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humanities - dance
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Dance
Undergraduate 2
12/06/2011

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Term
ballet
Definition
formal tradition resting heavily on a set of prescribed movements, actions and positions
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modern
Definition
form of concert dance relying on emotional use of body
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ritual
Definition
group of dances that perform some religious, moral or ethical purpose in a society
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folk
Definition
body or group of dances performed to traditional music that's stylistically identifiable w/a specific culture, for which it serves as a necessary or imformative part
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court
Definition
more stylized and less openly energetic
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popular
Definition
contemporary dance enjoyed by the masses
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jazz
Definition
form arising partly from africal dance customs, and w/a strong improvisational nature, that devfeloped into am. popular dances
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dance subject matter
Definition
abstract motion
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pervasive subject matter
Definition
feeling
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