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List Of Dance Style Categories
This is a list of dance categories, different types, styles, or genres of dance. For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin. Belly dance *Belly dance *Raqs Sharqi *Turkish belly dance *Oriental fusion *Tribal belly dance *American tribal fusion *Saidi *Kawleeya *Khaleeji (dance), Khaleeji *Baladi *Dabkeh *Romani dance *Bharat Natyam *Odissi Ceremonial dance * Haka * Kagura * Dance in China#Ritual dance, Ritual dances of China * Sacred dance *Cham dance *Drametse Ngacham *Prophetic dance *Rejang dance *Sanghyang *Sufi whirling *Worship dance Disco dance, Disco / Soul dance * Bird * Boogaloo (funk dance), Boogaloo and Electric boogaloo (dance), Electric boogaloo (Electric boogie) * Boogie * Boomerang * Broadway * Bump (dance), Bump * Bus stop * Chicken * Duck * Waacking * Fly * Free step * Hitch hike (dance), Hitch hike * Horse * Hurry Gurry * Hustle (dance), Hustle * Jerk * Mashed Potato * Monkey * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genre
Genre () is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, based on some set of stylistic criteria, as in literary genres, film genres, music genres, comics genres, etc. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions. Stand-alone texts, works, or pieces of communication may have individual styles, but genres are amalgams of these texts based on agreed-upon or socially inferred conventions. Some genres may have rigid, strictly adhered-to guidelines, while others may show great flexibility. The proper use of a specific genre is important for a successful transfer of information ( media-adequacy). Critical discussion of genre perhaps began with a classification system for ancient Greek literature, as set out in Aristotle' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceremonial Dance
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Ceremonial dance may refer to: *Sacred dance *Ecstatic dance *Folk dance A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, Ritual, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogaloo (funk Dance)
Boogaloo is a Freestyle dance, freestyle, improvisational street dance, closely related to popping dance and turfing. It's best known for the dance move known as Robot (dance), the Robot; it is also related to the later electric boogaloo (dance), electric boogaloo dance.Guzman-Sanchez, T. (2012) "Oakland Funk Boogaloo to Popping". Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era. Boogaloo dancers use illusions, restriction of muscles, stops, Robot (dance), robotic movements, and wiggling to create a soulful, passionate, animated form of street dance. The style also incorporates foundational popping techniques, which were initially referred to as "Posing Hard".Fuhrer, M. (2014) American Dance: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyaguer Press. Social dance Chicago Record Hops The Boogaloo was initially a social dance within the African American community in Chicago; it also appealed to white teenagers. Between 1965 and 1966, it was described as “a total new look c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disco Dance
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife, particularly in African-American, Italian-American, Gay and Latino communities. Its sound features four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pianos, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars. Discothèques, mostly a French invention, were imported to the United States with the opening of Le Club, a members-only restaurant and nightclub at 416 East 55th Street in Manhattan, by French expatriate Olivier Coquelin, on New Year's Eve 1960. Disco music originated from music popular with African Americans, Latino Americans, and Italian Americans "'Broadly speaking, the typical New York discothèque DJ is young (between 18 and 30) and Italian,' journalist Vince Lettie declared in 1975. ..Remarkably, almost all of the important early DJs were of Italian extraction .. Italian Americans have played a significant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worship Dance
Worship dance or liturgical dance take on several forms of sacred dance in Christianity and Messianic Judaism, and is usually incorporated into liturgies or worship services. It has encountered controversy and even condemnations from church officials however. History Some liturgical dance was common in ancient times or non-Western settings, with precedents in Judaism beginning with accounts of dancing in the Old Testament. An example is the episode when King David danced before the Ark of the Covenant (), but this instance is often considered to be outside of Jewish norms and Rabbinic rituals prescribed at the time. Dance has historically been controversial within Christianity. Many records exist of prohibitions by leaders of most branches of the Christian Church, for such reasons as the association of dance with paganism, the use of dance for sexual purposes, and a Greek-influenced belief in the separation of soul and body. Beginning in the second half of the 20th century, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufi Whirling
Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) ( borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning ''listening'', from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufism, Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order, Mevlevi order and other orders such as the Rifa'i-Marufi. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the Sama (Sufism), sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (from the persian Darvish Persian language, Persian also called ''semazens'', from Persian language, Persian ) aim to reach greater connection with Allah. This is sought through abandoning one's nafs, Ego (Freudian), ego or personal desires, by listening to the music, focusing on God, and spinning one's body in repetitive circles, which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the Sun. The Mevlevi practice gave rise to an Egyptian form, ''tanoura'', distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanghyang
() is a traditional sacred Balinese dance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali. It is based on the premise that an unseen force enters the body of an entranced performer. The force, identified as '' hyang'', is an important type of spiritual entity in ancient Indonesian mythology. The ''sanghyang'' dances are considered sacred ritual dances and are performed exclusively at Balinese religious ceremonies. Variants ''Sanghyang bojog'' The dancer is a man dressed like a monkey (''bojog'') and accompanied by a chorus of chanting ''sanghyang''. Before it begins, the dancer goes through the phases of summoning ape spirits. After conceding, the dancer will jump into a tree and mimic the behavior of an ape. This dance is only found in Bugbug, Karangasem. ''Sanghyang celeng'' This is a ''sanghyang'' dance variant only found in Duda, Karangasem, danced by a man wearing palm fiber clothing. The dancer mimics the movements of a pig. ''Sanghyang dedari'' ''Sanghyang dedari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rejang Dance
''Rejang'' dance () is a sacred Balinese dance, a sacrificial dance in which the girls offer themselves to the gods. It is usually held at the Hindu temple's of Klungkung Regency and Karangasem Regency in Bali, Indonesia. “Rejang” means “offering”, a dance to greet the gods that come down to the Earth. This dance is part of the sacred offering ceremonies, which all happen around about the same time on Bali's ceremonial calendar. The main occasion is arranged as a three-day ceremony at the village hall of Bale Agung. The dancers required no prior training, believing that the spirit of ngayah would guide them to perform the dance movements harmoniously. Girls as young as two or three can be included in the procession. The dance is also known as ''ngeremas'', ''Simi,'' or ''sutri''. See also *Pendet * Joged * Janger *Balinese dance Balinese dance (; ''(igélan Bali)'') is an ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophetic Dance
Sacred dance is the use of dance in religious ceremonies and rituals, present in most religions throughout history and prehistory. Its connection with the human body and fertility has caused it to be forbidden by some religions; for example, some branches of Christianity and Islam have prohibited dancing. Dance has formed a major element of worship in Hindu temples, with strictly formalized styles such as Bharatanatyam, which require skilled dancers and temple musicians. In the 20th century, sacred dance has been revived by choreographers such as Bernhard Wosien as a means of developing community spirit. Purposes The theologian W. O. E. Oesterley proposed in 1923 that sacred dance had several purposes, the most important being to honour supernatural powers; the other purposes were to "show off" before the powers; to unite the dancer with a supernatural power, as in the dances for the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone; making the body suitable as a temporary dwelling-plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drametse Ngacham
The Drametse Ngacham (meaning "mask dance of the drums from Drametse", ''nga'' means "drum" and ''cham'' means "mask dance") is a sacred dance performed in the village of Drametse in eastern Bhutan. It is performed twice a year during the Drametse festival, which occurs on the fifth and tenth months of the Bhutanese calendar. The festival is organized by the Ogyen Tegchok Namdroel Choeling Monastery to honor Padmasambhava, an 8th-century Buddhist master. A performance of the dance features sixteen masked male dancers and ten musicians. The dancers wear monastic robes and wooden masks with features of animals, both real and mythical. The musicians play "cymbals, trumpets and drums, including the ''bang nga'', a large cylindrical drum, the ''lag nga'', a small hand-held circular flat drum, and the ''nga chen'', a drum beaten with a bent drumstick." They first perform a prayer dance in the ''soeldep cham'', the main shrine, before appearing one by one in the courtyard of the monastery. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cham Dance
The cham dance () entry: 'cham. is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by bhikkhu, monks using traditional Tibetan musical instruments. The dances often offer moral instruction relating to karuṇā (compassion) for sentient beings (Buddhism), sentient beings and are held to bring merit (Buddhism), merit to all who perceive them. Chams are considered a form of Buddhist meditation, meditation and an offering to the Deva (Buddhism), gods. The leader of the cham is typically a musician, keeping time with a percussion instrument like cymbals, the one exception being Dramyin Cham, where time is kept using dramyin. The term "devil dance" was an early 20th century description of the performance, derived from Western perceptions of the costumes worn by performers. Content Chams often depict incidents from the life of Padmasambhava, the 9th century Nyingmapa teacher, and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacred Dance
Sacred dance is the use of dance in religious Ceremony, ceremonies and rituals, present in most religions throughout history and prehistory. Its connection with the human body and fertility has caused it to be forbidden by some religions; for example, some branches of Christianity and Islam have prohibited dancing. Dance has formed a major element of worship in Hindu temples, with strictly formalized styles such as Bharatanatyam, which require skilled dancers and temple musicians. In the 20th century, sacred dance has been revived by Choreography, choreographers such as Bernhard Wosien as a means of developing community spirit. Purposes The theologian W. O. E. Oesterley proposed in 1923 that sacred dance had several purposes, the most important being to honour supernatural powers; the other purposes were to "show off" before the powers; to unite the dancer with a supernatural power, as in the dances for the ancient Greece, Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone; making the body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
