DANCE 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Greek Mythology, Australian Aboriginal Religion And Mythology, Ballet West
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Organized dance started with a belief system current religions and cultures. Still have dances or references to it other art forms or histories. Cave paintings, pottery, tapestries, stone carvings, writings, etc. Survive by evolving or fusing with another form. Types of religious dance: imitation dances: imitates movement of other living things or natural phenomena. Honoring particular power or qualities of that thing. Recognizing spirit or spirituality of that thing a not inferior to humans. Working toward the belief that depicting it would make a desired outcome occur: medicine dances: performing dances to restore health. Pleasing a speci c god or goddess or to prevent or protect. Generally done by shamans, priests or priestess: commemorative dances: commemorate important events. Calendar events: winter/summer solstices, religious, holiday individual events: birth, adulthood, marriage, death, etc. Generally involve an entire community: spiritual connectivity: reaching a more spiritual level. Personally or communally to worship or nd connection with a god or spirit.
