DANCE200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Scottish Sword Dances, Modern Dance, Partner Dance
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Dance 200: the spectrum of dance in society. Lecture 3: dance as a reflection of culture. Slide 31: folk ethnic social: statement of identity/uniqueness/special, unification of members in a group/sense of pride. Cultural anthro perspective: dance reflects culture (alan mirriam: dance will be different depending on who is dancing where when and why, dance event: it can be studied and examined on many levels. Look at these when viewing the live performance. 33 how does dance reflect culture (folk dance: movement certain arm movements (promenade) or connections, music, costumes, male/female relationships after the renaissance, couples began to dance in mixed groups. Because its handed down, each generation can change the dance thus it can evolve, alter, adapt. This is the folk process - dance is not static. To perpetuate and pass on traditions, heritage, unique features. There are specific costumes and moves for each sex. It is a statement of identity it"s uniquely our .
