Transcript Dances in Ireland and Korea

East Meets West
Presentation
Naomi Garbisch
November 7th, 2005
Professor David Wolfe
FTS: The Game of Go
Modern Dance in America
Dance!
Korea vs. Ireland
Irish History
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Little references to Irish dancing in history
12th century—Celtic suppressed and AngloNorman took over
Mid-1500’s—first dance records appeared
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Rinnce Fada
Irish Hye
Jigs
Trenchmores
Sword Dances
Irish History
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1600’s—Country dancing formed
1700’s—Holidays, weddings, christenings,
and wakes
1750—Dance Masters!
1893—Gaelic League founded
1929—Irish Dancing Commission founded
Types of Irish Dances
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Jig
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Reel
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Hornpipe
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Set dance
Irish Dancers!!
Changes in Irish Dances
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Location
Small spaces
 Big stage
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Dance technique
Little or no arm movement
 Foot work
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Costumes
Colors
 Embroidery
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Irish Step Dancing Costumes
Korean History
Religious festival origins
Three Kingdoms period
New forms of dance emerged
More than entertainment
Earliest evidence found in
Muryongsh’ong-Tomb of the Dancers
Linked to agricultural cycle
Korean Dance
Characteristics
Shoulders, arms, hands, and heel
movements
Suspension
Characteristic Movements
Heel walk
Turning on heels
Raising body gently from bent position
Pulses from shoulders
Improvisation
Types of Korean Dances
Shamanism
Buddhist and Confucian rituals
Court dances
Mask-dance drama
Folk dances
Types of Korean Dance
Shamanism
Fan Dance
Korean Fan Dance
Types of Korean Dance
Buddhist and Confucian rituals
Minimal dancing, more ceremony and
drums
Court dances
400 yrs before West. Renaissance in Italy
Names resemble birds and flowers
Types of Korean Dance
Mask-dance dramas
Masks are sacred and essential, practical
and artistic
Korean Lion Dance
Types of Korean Dance
Folk dances
Farmers’ Dance
Differences
Irish Dance
Footwork
Competition
Embroidered showy costumes
Korean Dance
Arm, hands, and shoulders
Spiritual and traditional
Conservative elaborate costumes
Families to Korea 2000
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