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  Beopjusa | KoreanArts.org
Court classics glorifying the court and praying for a long life for the king were formulated in solemn, elegant movements accompanied by equally solemn music and occasional songs.
The Dance of the Spring Nightingale is perhaps the loveliest of all.
While everyone interprets the dance according to his or her own tastes and experiences, when all is said and done, it is vividly remembered for the expressive flow of the dancer's long sleeves against the hollow space of the stage.
www.koreanarts.org   (3987 words)

  
 The Art of Dancing - IHDP
This virtue of the dance is simply an outward manifestation of the movements of the soul.
In this program the elegance of the art of 15th century dancing, the lyricism and the courtliness are combined with the medieval symbolism and visual strength which is characteristic for the Flemish Primitive painters.
Thanks to the extensive work on 15th century court dance Lieven Baert was appointed choreographer of the Landshuter Hochzeit for the festivals of 1997 and 2001.
www.historicaldance.com /english/15_th_century   (280 words)

  
 The Social and Political Importance of Dance
Dance during the last half of the 17th century reached an unprecedented role of importance both socially and politically.
Dance was considered to embody ideal Greek attributes such as wit, serenity, breadth of vision, love of harmony and order, personal courage, irony, fun, and a distaste of passionate excesses.
Saying that few of the nobles were worthy to dance in his court ballets, the king blamed the nobility for laxness and irresponsibility in dance technique.
www.blakeneymanor.com /essay.html   (2387 words)

  
 Dance
It was used as the dance accompaniment of the court sumo festival in the Heian period (794-1185).
Dance thus evolved in two directions - some dances were best when everyone joined in, while others were performances given by accomplished artists, to be enjoyed by an audience.
Shosagoto dances (originally for the roles of onnagata female impersonators) became the most important type of kabuki dance, differentiated according to whether a lyrical or narrative style of music was used to accompany it.
www.zeelearn.com /course/IKEBANA/html/dance.htm   (690 words)

  
 Dance - MSN Encarta
Ballet originated in the courts of Italy and France during the Renaissance, becoming primarily a professional discipline by the late 17th century.
Some folk dances, however, are not traditional; many Israeli folk dances, for example, were choreographed in the 20th century in the style of European folk dances, to serve similar purposes (see Hora).
The social dances of the nobility in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and baroque eras were derived from folk dances.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572134_3/Dance.html   (945 words)

  
 Traditional Dance and Music
Court dance dates back to the Silla period and was actively promoted during the Koryo Kingdom, a period known for its love of festivals Court dance took its present form during the strictly Confucian Choson period.
The other court dance genre ilmu, is a Confucian ritual dance featured the ancestral ceremonies held at the national shrine Chongmyo and during the memorial services held to honor Confucius and his disciples twice a year at the Confucian shrine.
Folk dance is filled with vigor and rhythm, a far cry from staid court dance Buddhism, Shamanism and Confucianism all contributed to the development of folk dance Therefore, a brief discussion of the influence of these philosophies is in order.
www.indiana.edu /~easc/resources/korea_slides/dance_and_music/7-1.htm   (1801 words)

  
 History and Background of Court Dance
Nothing is known about court dance until the middle of the 19th century under the reign of King Ang Duong (1796-1860) there saw the revival of Khmer arts.
During the reign of a new king a new dance troupe would be arranged by a matron of the royal court.
In the 1970s with the overthrow of the royal monarchy Khmer court dance began to decline and worst was to come during the Khmer Communist Revolution known as the Khmer Rouge era from 1975-79.
www.angelfire.com /art/apsarakhmer/khmer_court_dance.htm   (1416 words)

  
 Dance Terms and Definitions, Dance terminology
The dance was characterized by a series of walking steps on the toes, executed with an elegant type of swagger - frequently punctuated with a light hop in attitude at an appropriate point in the musical phase.
Apparently, the dance masters who were responsible for the evening's program at society functions gained favor with their socialite clients by imposing as much restraint as possible on the dances and creating an obviously reserved interpretation.
In this dance strict attention must be paid to the carriage of the head and the posturing of the arms.
www.centralhome.com /ballroomcountry/dance_terms.htm   (5331 words)

  
 Dance—Malaysia | Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Dances in Malaysia are categorized into court-classical dances, folk dances, ethnic-tribe dances, and dances from immigrant communities such as Chinese, Indian, and Portuguese, as well as modern dance.
The courts of the northern Malay states of peninsular Malaysia are perceived as culturally richer.
Today, the contemporary dances continue to be developed by incorporating Malaysian issues (that is, issues that affect all citizens of Malaysia, not just ethnically Malay citizens) rather than Malay issues, especially with new performance venues and the Malaysia Dance Society and National Arts Academy teaching both traditional and contemporary dances.
www.bookrags.com /research/dancemalaysia-ema-02   (471 words)

  
 About Japanese Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
An acrobatic or circus-like performance (sarugaku) was used as the dance accompaniment of the court sumo festival in the Heian period (794-1185).
Meanwhile in agricultural and fishing communities around the country, folk and festival dances accompanied by hayashi music (ensemble of drums and flutes), and variations of nembutsu odori based on Buddhist incantations (giving rise to dances such as the bon-odori) were a vital element of community life, and continue to be so today.
Shosagoto dances (originally for the roles of onnagata female impersonators) became the most important type of kabuki dance, differentiated according to whether a lyrical (nagauta) or narrative (tokiwazu-bushi, tomimoto-bushi, kiyomoto-bushi) style of music was used to accompany it.
web-japan.org /museum/dance/about_da.html   (460 words)

  
 Dancer Guide: Cambodian Classical Dance :: PFP
Existing in various forms for centuries, classical dance has been shaped by the history and practices of the royal court and religious observance, by French colonialism and educational practice, and by political forces external to the dance itself.
Memories of the apsaras endure, and when Chamroeun Yin teaches his students the delicate movements of classical dance, some of the movements carved on that stone are recreated, filled with new life and meaning.
Now, in American cities where Khmer peoples have settled, young children learn Cambodian court dance, and it is understood as a symbol of Cambodian culture and identity and a tool for building community and self-knowledge.
www.folkloreproject.org /programs/education/dancer/dance.cfm   (777 words)

  
 Korean Court Dances
Court classics glorifying the court and praying for a long life for the king were formulated in solemn, elegant movements accompanied by equally solemn music and occasional songs.
Chinese court dances began to be imported from Song China during the Koryo Dynasty(918-1392).
The Dance of the Spring Nightingale is perhaps the loveliest of all.
www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/korea/perform/court_dances.htm   (1043 words)

  
 Dance Mix: The History of Ballet by Leo's Dancewear   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dance interludes known, as Masques in England were the start of the pre-Ballet.
The word Ballet comes from the Italian word Ballare (in Latin means to dance), through the Italian "balletto" and is generally thought to be the creation of Baitazarini di Beigioioso of Tortona (Bergonzio di Botta) and in ancient Greek, The word "ballizo" (âáëëßæù) meant "to dance alone".
He described the dances in a notation system as well the technique used such as "Turned out feet" which led to the "Five Absolute Foot positions" in dance which were later formulated by Pierre Beauchamps (1635-1709).
www.leosdancewear.com /html/dance_mix/1_2_2004/ballet.html   (907 words)

  
 About Classical Dance | Charya Burt- Classical Cambodian Dance
Their dance was a highly stylized performance of mythology which served as a communication between the king and his gods.
In the modern era, dancers of the court tradition have performed for public events which represent the king's power and cultural legacy.
Along with music and religion, dance is one of the most important ways that Cambodians celebrate their holidays and identify themselves as ethnic Khmer.
www.geocities.com /charya_burt/classical.html   (305 words)

  
 Court Dance Comeback
Court dance and music almost vanished during the Khmer Rouge’s reign of fighting, famine and genocide, but artists managed to secretly keep it alive in refugee camps.
Cambodian court dance is an intricate form that requires precise and specific postures and gestures, each with their own meaning.
The dance was believed to be a bridge between the natural and the spiritual worlds, facilitating communication between the kings, their ancestors, and the gods.
www.acfnewsource.org /art/cambodian_dance.html   (669 words)

  
 The Dance: Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D.
Their dances may be divided into sections somewhat thus: (1) those of a religious species, (2) those of a gymnastic nature, (3) those of a mimetic character, (4) those of the theatre, such as the chorus, (5) those partly social, partly religious dances, such as the hymeneal, and (6) chamber dances.
Dances in honour of Venus were common, she was the patroness of proper and decent dancing; on the contrary, those in honour of Dionysius or Bacchus degenerated into revelry and obscenity.
The social dances, and those in honour of the seasons, fire and water, were numerous and generally local; whilst the chamber dances, professional dancing, the throwing of the Kotabos, and such-like, must be left to the reader's further study of the authors mentioned in the bibliography at the end of the work.
www.bencourtney.com /ebooks/dance   (8667 words)

  
 IHDP intro nl
IHDP is an abbreviation for the " Institute for Historical Dance Practice ".
Its main objective is to research, preserve and perform social and theatrical dances of Western Europe between 1450 and 1920.
We do consider "historical" dance as a serious dance discipline and try to rediscover the old techniques and mould them into a performance for a critical public of today.
www.historicaldance.com /english   (111 words)

  
 Dance on Video: Media Resources Center UCB
Authentic Renaissance court dances and the gestures and step vocabulary associated with them are demonstrated and described by noted dance historian and musicologist Julia Sutton from dance manuals of the16th century Itaian masters Fabritio Caroso and Cesare Negri.
Faubion Bowers discusses the 18th century Kabuki dance, The salt gatherer, as the famous Kabuki actor Baiko VII performs the dance which is based on a Noh drama about a simple local girl who loves a court noble during his exile to a remote island and her subsequent abandonment.
Dances include a celebrated invocation "of auspicious beginnings" from South India; a south Indian dance to a religious song; and a North Indian dance of great antiquity that came from Hindu tradition but was adapted by the Moslem culture and spread from Spain to China.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/DanceVid.html   (11879 words)

  
 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Court Dance Page - Main1
Court dancers basically referred to the dances of the upper classes such as Kings, Queens, Dukes, Duchesses etc. The court dances or dance's of court were many and varied (see dance list below) and were sometimes called 'Stately Dances or Society Dances'.
In the early court dances the Pantomime played a major part of these dances and by 1550, the pantomime was all but forgotten.
The Basse dances or court dances were the start of the "Society Dance's" over time to the present.
www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3court1.htm   (231 words)

  
 It mentions the essence of the public entertainments culture by the Bali dance
This Sadha Budaya boasts of a top level in the sing and dance group of Ubud with the number, and is acknowledged in the ability of the performance and the dance perform in 1986 also in Tokyo.
A peculiar dance style has a strong charm in which eyes of the person who sees are not allowed to be separated.
It has Japan in the sing and dance group that the old man of reason Mandira who had been called the maximum this century made up and it has the fan in all parts of the world of the start.
www.bali-dance.com /english.html   (706 words)

  
 Show DJG on BBC
Folk dance expressed the lives and emotions of the common people and is often vigourous and rhythmic.
Court dance is much more reserved, a style that is often described as chong joong dong (motion within stillness).
Hwa-gwan mu (flower crown dance) is one of the oldest forms of Korean court dance.
showdjgonbbc.blogspot.com /2006/06/korean-insight-traditional-korean.html   (366 words)

  
 Classical Court Dance Yogyakarta - Joglosemar Online
The development of court art and culture in the society is hailed positively by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, he always says, the art and culture which still exist in Karaton, must be maintained and preserved like the original form.
In 1918, a private court dance and gamelan association by the name of Krida Beksa Wirama was established by Prince Suryadiningrat and Prince Tejakusuma, and other princes and supported actively by their father, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII.
A Karaton dance expert says that vertically Bedaya dance is sacred, horizontally it has a socio-educative mission, where every individual could have an internal spiritual conflict or problem.
www.joglosemar.co.id /courtdance_ygy.html   (1096 words)

  
 Cambodian Masks Costumes & Dance Apparel KSILKS ART Authentic Khmer Silks and Cambodian Handicrafts, Silk Pillow ...
Khmer classical dance can be compared to French ballet as it requires years of practice and stretching at a young age so the limbs become very flexible.
Apsara dancing is one of two elements of classical ballet, the other being "today" dancing, the depiction of early myths.
Many of the dances involve performing a fragment of the Ramayana, the ancient Indian epic that is one and a half times as long as the Odyssey.
www.ksilks.com /dance.htm   (1440 words)

  
 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Minuet / Menuet Dance Page - Main1
In 1662 Louis founded the: Royal Academy of Dancing, with dance master "Pierre Beauchamp" (1635-1705) in charge, Beauchamp did very little to excel this dance and it took a dancer by the name of >Louis Pécourt (1655-1729) to make it the first dance of court in France, from there on it was the Big Cheese!
The dance terms for the dance are the same as what is used in ballet (Jete', Pas, en avant etc).
The Sarao is a Carnival game/dance, dating from the sixteenth century and is a lengthy dance, resembling the Cotillion in so far as it includes a number of figures, and may last a whole evening.
www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3minuet.htm   (898 words)

  
 Halla Huhm Repertoire [Court Dance]
Court Dances are part of the Studio repertoire.
It is believed to have been performed to wish "bon voyage" to high ranking court officials or to invite the spirits to bless fishing fleets.
The choreography of this solo court dance is usually attributed to Prince Ikchong, during the reign of King Sunjo (1800-1834), but may date from 1469.
www.hawaii.edu /korea/halla_huhm/Repertoire/CourtDance.html   (143 words)

  
 Anja's World of Belly Dance - Anja's Court   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anja’s Court is an ever changing, evolving group of students who wish to perform in public venues.  For some students, Anja’s Court is a stepping stone.  Students learn how to put a show together.
They learn professionalism, dance ethics, and gain experience to reach their own performance goals.  Some will gain the experience and knowledge and move on; others will stay.
Overcoming some major obstacles, members of Anja’s Court presented an AWESOME performance at the 2006 Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition.  The dedication of some members throughout the entire process and the dedication of ALL in the final week is what made this performance exceptional; the WIN was the icing on the cake! 
www.glitzygypsy.com /4.html   (271 words)

  
 Western Social Dance
The importance of dance and appropriate conduct was echoed in manuals that date back to the early Renaissance, to a time when courtiers, gentry, and wealthy citizens were fortunate enough to have a private dancing master or to have taken advantage of the skills of itinerant masters who traveled from one court to another.
The grandeur of the Baroque court of King Louis XIV and his court at the Palace of Versailles set the stage for a new style of dance that would spread to royal courts throughout Europe.
In the era of the nineteenth century, a proliferation of publications were intended to aid those who needed to adhere to the expanded rules and regulations surrounding the growing ritual of the ballroom.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/dihtml/diessay0.html   (649 words)

  
 Court Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dance was important in the courts of China, Korea and Japan.
The traditions of court dancing and the preservation of forms and dance compositions survie in great strength in Korea and Japan.
Here are a number of court dances from Korea and Japan.
aris.ss.uci.edu /rgarfias/gagaku/dance.html   (65 words)

  
 Japanese Music and Dance
Some of these dance styles may be seen today in the oldest styles of Shinto ritual dance accompanied by drums, flutes and chanting, and the masked shamanistic performance associated with Shinto festivals, and the performances of shrine priestesses.
Many of the folk dances were done by the whole community according to their work and/or season, such as a harvest dance, fishing dance, etc., and was part of a festival or celebration.
The dance is very comical and acrobatic, and sometimes one man carries another on his shoulders to portray a giant lion.
www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/japan/Music/Japanese_Music_and_Dance.html   (2582 words)

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