Dance Appreciation
Martha Graham
"contraction and release" technique
Doris Humphrey
"fall and recover" technique
Savoy Ballroom
"the home of happy feet" home of a lot of dancer of swing, tap and jazz
What is the role of the Pahu?
Alert the gods and keep them entertained with rhythmic beats and movements
What is Hula Kahiko?
Ancient Indigenous Original Hula
Olga Najera-Ramirez
Anthropologist that talks about the history of folkloriko
Giselle
Choreographed by the Dutch National Ballet and story about a dead bride. She calls out the dead brides and they all dance together
What events effected Hula in 1820?
Christianity took over the island. Oppressed all their culture
Sally Banes
Credits herself with bringing hip-hop culture to the mainstream
What is the Kaona?
Hidden massage or meaning in a song
Patrick Makuakane most valuable characteristic of Hula
Is hulas ability to adapt and work its way around adversities
What was the effect of tourism on Hula?
King David Kalakaua and English languages help flourish hula dancing
Who is the Hula goddess?
Laka
What is Hula 'auana?
Modern Westernized New Hula
Yvonne Rainer
No manifesto "No to spectacle, glamour, trash imagery, anti-hero movement etc)
What is mele?
Poetic text that the Hula dancers recreate in their movements
Contact improvisation
Steve Paxton's "invention" constantly touching while having fluidity
What happens if you're late to an Uniki?
You're expelled
Katherine Dunham
bringing African American moves and aesthetics
Paul Taylor
choreographed "Esplanade" supposed to be "natural movement" running walking, skipping and rolling but just looks like another ballet piece
Alvin Ailey
choreographed "Revelations" and depicts a spectrum of black religious worship, including richly sculpted group prayer, a ceremony of ritual baptism, a moment of introverted, private communion a duet of trust and support for a minister and devotee, and a final, celebratory gospel exclamation
Pearl Primus
choreographed "strange fruit" used emotion and powerful images and stayed "Authentic" to afro-latin American dances
Mark Morris
his idea of the quality in the moves he incorporates in his dances and how he prefers the movement to show signs of energy, exhaustion, and struggle.
Butoh
japanese contemporary movement
Jose Limon
sculptor and choreographer. Choreographed "Moors Pavane" which is the story telling of Othello by Shakespeare.
Merce Cunningham
show a body capable of extending itself beyond the predictable and beyond the confines of any one dance technique
Isadora Duncan
was killed by her scarf emphasized natural movement