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Dance (social Event)
As a social event, dance is an event whose primary goal and activity is dancing of all its participants. Dance/dancing may be a sub-event of a broader event, such as wedding or bar mizvah. History Prehistorical In his book ''The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body'', Steven J. Mithen writes: "In many societies today dancing is used as a form of display for attracting mate... Dancing is a means to show off one's physical fitness and co-ordination, qualities that would have been useful for survival in prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies." Mithen argues dance and music likely became an important tool of social interaction as soon as humans could walk and talk. Modern times European culture Dances of the aristocracy was an important courtly pastime as attested since at least the 14th century. The earliest known dance instruction books are dated by the 15th century and they described the dances of the high society. However, the earliest records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Event
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick’s Day party. Parties of this kind are often called celebrations. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs, or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as Mardi Gras or the signing of a peace treaty ending a long war. Types Balls Banquets Birthday party A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rave
A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance music scene when DJs played at illegal events in musical styles dominated by electronic dance music from a wide range of sub-genres, including techno, hardcore, house, and alternative dance. Occasionally live musicians have been known to perform at raves, in addition to other types of performance artists such as go-go dancers and fire dancers. The music is amplified with a large, powerful sound reinforcement system, typically with large subwoofers to produce a deep bass sound. The music is often accompanied by laser light shows, projected coloured images, visual effects and fog machines. While some raves may be small parties held at nightclubs or private homes, some raves have grown to immense size, such as the large festivals and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. These lines usually face all in the same direction, or less commonly face each other.Knight, Gladys L. (2014). ''Pop Culture Places: An Encyclopedia of Places in American Popular Culture'', p.102. ABC-CLIO. .Lane, Christy (2000/1995). ''Christy Lane's Complete Book of Line Dancing'', p.2-4. Human Kinetics. .Zakrajsek, Dorothy; Carnes, Lois; and Pettigrew, Frank E. (2003). ''Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education, Volume 1'', p.188. Human Kinetics. . Unlike circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other. Each dance is usually associated with, and named for, a specific song, such as the Macarena (both eponymous) or Electric Slide (associated with the 1982 single " Electric Boogie") are a few of the line dances that have consistently remained part of modern American culture for years. Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contra Dance
Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th century. Sometimes described as New England folk dance or Appalachian folk dance, contra dances can be found around the world, but are most common in the United States (periodically held in nearly every state), Canada, and other Anglophone countries. A contra dance event is a social dance that one can attend without a partner. The dancers form couples, and the couples form sets of two couples in long lines starting from the stage and going down the length of the dance hall. Throughout the course of a dance, couples progress up and down these lines, dancing with each other couple in the line. The dance is led by a caller who teaches the sequence of figures in the dance before the music starts. Callers describe the series of steps called " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Dance
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of social dance done in a circle, semicircle or a curved line to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing, and is a type of dance where anyone can join in without the need of partners. Unlike line dancing, circle dancers are in physical contact with each other; the connection is made by hand-to-hand, finger-to-finger or hands-on-shoulders, where they follow the leader around the dance floor. Ranging from gentle to energetic, the dance can be an uplifting group experience or part of a meditation. Being probably the oldest known dance formation, circle dancing is an ancient tradition common to many cultures for marking special occasions, rituals, strengthening community and encouraging togetherness. Circle dances are choreographed to many different styles of music and rhythms. Modern circle dance mixes traditional folk dances, mainly from European or Near Eastern sources, with recently choreographed ones to a va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twmpath
''Twmpath'' () is a Welsh word literally meaning a hump or tump, once applied to the mound or village green upon which the musicians sat and played for the community to dance. ''Twmpath dawnsiau'' were a form of barn dance organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru in the late 1950s and 1960s for the entertainment of young people, mainly from rural areas. These events remained popular until the rise of discos in the 1970s. Twmpath is used today to mean a Welsh version of the barn dance or cèilidh. Te same word is also used to refer to a speed bump. See also *Culture of Wales The culture of Wales (Welsh: ''Diwylliant Cymru'') is distinct, with its own language, customs, politics, festivals, music and Art. Wales is primarily represented by the symbol of the red Welsh Dragon, but other national emblems include the lee ... * Troyl Notes Welsh society Welsh music Welsh-language music Welsh music history {{Wales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troyl
Troyl is a colloquial Cornish word meaning a barn dance or céilidh, a social evening of dance, music and song. Etymology Edward Lluyd (1660?–1709) knew the Cornish verb ' - to twist, twirl, whirl, spin round. Edward Veale of Pentire, Newquay used the noun ''troil'' in the 1880s to describe a Cornish céilidh in Newquay.Davey, M. ''Hengan'' (Dyllansow Truran, 1983) 51–53 & 57 Robert Morton Nance collected the noun ''troyl'' in the 1920s. He classified the word as a 'Cornish dialect survival', and knew the similar Welsh noun which has the same Brittonic root. "Troyll" appeared in Robert Morton Nance's 1938 Cornish English dictionary with the meanings - circuit, spiral, spin, turn and lathe. Since the Cornish Dance Revival of the 1980s the noun ''Troyl'' has been consistently used to denote a Cornish céilidh.Davey, A. et al. (1992) ''Corollyn''. Truro 19th century troyls Speaking of social life associated with the fish cellars in Newquay in the late 19th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cèilidh
A cèilidh ( , ) or céilí () is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic folk music, either at a house party or a larger concert at a social hall or other community gathering place. ''Cèilidhean'' (plural of ''cèilidh'') and ''céilithe'' (plural of ''céilí'') originated in the Gaelic areas of Scotland and Ireland and are consequently common in the Scottish and Irish diasporas. They are similar to the '' Troyl'' traditions in Cornwall and '' Twmpath'' and '' Noson Lawen'' events in Wales, as well as English country dances throughout England which have in some areas undergone a fusion with céilithe. Etymology The term is derived from the Old Irish ''céle'' (singular) meaning "companion". It later became ''céilidhe'' and ''céilidh'', which means "visit" in Gaelic. In Scottish Gaelic reformed spelling it is spelled ''cèilidh'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barn Dance
A barn dance is any kind of dance involving traditional or folk music with traditional dancing, occasionally held in a barn, but, these days, much more likely to be in any suitable building. The term “barn dance” is usually associated with family-oriented or community-oriented events, usually for people who do not normally dance. The caller will, therefore, generally use easy dances so that everyone can join in. A barn dance can be a ceilidh, with traditional Irish or Scottish dancing, and people unfamiliar with either format often confuse the two terms. However, a barn dance can also feature square dancing, contra dancing, English country dance, dancing to country and western music, or any other kind of dancing, often with a live band and a caller. Modern western square dance is often confused with barn dancing in Britain. Barn dances, as social dances, were popular in Ireland until the 1950s, and were typically danced to tunes with rhythms.Vallely, F. (1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balfolk
BalFolk is a dance event for folk dance and folk music in a number of European countries, mainly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Poland. It is also known as ''folk bal''. History Dancing to folk music has been gaining popularity since the 1970s. The traditional dances come primarily from the French tradition, with additions from all parts of Europe. There are numerous organizations that organize such dance events monthly and at many folk festivals there are both concerts and dances. In France some villages have their own annual folk festival. In Flanders, Boombal is the biggest organization for the popularization of bal folk. Their influence is so great that the term Boombal is more known than the term bal folk. Although there are similarities, the dances of bal folk are not the same as dances danced by traditional folkdance groups. #Traditional folk dances have more extensive choreographies and may be danced with traditional clothing. The preservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tea Dance
__NOTOC__ A tea dance, also called a ''thé dansant'' (French for "dancing tea"), was a dance held in the summer or autumn from 4 to 7 p.m. In the English countryside, a garden party sometimes preceded the dance.''Party-giving on Every Scale'', London, n.d. (1880) "Afternoon Dances". The function grew out of the afternoon tea tradition, and J. Pettigrew traces its origin to the French colonization of Morocco.Pettigrew, J., 2001. "Waltz Around a Tea Table," ''TeaMuse'' nline July 2001. Books on Victorian-era etiquette included detailed instructions for hosting such gatherings, such as ''Party-giving on Every Scale'' (London, n.d. 880 which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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