1. World Concert/Ritual Dance and
Folk Dance
*Once called …
“ethnic dance”,
“primitive dance”,
“non-Western dance”

2. World concert/ritual dance
1. Show to audiences
2. Portray important elements of
culture
3. Presented in concert

3. Folk dance
1. Participatory
2. Give sense of community
3. Give sense of culture

4. Similarities
1. Pass down to succeeding generations
2. Perform at traditional gatherings -
wedding, funeral, birth, festival, etc.

5. Japan
Bugaku
a. Established 7th century
b. Court dance
c. Came from China and Korea
d. Perform for nobility and guest
»Togaku (Sagaku) - China
influence (Red)
»Komagaku (Ugaku) -Korean
influence (Green)

6. e. Perform for ritual at shrine
F. Oldest dance and music
performance in the world
g. Characteristics:
•Unison movements
•Even number of dancers
•Historical story and characters
Bugaku

8. Noh
a. Established in 14th century by
Kan-ami & Ze-ami
b. 250 pieces survived and still
performed - philosophical and
spiritual stories - life and death
c. Combination of dance, music and
theater

9. d. Mask dance
e. Protected as a subject of education
for warriors
F. Shite, Waki, and Kyogen
g. Stage setting is always the same
h. Pass down only among the five noh
families
Noh

11. Kabuki
a. Started by a woman named
“OKUNI” in 1603
b. Onnagata = female role
c. Theater entertainment for
commoners
d. Only male performers were
allowed
e. Super Kabuki=contemporary kabuki
Super Kabuki Renjisjhi

15. Hula
a. Originally performed by men -
celebration of communion with
elements and nature
b. Hand dance - story telling
c. Once considered ritual, now
accessible to non-Hawaiians
d. Used as tourism attraction
e. Became commercialized

16. What is Hula?
1) The visualization of traditional chanting and
singing in the dance form
2) Two kinds of Hula dance
A. Hula Kahiko-ancient hula(before 1893)
B. Hula Auana- Western influenced hule
3) Halau-Hula dance school
A. Kumu Hula-teacher
Alakai-leader
Kokua-helper
Olapa-dancer
Haumana-student
B. Hierarchy in the school

19. Contemporary Influences on
World Dance
a. Use for the Financial gain
b. Alteration of movements to gain
favor
-Cut the duration
-Cut the repetition
-Change the costume

20. Nigeria
a. Common characteristics of African dance
–Many different styles
–Bare feet, bent knees, move with beat
–Improvisation allowed (allow
individuality)
–Movements explored from hips
–Imitation of animal movements
–Propulsive rhythm

21. Yoruba culture
a. Talking drum
b. Dance as a way to communicate with
gods and ancestors
c. Body as a means of connecting this
world with the next (After life)
d. They believe in 401 gods
e. Dancers expressed communal desire
and collaborative creativity - it may
appear improvisational, but often a
group effort Yoruba dance

23. Folk Dance
a. Participatory dance
b. Socialization activity
c. Build a sense of community

24. European Folk Dance
a. Flourished in 16th century
b. Direct response to the
establishment of court ballets
c. Movements were borrowed and
copied from folk dance and court
ballet
d. Entertainment enjoyed by
commoners

25. American Folk Dance
a. Square dance - national folk dance
b. 19 states have state folk dances
c. Origin of movements came from Irish
jig, English reel, and French quadrilles
d. Origin can be traced back to 17th
century England
e. Two types of square dance - old time
square dance and Western square
dance Square dance

30. Differences Between World Concert,
Ritual Dance, and Folk Dance
a. World concert/ritual dance
–Stay true to origin
–Hold religious and symbolic
meaning of culture
–Same intention as origin
–Perform for audience

31. continue
b. Folk dance
–Movements and steps
constantly change
–Influenced by social change or
people’s taste
–Participatory dance
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