CAMILA SANTOSNICOLE RIVADENEIRA

CARLOS DE CASTRO

Dance around the world

What is dance?

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

It is an aerobic exercise.

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” –Friedrich Nietzsche.

The origin of dance takes place in a very old era.

Dance was used to pay tribute to god.

Origin

Then many other countries around the world started to follow this trend and used it as well.

As dance became more famous it became also more diverse.

Different cultures

Meaning?

The beauty of dance is that there is no meaning establish.

For Nicole: For me dance is the most beautiful art and it helps to be healthy.

For Camila: Dancing gives you a sense of belonging and belief in yourself.

For Carlos: I believe it’s a way for people to express themselves and exercise.

Should dance be consider art or a sport?

On of the things that is very controversial about that is whether it should be consider an art or a sport.

Reasons why it is a sport Reasons why it is an art

There is competition in it. There is no physical contact.

It requires many skills present in other sports.

The grading system is entirely subjective.

Dancers have to train, practice and perform.

It expresses beauty, in contrast to sports.

Golden Rules

1. Show respect for your teacher.

2. Be on time.

3. Be considerate of students around you. 4. Wear suitable attire

5. Keep talking and giggling to a minimum

Golden Rules

6. Avoid being a know it all.

7. Take notes when sitting out of active participation.

8. Let the teacher teach.

9. Keep an open mind and please do not complain.

10. Watch the teacher’s performance or demonstration

Appropiated Garments

For ballet:

For flamenco:

More

For Ballroom:

For hip hop:

And More

For jazz:

For lyrical:

Pie Chart

15%

18%

3%9%

5%5%3%

30%

12%

Favorite Dance StylesBalletJazzTapModernBallroomFolkIrishHip-HopOther

Video

Bibliography

"Dance Class Etiquette, The 10 Golden Rules." idahoswingdance. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. < http://www.idahoswingdance.org/Dance%20Class%20Etiquette.pdf>

"Dance Pie Chart | entertainmentstar." entertainmentstar. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://entertainmentstar.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/the-jazz-nutcracker-history-stats-and-point-parks-production/dance-pie-chart/>.

"Definition of dance in English:." dance: definition of dance in Oxford dictionary (British & World English). N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/dance?q=dance>.

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