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dances: Encyclopedia - Dance

Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres. People who dance are called dancers and the act of dance is kn ...

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dances: Encyclopedia - Dance Dance Revolution Dance Dance Revolution, or DDR (known as Dancing Stage in Europe), is a music video game series produced by Konami. It was introduced to Japanese video arcades in 1998, after being shown at the Tokyo Game Show earlier that year. Since then, the game has gained significant popularity elsewhere in the world, including large portions of North America and Europe. As of 2005, over 90 official versions have been produced, including those for home video game consoles. The Dance Dance Revolution series is a ...

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dances: Encyclopedia II - Dance - Categories of dance

Dance can be divided into two main categories that each have several subcategories into which most dance styles can be placed. They are: Concert dance / Performance dance 20th century concert dance Competitive dance Social dance / Participation dance Ceremonial dance Traditional dance These categories are not mutually exclusive and are context-dependent; a particular dance style may belong to several categories. See also: ...

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dances: Encyclopedia - Baroque dance

Dance during the Baroque era in Europe was closely linked with Baroque art and Baroque music. Numerous paintings and writings show the importance of dance, and several dance manuals survive today. Performance dance during the Baroque era was used in theater, and during social occasions. Ballet is one example of a dance used in theater; the Minuet was a performance dance performed at the beginning of social dancing, often followed by social dancing such as English Country Dance, the Couranto, and many other kinds of dances. Dancing masters or publishers whose manuals survive to the modern era include John Playford ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Ceremonial dance

Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic. This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose: - Competitive dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Performance dance - Social dance Celebration dance Festival dance Dance in ancient cultures Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Classical Indian dances Ritual dance, Magic/ ...

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Ceremonial dance - External link

dances: Encyclopedia - Historical dance

Historical dance (or early dance) in a collective term covering a wide variety of dance types from the past as they are danced in the present. Dances from the early 20th century can be recreated precisely, being within living memory and from the age of film and video recording. However, earlier dance types must be reconstructed from evidence such as surviving notations and instruction manuals. Historical dances may be danced as performance, for pleasure at themed balls or dance clubs, as historical reenactment, or ...

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Historical dance - Categories of Historical dance

dances: Encyclopedia - Concert dance

Concert dance (also known as performance dance), is a category of dances in which an audience is watching but does not participate. By contrast, in Social dance (also known as Participation dance) there is no audience (as such) as all participants perform and watch at the same time. Some Ceremonial dances, Baroque dances and Erotic dances are examples of dance forms that are a blend of Social and Concert dance. In this third category participants take on the roles of performer o ...

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Concert dance - Reference

dances: Encyclopedia - Dance therapy

Dance therapy, or Dance movement therapy (sometimes referred to as choreotherapy), is the psychotherapeutic use of movement (and dance) for emotional, cognitive, social, behavioural and physical conditions. It is a special form of creative therapy. Dance therapy is based on the premise that the body and mind are interrelated. Mental and emotional problems can result in muscle tension and constrained movement patterns compounding the original condition. Conversely, the state of the body can affect mental and ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Dance bar

The term dance bar is used in India to refer to bars in which adult entertainment in the form of dances are performed. Such dance bars used to be present only in Mumbai but are now spreading across the country in cities. It is estimated that in Mumbai alone, there are hundreds of dance bars although what makes it difficult to estimate the number is that many of them are not very accessible. Some of these dance bars remain open till late night. Also, these dance bars are a source of revenue for the government and they employ thousands of bar girls. On July 22, 2005 a bill was adopted by the Maharasht ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Bihu dance

The Bihu dance is a folk dance from the Indian state of Assam related to the festival of Bihu. This joyous dance is performed by both young men and women, and is characterized by brisk dance steps, rapid hand movement, and a rhythmic swaying of the hips in order to represent youthful passion. Dancers wear traditionally colorful Assamese clothing. The Bihu dance is performed in conjunction with traditional Bihu folk music, played with: the "dhol", similar to a drum; the mohor singor pepa, a pipe instrument made from a buf ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Cham Dance

The Cham Dance, associated with some sects of Buddhism, is a lively dance which employs dancers wearing masks and ornamented costumes. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional Tibetan instruments. The dances often offer moral instruction relating to non-harm to sentient beings and are said to bring merit to all who observe them. In countries such as Bhutan, the dances are performed during an annual religious festival known as Tsechu, which is held in each district. At certain festivals a large painting known ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Chorea dance

Chorea (choreia, khoreia, χορεία) is a circle dance (χορεύω σε κύκλο) accompanied by singing (see chorus, khoros), known in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance (χορεία) in his epic poem, the Iliad. Although Greece was not the sole originator of circle dances, derivatives of the name are used to describe circle dances in a number of other countries: Khorovod (Russia), Hora (Romania, Moldova, Israel), Horo (Bulgaria). Chorea is also the name of a disease, so named by Paracelsus to describe the rapid, jerking physical movements of medieval p ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Belly dance

Belly dance is a Western name coined for a style of dance developed in the Middle East and other Arabic-influenced areas. In the Arabic language it is known as Raqs Sharqi and in Turkish as Oryantal dansı, which is translated as "Dance of the East". For Europeans, this translation sounded like a perfect fit, hence it was also known as "Oriental dance", "danse Oriental", "Exotic oriental dance", "Oriental belly dance" and the like. The term "Raqs Sharqi" is claimed to be originated in Egypt. The name suggested an exotic ...

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dances: Encyclopedia - Caller dancing

A caller is a person who calls dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in modern country dance circles this is rare. In round dance a person who performs this function is called a cuer. Their role is fundamentally the same as a caller, in that they tell dancers what to do in a given dance, though they differ on several smaller points. Caller dancing - Comparing Callers and Cuers. Callers and cuers ...

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dances: Encyclopedia - Competitive dance

Competitive dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where competition is the primary focus of the dancing. This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose: - Ceremonial dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Performance dance - Social dance While many people view this style of dance as a recreational activity, it is becoming more often viewed as a sport. Like other athletes, dancers must be in good physical condition. Dancing requires strength, stamina, and flexibility. Competition requ ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Circle dance

Circle dance, is the most common name for a style of dance usually done in a circle without partners to musical accompaniment. It became popular in the alternative, feminist and new age aspects of western culture in the 1980s and 1990s and continues today. The circle is probably the oldest known dance formation. It is found in the dances of many cultures, including ancient Greece (chorea), African, Eastern European, Irish Celtic, Catalan (sardana), South American and North American Indian. Circle dance mixes traditional folk dances, mainly from European or Near-Eastern sources, with recently choreographed ...

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Circle dance - Sacred Circle Dance

dances: Encyclopedia - Indian dance

Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Indian dance usually refers to traditional dance from India, such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kathak , Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam or Manipuri. Indian dance is based on the treatise Natyashasthra by the sage Bharatha, which explains the Indian art of acting. Acting or natya is a br ...

dances: Encyclopedia - Dance personalia

Categories: Dance related lists | Dancers | Choreographers Other related archives1899, 1930s, 1940s, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1990, 2002, Agrippina Vaganova, Alexander Godunov, Alicia Alonso, Alvin Ailey, American, Anna Pavlova, Anton Dolin, Arthur Mitchell, Arthur Murray, Bolshoi Ballet, Broadway, Choreographers, Dance related lists, Dancers, Eleanor Powell, Elizaveta Gerdt, Erik Bruhn, Evelyn Hart, Fred Astaire, Galina

dances: Encyclopedia - Charleston dance

The Charleston is a dance, named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina. It was popular in the 1920s, and spawned Lindy Hop in the 1930s. Charleston is danced in 8-count: solo, with a partner, or in groups (usually facing lines). The rhythm is a traditional one from West Africa; it was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States of America by a 1923 tune called The Charleston by composer/pianist James P. Johnson which originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild and became one of the most popula ...