Backdance exam 2
Terms in this set (28)
equal partner, participant, active and ready to receive the dance
audience member
like a circus with no animals
vaudeville shows
talk to the audience , give insight to audience
what the choreographer can do to help audience
arriving on time, no cell phones, being quiet , staying in seat
etiquette rules
had ballets created for him that included him in the lead role
Louis XIV
focused on fantasies and myths
romantic period
first african american dancer to be promoted to the rank of principle dancer for ABT
misty copeland
la sylphide
first romantic ballet performed
created by jules perrot and jean coralli
giselle
who choreographed swan lake and sleeping beauty
marius petipa
michel pokine
contemporary ballet choreographer
entrance of male and female dancers, perform duets, then solos, then final duet
pas de deux
corps dancer
part of scenery, stay still
serge diaghileff
not a ballet dancer
george balanchine
plotless ballets
principle, soloist, corps de ballet
categories of classical ballet
jazz dance
roots in africa
5 terms for jazz
hot, cool, sensual, visceral, syncopated, improvisational
famous dances in 1920s
charleston, black bottom,
musicals
west side story, chicago, cats,
predecessors of musical theatre
greeks and romans
william henry lane(master juba), bill bojangles robinson
famous tap dancers
tap styles
classical, rhythm, soft shoe, flash acts
jazz styles
latin jazz, funk, lyrical, fosse
cakewalk
competitions between couples, best struts, high kicks
contemporary has more freedom, contemporary is less strict, dancers are queal in contemporary ballet
differences between classical and contemporary ballet
audeince interpretation
is correct
audiences should look at dances in relation to..
space time and energy