to find/surrender personal spirit.

forest

Change the ___ and change the mind

music, Jean Houston

"To question or belittle other peoples dances is to challenge their ...."

right to be themselves

Dance Anthropology views dance in its...

social and cultural context. Dance can't be separated from its culture. Every dance is ethnic