These are 4 types of religious dances that are divided into categories based on purpose.
What are Dances of Imitation, Medicine Dances, Commemorative Dances and Dances for Spiritual Connection?
100
This dance sometimes follows a pattern of display or flirtation between the sexes and does not exist in many cultures.
What is Courtship Dances?
100
We learned this Courtship dance in class.
What is the Virginia Reel?
100
He copied his dance style from black neighbors in Mississippi and was the forefront of changing the way white teenagers (and eventually adults) danced.
Who is Elvis Presley?
200
For fun, exercise, to express emotions, religion, therapy
Why do we dance?
200
This dance was one of the only dances allowed in European Christian churches during the Renaissance period and may still be performed by preadolescent boys today.
What is Los Seises?
200
These motivational dances form the basis for many all-male groups, recreational dances today, such as stepping.
What are War Dances?
200
Although this dance has retained it's lively footwork and may still be performed by groups, couples or solo; the women's ruffled skirt has been replaced by black pants to create a unisex look for men and women.
What is the Nuevo Flamenco or New Flamenco?
200
This dance was made popular by Chubby Checker, partners never touch each other; they simply faced each other and "did their own thing."
What is the Twist?
300
Emotional state, connection, family, peers, nationality and religion
What influences how we appreciate dance?
300
In England, ritual dancing within the church was porhibited until this group appeared in 1747.
Who are the "Shaking Quakers"?
300
Men flap their knees, women shake their hips but no one ever touches.
What are the Cook Island Dances?
300
Performed mostly by males, this dance is one that resembles what we know today as stepping.
What is the Gumboot dance?
300
By the 1980's this dance completely eliminated the partner all together and was based on strength and originality.
What is hip-hop? (also known as B-boying, popping, locking, hitting, ticking and boogaloo)
400
As the individual dance viewer, you add your own viewpoint to the experience.
What is personal aesthetic?
400
The Egungun ceremonies, celecbrated by these people, are designed to open direct channels of communication with ancestors through dance. Each ancestor, depicted by a village man wearing long skirts and head coverings sometimes decorated with monkey skulls.
Who are the Yoruba people of Nigeria?
400
British or American circular group dance.
What is a Contradance?
400
Communal dance we learned in the dance studio.
What is D'Hammerschmiedgsellen?
400
In the 1920's this dance, with its wild partnering stunts and lively tempo became a favorite of young African-American couples.
What was the Lindy Hop?
500
The movement theorist that stated, "all movement is defined by the effort used, the time taken and the shapes made in space."
Who is Rudolf Von Laban? or What is the Labanotation and Effort/Shape theory?
500
This dance is still performed by women and it is comparing one's relation to god as to that of a lover, and describing the bliss of union with god in terms of union with a beloved.
What is Bharata Natyam?
500
Nineteenth Century African-American strutting dance.
What is Cakewalk?
500
In the 1830's this dance was considered by some ministers to be the road to immorality and preached against it.
What is the Waltz?
500
The popularity of this style of dance was enhanced by Hollywood movies, notably the "Flying Down to Rio"(1933), which was the first movie to feature the dancing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.