World History of the Dance / Fall 2023

  I   Presentations  II   Major Techniques Martha Graham developed a whole technique that allowed her to recreate ancient stories such as Oedipus. Her technique contraction and release of the torso gave dancers new tools for expression.    Horton  https://youtu.be/QoxiQRlGWvM  Question 1  In min 32:00, what is the importance of the figure 4 for the modern dancer?     (min. 5:00) Limon Dunham Question 2 After reading about modern dance and watching the different artists who represent that movement, summarize in a paragraph the main aspects of each one of the main techniques studied in modern dance.    III     POST-MODERN   Terpsychore in Sneakers Introduction  Question 3 What are the main characteristics of post-modern dance.  References Bradley, K. K. (2018). Rudolf Laban. Taylor & Francis   Garelick, R. A. (2009). Electric Salome: Loie Fuller's Performance of Modernism. Princeton Uni...

    I  Unit: Renaissance Theme: Ballet   Introduction With origin in the Italian Renaissance,  Ballet is a type of performance dance.  From the fifteenth century and later, ballet developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. Since then, ballet has It has become a widespread and highly technical form of dance. Its codified movement vocabulary has served a the foundation for other dance forms.   II Learning Objectives   Understand the main characteristics of ballet technique Explain relationship between ballet and fencing, politics, and performance  Gain an awareness of the influence of  ballet on other dances Experience dancing the five positions of ballet     III Main Lesson   1 The Origin of Ballet     Question 1 Why is Catherine de Medici and important historic figure in the Renaissance?     2  Question   2   Why was ballet important in the court of Louis XIV?...

 1 8/22/2023 Introductions / Rethinking History   Ananya Malhotra, Grace Rivero, Franchesca Ruiz, & Mia Even-Chen After reading today's blog post, we came to the conclusion that: since we all come from different backgrounds, we all have different perspectives. Having said that, our different backgrounds have helped us shape our viewpoints. Since some of us are business majors, we can use our knowledge of dance and our history in order to see how we have changed over time and how we can apply these changes to our future. As a nursing major I can apply this course because by learning about the evolution of people and medicine I can understand how to care for people with different needs. After reviewing the reading we have seen that history is not lineal and greatly depends on the viewpoint of the people who write it which is why we must...