Unit 1: Early Dance & Conditioning

Conditioning

100

These muscles strengthen every time they point or rise (releve) onto their toes.

calves

200

A deep knee bend

What is a plie? 

300

He attached bed springs to hospital beds to support limbs. This machine is still used today and is known as 

"The Cadillac"

400

What your core abdominal muscles provide

essential stability, proper alignment, and strength.

500

Balanced strength and flexibility with an emphasis on breathing and the body's core.

What is the Purpose of Pilates?

Early Dance

100

Dance's proof of existence comes from 9000 year old ______ paintings found in India. 

cave 

200

These paintings suggest that the first indication/purpose of dance is ____.

ritual- appeasing a nature spirit or accompanying a rite of passage

300

• In India, formalized ____ movements of the priestesses in Hindu temples are described in documents dating back to the 1st Century AD.

hand 

400

• Egyptian Paintings, as early as 1400 BC, of women dancing on the walls of tombs, depict an ____________ appeal of dancing. 

eternal

500

• During the Reign of _________, her love for dance allowed for several musicians and dance teachers to create new dances that were regularly used by nobility and common people.

Elizabeth I

Early Dance

100

The famous theatre created in 16th Century where Dance was used regularly and openly to the public.

The Greek Theatre

200

Dionysiac dances were done by villagers after harvesting _______to celebrate the harvest in honor of The God of Wine.

grapes

300

The God of Wine

Who is Dionysus?

400

New forms of ____ inspired new styles of dance in fashion.

music

500

The ________ is originally a dance performed in a circle in honor of a god. In 6th century it becomes the centerpiece of Greek Theatre.

What is the choros ?