Dance is a form of communication that is used in all societies to express both personal and cultural meanings. There are three main categories of dance: artistic, ceremonial, and recreational. The document then provides details on four specific dance styles - ballet, tap, jazz, and modern - describing their origins, characteristic movements, terminology, and costumes. Famous dancers and common dance attire are also mentioned.

1. By: Juliana Recino

2. What is Dance? Dance is a way of knowing and communicating. All societies use dance to communicate on both personal and cultural levels and to meet physical and spiritual needs. Dance, as with all the arts, has its own language. We need to learn this language in order to fully understand and appreciate the world of Dance. All dances can be classified into 3 categories of DANCE. The categories are… Artistic Ceremonial Recreational

3. Styles Ballet: a classic form of dance growing out of the French nobility. Its root is court dances. It is known for its: standardized dance movements specialized leaps and lifts French terminology to describe each standardized movement Pointe shoes for women slippers for men costumes---tights, tutus Tap: is a percussive dance form in which dancers produce sound by wearing shoes to which metal taps have been added. Tap dance, an American dance form which concentrates on footwork and rhythm, has roots in African, Irish and English clogging traditions. Its roots lie in recreational dance (Irish Step dance, jig and African steps). It is known for: An emphasis on rhythm Tap shoes Costumes—formal to street wear Improvisation Jazz: American music marked by lively rhythms with unusual accents and often including melodies made up by musicians as they play. It’s roots are in social dances and early musical theatre dance. It’s known for: Stylized movement Accents in hands, head, hips and feet English/French terminology to describe movements Jazz shoes or boots Costume related to theme of dance Improvisation Modern: a form of dance developed by dancers interested in breaking from ballet traditions and expressing a more liberating form of movement. It expresses complex emotions and abstract ideas. It is known for: Freedom of movement Usually barefoot but can use shoes based on theme Costume related to dance theme Improvisation used in the development of choreography

4. Famous Dancers Prabhu Deva Jennifer Lopez Jenna Dewan Paula Abdul Madonna Chris Brown Fred Astaire Shakira Michael Jackson

5. Attire Dancers wear clothes that show off their body and curves. They wear clothing that is comfortable and that lets their bodies express any kind of movement. Attire such as leotards, spandex shorts, skirts, and tank tops are very common. Also, dancers accommodate to the weather, so when it gets colder they use leg warmers, tights, shrugs, yoga pants etc.