Dance Final

Agem

asymmetrical position

aspara

female spirit of clouds and water

ghunghru

ankle bells

hanamichi

‘flower walk’ - elevated ramp

hashigakari

stage to dressing room

kalaripayattu

kathakali martial art form

lwa

lower level voodou deities

milonga

precursor to tango

mudras

hand gestures

nyama

soul/life force departed

onnagata

kabuki actor specializing in female roles

tawaif

female professsional entertainer

yaaba soore

moral pathway (mossi)

zapeteado

footwork

where is baris from

bali

where is bedhaya from

java

where is belly dance from

egypt

where is bharatanatyam from

india

where is butoh from

japan

where is capoeira from

brazil

where is dama from

bangiagara cliff region, mali

where is egungun from

west africa

where is flamenco from

spain

where is geerewol from

niger

where is hora from

israelwhere is

where is jingju from

china

where is kabuki from

japan

where is kathak from

india

where is kathakli from

india

where is mossi funeral from

burinka faso

where is noh from

japan

where is robam boran from

cambodia

where is sanghyang dedari from

Bali

where is sema from

turkey

where is tango from

argentina

where is vodou from

haiti

where is zar from

egypt

nritta

technical, showcases the technique

abhinya

narrative, tells a story

categories of abhinya

angika, aharya, satvika, vachika

angika

body movement

aharya

costumes, makeup

satvika

pscyhic conditions

vachika

expression through song/music

how long can a girl perform sanghyang dedari

until menstruation begins

baris gede

line of men

baris tunggal

solo dance for young boy, no weapons

what dance had a samurai class

noh theatre

founders of butoh

hijikata and ohno

who practices the sema

mevlevi dervishes

cambodian balance position

flying position wha

what expression is on a noh mask

neutral expression

what is the heart of flamenco

song

capoeira regional

entertainment basedc

capoeira angola

‘pure’ style, traces back to n’golo

how did they disguise capoeira

samba

which native american dance is also a religion

ghostdance

what do we do with zar spirits once they possess someone

they are pacified instead of exorcised; symbolic marriage by Shaykha

what does sundance involve

self-sacrifice

how do vodou talk to their god

go through lwa as intermediates

effect of more men than women in argentine communities

men danced with each other to practice

what western dance was used in the cultural revolution

ballet

what was belly dancing used for

pain-free childbirth and fertility ra

rada

sweet and benevolent spiritge

gede

life and death, flashy spirit

petro

hot violent spirit

cultutral revolution

banned jingju, artists/schools targeted, wanted working class to be represented, gang of four, yangbanxi, maoists supported communist party

geerewol festival

week long btwn 2 lineages, men judged by women, 3 dances (ruume, yaake, and geerewol) g

ghost dance

dance and religion, believed it would bring back their land and lifestyle, 4-5 days to lead to apocalypse in spring of 1891, fell into trance and saw ancestors, men women and children, ended with massacre in 1890

kathakali

pacca, tati, kari, minukku, teppu, began at sundown and lasted hours, audience contained mixed classes, men perform and train for a minimum of 6 years