Dance Notes March 6 & 8I. Dancing: New World, New Forms Videoa. Carry down history through danceb. Connection between dance and music allows you to find your unconsciousc. Influence of stepping on dance – African heritage and influence (stepping, clapping, chanting) on Americad. Creole – create entirely new culturee. Brazil – samba – example of cultural fusion in New World (European & African music and clothing)f. Yoruba – use dance to communicate with deities of nature; hid these ceremonies behind activities of Catholicism; baptism type ritualg. Enslaved Africans in America tried to incorporate their dancing/drumming into the predominant Protestant religion – drums were forbidden – incorporated clapping and stomping – used circle shuffling to cover up dancingh. Dance was proper, formal, and learned – came from Europe – danced in couples – ballroomi. Lindy hop ended up being taught formally and changed to the jitterbug (swing dance)i. Lindy hop was more smooth and loose; mostly used movementfrom hip downii. Jitterbug was more staccato and jumpyj. Lindy hop was in the Harlem Renaissance – combination of how they lived and their heritage – despite segregation in the 20s, whites wouldgo to the black ballrooms to watch thisk. Double Dutch/jumping ropel. Buddy Dean show was racially segregated as separate but equal – few times for black people to perform; most days for white kids to performm. Carnival – El Salvador & Brazil; began in Europe as a pagan tradition; came to America as a Catholic activityi. Brazil – used to be elite affair for upper class European descendants; eventually incorporate African heritage and sambaii. El Salvador – more oriented toward African heritage influence, used to use sheets because they could not afford costumes, white represents peace and the
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