Art App dance

• Dance is a performance art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.
• dance categories

  theatrical and participatory dance
• elements of dance

  BASTE
• body is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen by others.
• action


  use movements that have been choreographed or traditional dances taught by others who know the dances.
• space


  relationships of the dancers to each other may be based on geometric designs or rapidly change as they move close together, then apart.
• time


  Human movement is naturally rhythmic in the broad sense that we alternate activity and rest.
• energy


  include variations in movement flow and the use of force, tension, and weight.
• Why dance music became viral and popular

  catchy tunes, choreo, impact
• tribal


  tribes have been absorbed into other social structures, as a means of preserving cultural identity and a sense of historical continuity.
• folk dance


  dances developed by groups of people that reflect the traditional life of the people of a certain country or region.
• waltz


  smooth progressive dance characterized by long, flowing movements, continuous turns, and rise & fall. Graceful and elegant, dancers glide around the floor almost effortlessly.
• ballet


  is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia.
• types of ballet

  russian, french, italian
• boogie-woogie


  as a competition dance is a led dance, not choreographed, and can contain acrobatic elements, but not like in acrobatic rock'n'roll
• samba


  is a dance authentic to black/African people in Brazil who brought much of their music and dance culture into Latin America with, them upon arrival into many Latin American countries.
• cha-cha


  is danced at about 120 beats per minute. The steps are taken on the beats, with a strong hip movement as the knee straightens on the half beats in between.
• tango


  consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions and eras of Argentina as well as in other locations around the world. The dance developed in response to many cultural elements, such as the crowding of the venue and even the fashions in clothing.
• hip-hop


  dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture.
• pole dancing


  dance combines dance and acrobatics centered on a vertical pole. This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in gyms and dedicated dance studios.
• capoeira


  is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. Born of the melting pot of enslaved Africans, Indigenous Brazilians and Portuguese influences at the beginning of the 16th century, is a constantly evolving art form.