2. • at the early stage of evolution it
was a potent tool to put groups of
human ancestors in a battle
trance, a specific altered state of
consciousness.
• loud group singing and
dancing in order to prepare
themselves for the dangerous
combat missions.
• based on shared rhythmic and
• losing their individual identity and
monotonous group activity.
were acquiring collective identity.
3. WHAT IS DANCE?
Dance is to move rhythmically
usually to music, using steps
and gestures.
Dancing is also a form of
exercise, you can work out your
body and have so much fun at
the same time!
4. • An important part
of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since before the
birth of the earliest human civilizations.
• Archaeology delivers traces of dance from prehistoric times such as
the 9,000 year old Bhimbetka rock shelters paintings
in India and Egyptian tomb paintings depicting dancing figures from
c. 3300 BC.
5. SHOW FEELINGS
FOR ONE OF THE
OPPOSITE
GENDER. IT IS
ALSO LINKED TO
THE ORIGIN OF
"LOVE MAKING."
One of the earliest structured uses of dances may have been in the
performance and in the telling of myths.
Before the production of written languages, dance was one of the
methods of passing these stories down from generation to generation
6. RULES
Create a simple dance that we`ll dance together to express your
topic!
3 topics: 3 teams: 6-7 persons
• LOVE & seduction 30 minutes/preparation
• Preparing for a BATTLE
• Thanks for the NATURE
Your background sound can be:
• Music – ask Loic • Your own sound
• Drum – ask Andre • Silence
