Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance

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Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance is a journey through the world of dance focusing on the history of many dance forms, the connection of dance to society, and the human meaning and importance of dance as a living breathing practice. Building on the foundational historic basics of “Who, What, Where, and When,” Dance Appreciation dives deeper by asking “Why,” allowing the reader to delve into the human reasons that various dance forms exist, followed by the “How,” asking the reader to consider how each dance form can be interpreted/applied/deciphered by the reader’s own individual experience and life understanding.

More than a historical account of various dance forms, Dance Appreciation views dance as a building block of humanity and symbolic embodiment of the cultures and societies from which different dance forms spring. Dance is the voice of the soul connecting humans from the beginning of time to present day through heartbeat and sprit.

Foreword
By Jackie Oliver Church and Melissa Harden-Velasco

Chapter One Part One: Ritual
~The Basics~
     What is Dance?
     Why do we dance?
          Three theories of dance
          Imitation, Form, Expression
~Ritual~
     Daily Ritual
     Weekly and Monthly Ritual
     Yearly Ritual
     Occasional Ritual
          Myth and Magic
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry One

Chapter One Part Two: Ritual ~Native American Dance
~Native American Dance~
     Ritual Preservation vs. Ritual Evolution
          Zuni Rainbow Dance
          Robert Mirabal and “Ritual for Entertainment”
Review for thought questions

Chapter One Part Three: Ritual ~Flamenco
~Flamenco~
     Five epochs of Flamenco history
          Pre-1800 Gitanerias and 1800–1850 Tabernas time periods
          1860s–1910 Cafe Cantante
          1910–1955 Theatrical/Decadent
          1955–Present Resurgence
          Qualities in Flamenco
          Joaquin Cortes
Review for thought questions

Chapter Two: Ballet Part One
~Renaissance Court Dance and Early Ballet~
     Renaissance Court Dance
     Catherine De Medici
     King Louis XIV “The Sun King”
     Pierre Beauchamp
     Jean G. Noverre
     Pointe Shoes
~Romantic Ballet~
     La Sylphide
     Giselle
~Classical Ballet~
     Swan Lake
~Executive Director Interview~ Emily Fine
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Two

Chapter Two: Ballet Part Two
~The Ballet Russes~
Serge Diaghilev
Mikhail Fokine
     Fokine’s Credo
     Scheherazade
     Petrushka
     Le Spectre de la Rose

Vaslav Nijinsky
     Afternoon of the Faun
     Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Three

Chapter Two: Ballet Part Three
~Male Ballet Dance Interview~ Taylor Carrasco
~Contemporary Ballet~
Antony Tudor
     Characterization and Dramatic Intention
     Lilac Garden
George Balanchine
     Midsummer
Agnes De Mille
     Rodeo
Mark Morris
     The Hard Nut
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Four

Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part One
~Modern Choreography~
     Time, Space, Energy, Emotion
     Form and Content
     Choreography Tools:
     Choreographic Inspiration
     Fusion of Styles
     Improvisation
~Choreography Interview~ Jennifer Boren Interview
Review for thought questions

Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part Two
~Modern Dance~
     Modern Dance Origins
~Early Modern Dance~
     Isadora Duncan
          Revolutionary
     Mary Wigman
          Witch Dance
     Denishawn
     Doris Humphrey
          With My Red Fires
     Jose Limon
          The Moor’s Pavane
     Hanya Holm
     Lester Horton
          The Beloved
     Mia Michaels
          Calling You
~Americana~
     Martha Graham
          Lamentation
     Paul Taylor
          Esplanade
~Modern Dance Interview~ Samuel Asher Kunzman
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Five

Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part One
~African American Influence on Social Dance~
     Qualities of African Dance compared to American Quadrilles
     Cakewalk
     Emancipation Proclamation
     Juke Joints and Honky Tonks
     Buck, Wing, and Jig dances
     Katherine Dunham
     Alvin Ailey
          Revelations
          Blues Suite

Review for thought questions

Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Two
~Tap~
Soft-shoe
     Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
          The Little Colonel
     Sammy Davis Jr.
          Mr. Bojangles
          Birth of the Blues

     Sandman Sims
          The Cosby Show “Challenge” Scene
Broadway/Hollywood/Flash Act
     Busby Berkeley
     Fred Astaire
     Royal Wedding
     Gregory Hines
          Tap
Gene Kelly
     Singing in the Rain
Ray Bolger
     The Harvey Girls
Flash Act
     The Nicholas Brothers
          Stormy Weather
Freestyle/Street
     Savion Glover
          Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk
     Jason Samuels Smith
          ASH Pittsburgh closing show
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Six
~Cross Training Interview~ Kevin D. Gallacher

Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Three
~Jazz~
     Bob Fosse
          Steam Heat
          Big Spender

     Jerome Robbins
          West Side Story – “Cool”
     Matt Mattox
     Eugene “Luigi” Louis Facciuto
     Jack Cole
               Kismet
          Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

     Frank Hatchett
          Josephine Baker
               The Banana Dance
          Michael Kidd
               The Crap Shooters Ballet
          Gus Giordano
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Seven

Chapter Five: Dancing out of the Box
~Postmodernism~
     Merce Cunningham
~Contact Improvisation~
     The Grand Union
     Yvonne Rainer
~Experimental Dance~
     Alwin Nikolais
          Noumenon
          Tensile Involvement

     Pina Bausch
          Cafe Muller
     Bill T Jones
     Untitled
          Longue Distance
     Pilobolus
          Symbiosis
          Shadowland

     DV8 Physical Theatre
~Dance Therapy~
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Eight

Chapter Six Part One: Popular Culture
~Popular Culture~
     The 1950’s
          Elvis Presley
     The 1960’s
          Happenings
          Motown
          James Brown
     The 1970’s
     Michael Jackson, “King of Pop”
Review for thought questions

Chapter Six Part Two: Pop Culture
~Commercialized Pop Culture~
     Why is Pop Culture popular?
     The Qualities of Pop Culture
~Pop Culture vs. High Art~
~Madonna and Freedom of Expression~
~Pop Culture’s influence on Society~
     Price of Fame
~Freedom of Speech and the Privacy Question~
     Britney Spears
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Nine

Chapter Six Part Three: Club Dance
~Club Dance~
Standing Out to Fit In
Disco
Celebutantes
Club Kids
Rave
Straight Edge
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Ten

Chapter Seven: For the people, by the people
~B-Boy Interview~ Shane Montoya
~Hip-Hop History~
     The four basics: DJing, Rap Music, Graffiti and Breaking
~Hip-Hop Timeline~
~The Many Styles of Hip-Hop~
     Dubstep, B-Boying, Krumping/Clowning, Turfing, Flexing, NewStyle/Twins Style, Cross-Training
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Eleven

Assignments
Research Paper
Classic Movie Review
Performance Critique
Conduct an Interview
Conduct an Interview Preparation Worksheet

Bibliography
Recommended Books
Recommended Watching
Recommended Websites and Online Watching

Melissa Harden Velasco

New Second Edition Now Available!

Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance is a journey through the world of dance focusing on the history of many dance forms, the connection of dance to society, and the human meaning and importance of dance as a living breathing practice. Building on the foundational historic basics of “Who, What, Where, and When,” Dance Appreciation dives deeper by asking “Why,” allowing the reader to delve into the human reasons that various dance forms exist, followed by the “How,” asking the reader to consider how each dance form can be interpreted/applied/deciphered by the reader’s own individual experience and life understanding.

More than a historical account of various dance forms, Dance Appreciation views dance as a building block of humanity and symbolic embodiment of the cultures and societies from which different dance forms spring. Dance is the voice of the soul connecting humans from the beginning of time to present day through heartbeat and sprit.

Foreword
By Jackie Oliver Church and Melissa Harden-Velasco

Chapter One Part One: Ritual
~The Basics~
     What is Dance?
     Why do we dance?
          Three theories of dance
          Imitation, Form, Expression
~Ritual~
     Daily Ritual
     Weekly and Monthly Ritual
     Yearly Ritual
     Occasional Ritual
          Myth and Magic
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry One

Chapter One Part Two: Ritual ~Native American Dance
~Native American Dance~
     Ritual Preservation vs. Ritual Evolution
          Zuni Rainbow Dance
          Robert Mirabal and “Ritual for Entertainment”
Review for thought questions

Chapter One Part Three: Ritual ~Flamenco
~Flamenco~
     Five epochs of Flamenco history
          Pre-1800 Gitanerias and 1800–1850 Tabernas time periods
          1860s–1910 Cafe Cantante
          1910–1955 Theatrical/Decadent
          1955–Present Resurgence
          Qualities in Flamenco
          Joaquin Cortes
Review for thought questions

Chapter Two: Ballet Part One
~Renaissance Court Dance and Early Ballet~
     Renaissance Court Dance
     Catherine De Medici
     King Louis XIV “The Sun King”
     Pierre Beauchamp
     Jean G. Noverre
     Pointe Shoes
~Romantic Ballet~
     La Sylphide
     Giselle
~Classical Ballet~
     Swan Lake
~Executive Director Interview~ Emily Fine
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Two

Chapter Two: Ballet Part Two
~The Ballet Russes~
Serge Diaghilev
Mikhail Fokine
     Fokine’s Credo
     Scheherazade
     Petrushka
     Le Spectre de la Rose

Vaslav Nijinsky
     Afternoon of the Faun
     Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Three

Chapter Two: Ballet Part Three
~Male Ballet Dance Interview~ Taylor Carrasco
~Contemporary Ballet~
Antony Tudor
     Characterization and Dramatic Intention
     Lilac Garden
George Balanchine
     Midsummer
Agnes De Mille
     Rodeo
Mark Morris
     The Hard Nut
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Four

Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part One
~Modern Choreography~
     Time, Space, Energy, Emotion
     Form and Content
     Choreography Tools:
     Choreographic Inspiration
     Fusion of Styles
     Improvisation
~Choreography Interview~ Jennifer Boren Interview
Review for thought questions

Chapter Three: Modern Dance Part Two
~Modern Dance~
     Modern Dance Origins
~Early Modern Dance~
     Isadora Duncan
          Revolutionary
     Mary Wigman
          Witch Dance
     Denishawn
     Doris Humphrey
          With My Red Fires
     Jose Limon
          The Moor’s Pavane
     Hanya Holm
     Lester Horton
          The Beloved
     Mia Michaels
          Calling You
~Americana~
     Martha Graham
          Lamentation
     Paul Taylor
          Esplanade
~Modern Dance Interview~ Samuel Asher Kunzman
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Five

Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part One
~African American Influence on Social Dance~
     Qualities of African Dance compared to American Quadrilles
     Cakewalk
     Emancipation Proclamation
     Juke Joints and Honky Tonks
     Buck, Wing, and Jig dances
     Katherine Dunham
     Alvin Ailey
          Revelations
          Blues Suite

Review for thought questions

Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Two
~Tap~
Soft-shoe
     Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
          The Little Colonel
     Sammy Davis Jr.
          Mr. Bojangles
          Birth of the Blues

     Sandman Sims
          The Cosby Show “Challenge” Scene
Broadway/Hollywood/Flash Act
     Busby Berkeley
     Fred Astaire
     Royal Wedding
     Gregory Hines
          Tap
Gene Kelly
     Singing in the Rain
Ray Bolger
     The Harvey Girls
Flash Act
     The Nicholas Brothers
          Stormy Weather
Freestyle/Street
     Savion Glover
          Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk
     Jason Samuels Smith
          ASH Pittsburgh closing show
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Six
~Cross Training Interview~ Kevin D. Gallacher

Chapter Four: Rhythm and Syncopation Part Three
~Jazz~
     Bob Fosse
          Steam Heat
          Big Spender

     Jerome Robbins
          West Side Story – “Cool”
     Matt Mattox
     Eugene “Luigi” Louis Facciuto
     Jack Cole
               Kismet
          Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

     Frank Hatchett
          Josephine Baker
               The Banana Dance
          Michael Kidd
               The Crap Shooters Ballet
          Gus Giordano
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Seven

Chapter Five: Dancing out of the Box
~Postmodernism~
     Merce Cunningham
~Contact Improvisation~
     The Grand Union
     Yvonne Rainer
~Experimental Dance~
     Alwin Nikolais
          Noumenon
          Tensile Involvement

     Pina Bausch
          Cafe Muller
     Bill T Jones
     Untitled
          Longue Distance
     Pilobolus
          Symbiosis
          Shadowland

     DV8 Physical Theatre
~Dance Therapy~
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Eight

Chapter Six Part One: Popular Culture
~Popular Culture~
     The 1950’s
          Elvis Presley
     The 1960’s
          Happenings
          Motown
          James Brown
     The 1970’s
     Michael Jackson, “King of Pop”
Review for thought questions

Chapter Six Part Two: Pop Culture
~Commercialized Pop Culture~
     Why is Pop Culture popular?
     The Qualities of Pop Culture
~Pop Culture vs. High Art~
~Madonna and Freedom of Expression~
~Pop Culture’s influence on Society~
     Price of Fame
~Freedom of Speech and the Privacy Question~
     Britney Spears
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Nine

Chapter Six Part Three: Club Dance
~Club Dance~
Standing Out to Fit In
Disco
Celebutantes
Club Kids
Rave
Straight Edge
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Ten

Chapter Seven: For the people, by the people
~B-Boy Interview~ Shane Montoya
~Hip-Hop History~
     The four basics: DJing, Rap Music, Graffiti and Breaking
~Hip-Hop Timeline~
~The Many Styles of Hip-Hop~
     Dubstep, B-Boying, Krumping/Clowning, Turfing, Flexing, NewStyle/Twins Style, Cross-Training
Review for thought questions
Journal Entry Eleven

Assignments
Research Paper
Classic Movie Review
Performance Critique
Conduct an Interview
Conduct an Interview Preparation Worksheet

Bibliography
Recommended Books
Recommended Watching
Recommended Websites and Online Watching

Melissa Harden Velasco