World History of the Dance |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
MOVEMENTS | 9 |
Dances In Harmony with the Body | 24 |
Copyright | |
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ancient Andamanese animal dance Arbeau arms ballet basse danse beat becomes beginning bending step body bourrée branle ceremonial charm choral dance circle dance close movement contrast contre couple dance courante court courtly dance dance leader dancers dancing master double step ductia ecstasy ecstatic estampie Europe European example feet fertility festivals fifteenth century figures forwards and backwards French galliard German gestures girls gliding Gran Chaco Greek hand imageless dance imitative Indians Islands Italian jump knees lady Ländler leap dance magic maidens melody Middle mimetic minnesinger minuet Morris Dance motif move pantomime pavane peasant performed period Plate play position primitive rhythm rhythmic round dance rows saltarello Semang shaman singing sixteenth skip song Spanish spirit stamping swing sword sword dance Tanz tempo theme tion tourdion tribes turning dance Vedda walk waltz weapon dance whirl woman women