Transcript Dance, Rhythm, and Movement

It is what the body feels first in music and
responds to so eagerly.
 What are some examples that make
your body sway, march, stomp your feet,
clap etc..?
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The beat or pulse gives music much of its
energy, excitement and drive.
 Felt time- the space that music appears
to carve out for itself (the beat conveys
this)
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We begin to anticipate what will happen
in music and be delighted when
something unexpected happens
 We feel as if time flies by when engaged
in a film, play, speech, or piece of music.
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Musicians learn to perform more than
one rhythm at a time.
 Ex. A pianist may play one with the left
hand and another with the right hand
 Ex. Tap your head and rub your stomach
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Deliberate shifts of the accent so that it
conflicts with the steady beat and tries
to upset the steady pulse
 Focuses on the weak beats to create an
unexpected imbalance for pleasure.
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Has been part of the life of every tribe,
society, and culture.
 Marriage, birth, successful hunt, good
crop, or a victory.
 Evil spirits, prevent sickness or danger,
and to cope with life.
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Dance is more than just physical
movement, it is expression!!!
 Dances are popular because of their
distinctive rhythms
 Today thousands of music videos feed
our appetites for dance.
 Think of certain tv shows or stations that
just focus on the art of dance or music
videos…
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Dance music of Latin America and Cuba
became popular in the states during the
1930’s and 40’s.
Popular dances:
Cha-cha
Rumba
Mambo
Calypso
Samba
Tango
Roots are traced back to Africa
Latin American dance performed at a
moderately slow, walklike tempo
 Gliding steps and dips
 Became popular as a ballroom dance in
Europe and the in the states after WWI
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Afro-Brazilian dance that is faster and
jazzier than the Tango
 Improvisation
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Popular music style mixing African and
Caribbean rhythms created by
Jamaican musicians.
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Dance music
created by TexasMexicans
3 influences:
Polka and waltz
Germans, Czechs
and poles
Button accordion
Expresses the mystical elements of
religion, love, birth, death, hunting, war,
and celebration.
 Music is considered sacred and not used
just for entertainment.
 Native Americans sing and dance to
show pride in who they are as a people
and to bring good fortune to their
people as well.
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America began to love this type of dancing
in the 19th century during minstrel shows,
operettas and vaudeville shows.
 Tap dancing – feet are used as percussive
instruments - is also distinctly American and
made its Broadway debut in the early
1920’s in black musicals.
 Bill “Bojangles” Robinson- known as the The
King of Tap Dancers
 Very integral part of American musical
theatre
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The art of telling a story through music
and movement originated in ballet
 Style of classical dance that emerged in
France during the 16th century
 Very strenuous dance lasting only a
couple minutes at a time
 Igor Stravinsky- wrote the first ballet score
(The Firebird) 1910
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Developed by American dancers as an
alternative to ballet, made up of a
variety of dance styles
Set of instrumental pieces each in the
character of a dance
 Composed for a keyboard instrument or
a small orchestra
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Rather slow and charming old French
dance in triple meter
 Originated as a country dance
 The epitome of the classical period
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Started as a social dance and
eventually graduated to concert hall
 Unsophisticated and unrestrained
 Popular for nearly 200 years
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