Body language is a fundamental part of courtship because it reveals how available, attractive, ready, enthusiastic, sexy or desperate we are. While some courtship signals are studied and deliberate, others are completely unconscious. It is still unclear how we learn these signals but research now shows that many may be inborn. Sexual attraction is a topic that I am fascinated about. It’s the basis of sexual desire, quality of arousal and the appeal to attract someone or something’s attention. For centuries humans have changed the way they try to draw their potential mate toward them and I for one, love how dance has opened up a new platform for one to display their feelings towards their chosen mate. Furthermore, I want to dive into the understanding …show more content…
The constant contact that is maintained with the floor, the center of gravity that is maintained at the same height from the floor, throughout the dance and how the knees are slightly flexed at all times, acting as addition control points, increasing step-size and drive power, absorbing the extra height gain should the dancers need to go on their toes. Salsa is more of an open dance, in that the couple doesn’t embrace, instead they hold one or both hands, changing often. It's a non-travelling dance - they don't travel around the floor, they dance in one spot, swapping back and forth, doing turns and spins. In Salsa the man leads and creates space for the woman to move her body. I chose a specific routine in Salsa from the World Salsa Championships in 2007 and analyzed it using LMA. The movement of their bodies was mesmerizing. Whatever the male dancer did, the female followed in such precise synchronization. The male initiated each movement and directed the female. Both their movements were simultaneous and occurred at the same time in tune with one another. Her hips were a live and did not harm or distract the movement. As the male dancer twirled the female around, he would whip her around so fast that the final movement of her arm stretched out seemed effortless yet dramatic. They were both very light on their feet and used the flex of their knees to drive in a different direction. Focusing on the type of effort the dancers portrayed was hard to define due to the diverse movements they incorporated into their performance. I would say their timing was effortless! Such quick and direct movements were the cause of such beautiful and sustained dancing. Their shapes didn’t change dramatically throughout the performance. They stay very upright yet flexible and relaxed in the shoulders.
In the piece the dancer is very distinctive and powerful in his movements. He often holds positions in an asymmetry stance which is a quality that comes from balancing ephebism. Ephebism is one of the five African aesthetics that applies vitality, power, flexibility, drive, and attack in its movements. The holding of the various positions requires great strength and demonstrates a stamina that is similar to the strength and stamina needed for the long hours that African dances are held for. Granted, the stamina and strength for African dances requires a much longer building period, however, training one’s body to hold and sustain an unnatural position is no small feat. In addition to this one characteristic of ephebism, the dancer’s arm movements throughout the piece adhere to an attack like jolting or sharp movement and further enhance the component of ephebism by creating the youthful movements that word ephebism correlates to. The flexibility in this dance piece is seen dramati...
Every dance that is created by a choreographer has a meaning and or purpose behind it. The dance choreographed could be used to send a political, emotional, or a social message. Regardless of the message being sent, each dance created possesses a unique cultural and human significance. This essay will examine and analyze two dance works from history and give an insight into what each dance work provided to the society of its time.
Learning about Dance: Dance as an Art Form and Entertainment provides visions into the many features of dance and inspires scholars to keep an open mind and think critically about the stimulating, bold, ever-changing and active world of dance. Learning about Dance is particularly useful for those who do not have a wide and diverse dance contextual, such as students in a preliminary level or survey dance course. This book consists of twelve chapters. Chapter one dance as an art form focuses on the basic structures of dance. Dance is displayed through the human body, it has the control to communicate and induce reactions. Dance can be found in many different places, it enables the participants and seekers to touch and knowledge the joy of movement. Dance is discovered as being one of the oldest art forms worldwide. Dance existed in early cultures was recognized in a sequence of rock paintings portrayed dance. Since this discovery of rock paintings, several other forms of art have been found that depict dance. People used rituals in order to worship the gods and believed that the rituals held magical and spiritual powers. During the ancient period civilizations sentient decisions began to be made with regard to dance. Other periods that had an impact on dance were the medieval period, the renaissance period, and the contemporary period. Chapter two the choreographer, the choreographer is a person who comes up with the movements created into a dance routine. The choreographer expresses themselves through choreography because this is their way of communicating with the audience. In order to be a choreographer you must have a passion for dance. Each choreographer has their own approaches and ways of making up a routine. Choreographers ...
...ical and close together. This dance involved a lot of spinning and pelvic motion, which added to the flirtatious mood; all of these movements were done in sync with the tempo of the music. Furthermore, Rhoden did a wonderful job of conveying trust in the relationships. Rhoden did this by having the danseurs catch the ballerinas in motion while in the air. The female dancers did a lot of leaps and sashays, which also added to the happy mood.
Notice the incredible control and strength the dancer possesses to rise onto the point of the
...een 1970s- 1980s and was serve as social recreational dance music. Creators and performers of salsa are musicians who play different instruments as well as other music genre such as jazz or Cuban son. Earlier salsa audiences were mainly Puerto Ricans, and spread out not only to Latin American but other places until it gained its popularity. Salsa is both instrumental and vocal dance music, salsa bands performed salsa mainly in either conjuntos or charangas style. The music text is mostly about romance, feelings regard to everyday life, political and social issues that reflects the Latin American experiences and their culture. Salsa is performed in English, Spanish, or Spanglish with the influence of its background, Latin American who speaks Spanish or descendant of Latino who was born and raised in New York who express themselves in English better then in Spanish.
The intricate and delicate choreography of Slip was daunting, yet relatable. Phillip Chbeeb and Renee Kester created the concept and the choreography and performed the dance beautifully. Everything about the setting, the music of choice and the moves blended ever so perfectly. From the beginning when they made contact with each other through their hands to the very end when he caressed her face very lightly and their eyes met, each part of the choreography was felt through the viewer.
The dancers start center-stage in a spotlight, and they are motionless for a long moment. The two dancers, on male and one female, are wearing the same outfit. On top, they are wearing a black, long-sleeved blouse. On bottom, they are wearing puffed, blue skirt/shorts. The music is cued along with the lights, and it gives the piece a sense of time as the dancers stand still for what seems like a minute. The dancers begin gesturing without feeling, and as they move out of the spotlight, the lights grow to encompass the full stage. The dancers then take turns experiencing each other’s weight in weight sharing and lifting. The lights remain the same as the dancers share weight, repeat recognizable gestures, and perform an awkward partnered dance that resembles ballroom style. The sameness of the light corresponds to the sameness of the gestures. The f...
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In the beginning the dancers start out standing completely still and gradually sit down in a chair, with their heads facing down, which brings their upper bodies into a hunched over position. A few seconds later they quickly fling their upper bodies up into the air, taking them out of their seats, and then gently sit back down. When the dancers are on their chairs, their bodies tense up and with their heads facing down as if gravity and pressure weigh down the dancers, restricting them. The dancers free themselves as they break through confinement and jolt their bodies up out
Dance is more than time, Space, and energy. People have this perceived connotation that dance is just visual art depicted from movements in the body. This is true that dance is a form of visual entertainment, but when looking at the sociocultural lens, dance has far more reasoning. Whether these reasons were to free oneself from oppression, or creating a community where one felt safe, social dance was a way for people to express emotion and create identity. As social dance evolved, these different cultural identities were exposed to one another.
The first social dance explored was ballroom dancing. Ballrooms were a place of courtship; therefore, these dances were always performed by a male, female couple. Traditional gender roles began the dance as the men always asked the women to dance. As the dance began, the bodies were transformed into vehicles to connect these opposite sex partners. However, societal rules applied to this dance because partners must be from within the appropriate class, the intentions proper, and the movements executed in a specific manner. The woman’s role was essentially to avoid a misstep of tripping on the man’s feet, since the male always led the dance.
Dancing is a form of art that allows many children to express themselves through body motion while developing many skills. Children throughout the world have been dancing since the day they began walking. When a child to take their first steps and puts together the simplest combination of movements, that would be considered as dancing. Music also plays a major role in the development of children understanding dance, because it is can be used as an accompaniment, and can help children get a better feel for the rhythm in dances. Over the past century educators have come to the conclusion that dance serves as a form of art, and should be taught in public schools and colleges to help the growth in children of all ages both physically, mentally, and academically.
Also, the performers are constituted with same number of men and women. They imply the importance of equality through the performance. The female and male dancers use the same movements to show that they are equal. The message being conveyed here is important, on the grounds of its social influence and giving the whole performance a deeper meaning. The thing makes dancing different and odd to other occupations is the fact that most famous and well known dancers are mostly females, since on other social circumstances males tend to dominate more realms. Here, besides all the female masters, the male dancers appear as much as the female artists do and they also showcase what they are capable of. As I watched more of the performance, the interactions between dancers and the LED lights became more appealing to me. Dancers use their bodies to interpret the connections between human beings and technology. Moreover, the background music also plays a vital role in the production of this whole piece of art. The tempo of the music, the dance movements, as well as the frequency of the lights going on and off together appeared to the audience as a desirable combination. I love how the dancers do every movements according to the rhythm of the music and how they two fit perfectly. All of those things together made a great show to watch and