dance fall final 2025

Artifacts and cave paintings

Indications that dance existed long before written language can be found in ___

The crane dance

A ritual dance performed by Australian Aborigines

Imitation dances

Native American buffalo and eagle dances mimic the qualities and courage of a particular animal

The shaman

Dances to restore the health of an individual by warding off evil spirits or by pleasing a specific god or goddess

Spiritual dances

In a trance like state to achieve the connection with the spirit world; dancing into a state of exhaustion, using hallucinogens or inflicting pain on oneself are means of reaching this ecstatic state.

Valador dance

This Central American dance is believed to be five thousand years old, in which the participants climb a hundred foot high pole, then lean off a platform and circle the pole suspended on ropes.

Ancient dances of Tibet

Claim that origins of its traditional dances were divert and entertain evil spirits, so that they would not interfere with the daily work of the people.

Australian Aboriginal dance

Gender is an important factor in specific rituals dances, with the men and women having different traditions. Other traditional ceremonies of this cultural reenact the creation-stories known as Dreamtime in the mythology of their culture

Jewish dance

Abundant references to dance in the Old Testament. In America, this culture uses traditional dances in celebrations of weddings and the coming of age parties.

Yanomami dance

This Brazilian dance ritual is performed before a hunt to ensure good luck.

Medicine dances

These dances were performed to restore health of an individual by warding off evil spirits or by pleasing a specific god or goddess. The dances may also be preventative, designed to protect an individual family or entire community from danger or disease.

Commemorative dances

These dances often involved an entire community and are used to observe calendar events. These dance rituals were also used to celebrate the milestones of life

Initiation dances

Contains rituals to test the individual’s worthiness, knowledge, and endurance

The cakewalk

Highly individualized by slaves adding their own twists, shuffles, high kicks and other movements from African dance. Dancers dressed up in their finest clothes and parodied the mannerisms and dancing of the white southern elite

The Juba

Originally a plantation dance, brought from West Africa by slaves who performed it during their gatherings. The rhythm of the feet became the prime focus because drumming or other instruments were not allowed due to fears of secret codes hidden in drumming.

The ring shout

A plantation dance that is hunched low to the ground/flat feet pounding the earth/rhythmic intensity while moving counterclockwise in a circle

The waltz

A dance that was more discussed than danced at first. After centuries of dancing an arms length from one another’s partner, much of genteel society was not ready to accept the close embrace.

The polka

Became an overnight sensation in 1844. It’s good-natured quality of wholesome joy, finally made closed-couple turning acceptable, introducing thousands of dancers to spin in the arms of another.

Jazz era and ragtime

The Wall Street crash of 1929 end as the great depression set in. Yet, dancing continued, with notable inspirations on the Silver Screen

Swing

Which dance was a middle-class adaptation of Jitterbug/Lindy? Acrobatic throws, while impressive, were simplified but the syncopated rhythm of the footwork and the elasticity of the couple’s dancing relationship remained.Population Big Band leaders Benny Goodman and Glen Miller helped spread its popularity.

American Bandstand

The regional diversification of dance styles reverse in August 5, 1957 when Dick Clark convinced ABC to broadcast his own nationally. Suddenly teens from coast to coast for seeing and copying the ways kids in Philadelphia danced and that regional style soon became a national dance style

Rock n Roll

Which musical era saw non-contact dances and solo dances become more popular

1950’s

Teen dancing

1990’s

Breakdancing

1960’s

Go-go dancing

1940’s

Swing dancing

1980’s

Instructional Dance

1970’s

Disco

Pectoralis major

A large fan shaped muscle that covers the front of the chest

Transversus abdominis

The deepest set abdominal muscle in torso

Deltoid

A rounded triangular muscle located at the uppermost part of the arm. It is connected to the clavicle, scapula, and Humerus

Transverse muscle

A

Internal oblique muscle

B

External oblique muscle

C

Rectus abdominus muscle

D