Foundations of Dance

The three main topics we covered in this unit are

• Defining dance, dance's role in society, and dance literacy

• Ballet, tap, and jazz

• Defining dance, hip-hop, and tiktok

• Defining dance, dance literacy, and elements of dance

Some modern-day ritual dances are...

• First dance at a wedding

• Dances by the Quince and their party

• Both A and B

• None of the above

True or False: Dance appreciation does not take into account the differences between dance styles.

• True

• False

Write your personal definition of dance.

Theme is

• An idea that recurs in a work of art or literature.

• A saying we all follow

• Something that keeps coming back up

• Something we learned in RELA but I can't remember

What is the dictionary definition of dance?

• the movement of the body

• people moving their body to music

• rhythmic movement of the feet or body, ordinarily to music

• doing ballet, cha-cha, merengue, jazz, hip-hop, salsa or some form of dance

Some of dances roles in society are

• Community building

• Rituals

• Entertainment

• Exercise

• Self-expression

True or False: Dance Literacy can be about watching dance, the technique used, learning dances, learning dance steps, dance history, and articles about dance.

• True

• False

Some of dance's earliest origins are...

• Parties, social media, class

• Community building, rituals, tell stories

• Games, war, parties

• Rituals, weddings, war

OREO paragraphs means that you are writing your paragraph in this order....

What does OREO stand for?

• Oreos Really Excite Others

• Opinion, Reason, Evidence, Opinion

• Origins, Race, Excite, Others

• Options, Rationale, Exhale, Oven