- Clearly explain who created them, where and when they were created, why they were created and how they were created.
- Discuss the evolution of the styles from inception to its current context.
- When discussing the current context, explain how these dances function today, in present day society. For example, what purpose do they serve: social, political, spiritual/religious? How does this evolved state compare to its original purpose?
Dance Elements
In a paragraph or two, discuss both dance styles' distinguishing elements, including:
- Dominant Dynamics - The dominant Laban Effort Actions include......
- Main Body Initiations
- Outstanding Movement
- Levels
- Musicality/Music
- Typical length of a piece
- Costumes, Make Up
The Critique
Complete a well developed analysis of a video clip or live performance of your second dance style.
The Interview
Investigate your unfamiliar dance style by interviewing a dance, dance teacher, dance researcher, dance historian or choreographer in the unfamiliar dance style.
Your first assignment is to contact a person to interview.
Organization
Start with a strong topic sentence, linking the two styles together.
Write the body of your paragraph - include the following:
- who began the dance
- when it began
- who watched it
- purpose it served, how it was evolved and what purpose it now serves
Include MLA cited sentences
Current context
Conclusive sentence
Finding an Unfamiliar Style - Videos:
La Belle au Bois Dormant (Jonas, p. 134)
Grand Pas de Deux La Fille Mal Gardee (Jonas, p. 155)
Interview with Tamasaburo (Jonas p. 136)
Interview with Tamasaburo about being an onnagata (Jonas, p. 136)
Commedia Dell' Arte (Jonas, p. 155)
Pas de Quatre (Jonas, p. 158)
Josephine Baker Plantation Dance (Jonas, p. 166)
List of Choreographers:
- Alvin Ailey, modern
- Fred Astaire, Broadway, tap
- Josephine Baker, burlesque, theatre
- George Balanchine, ballet
- Don Campbell, locking
- Jack Cole, theatrical jazz
- Dean Collins, swing
- Merce Cunningham, modern
- Ruth St. Denis, modern
- Charles Louis Didelot, ballet
- Isadora Duncan, modern
- Agnes de Mille, ballet, theatre
- Jacques d’Amboise, ballet
- Katherine Dunham, modern
- Norberto Esprez, Tango
- Bob Fosse, musical theatre, jazz
- Lois Fuller, modern, lighting
- Antonio Gades, Spanish Flamenco
- Gus Giordano, jazz
- Martha Graham, modern
- Savion Glover, tap
- Tatsumi Hijikata, Butoh, Japanese dance
- Gregory Hines, tap, theatre
- Lester Horton, modern, Native American, jazz
- Doris Humphrey, modern
- Judith Jamison, modern, ballet
- Bill T. Jones, modern, ballet
- Rudolph Laban, Laban
- Jose Limon, modern
- Frankie Martinez, salsa
- Mario Maya, Flamenco
- Mia Michaels, jazz, contemporary dance
- Alex Moore, ballroom
- Mark Morris, modern, ballet
- Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky, ballet
- Christian Oviedo, Latin
- Pearl Primus, modern
- Kimia Ravangar, Iranian dance
- Gerome Robbins, classical ballet, contemporary musical theatre
- Bill Robinson, tap
- 41. Jimmy Slyde, tap, jazz
- 42. Sylvia Sykes, swing43. Paul Taylor, modern44. Hong Ten, breakdancing45. Twyla Tharp, modern, theatre46. Eddie Torres, salsa47. John Weaver, pantomime48. Mary Wigman, modern
