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  2. Dance education - Wikipedia

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    In general, a dance education curriculum is designed to impart the knowledge and skills of performing dance for the students. Knowledge-oriented curricula may cover any of a diverse range of topics, including dance notation, human anatomy, physics, dance history, cultural aspects of dance, [citation needed] and music.

  3. History of dance - Wikipedia

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    Dance may be performed in religious or shamanic rituals, for example in rain dance performed in times of drought. Shamans dancing for rain is mentioned in ancient Chinese texts. Dance is an important aspect of some religious rites in ancient Egypt, [6] similarly dance is also integral to many ceremonies and rites among African people. [7]

  4. Dance - Wikipedia

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    Theatrical dance, also called performance or concert dance, is intended primarily as a spectacle, usually a performance upon a stage by virtuoso dancers. It often tells a story, perhaps using mime, costume and scenery, or it may interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed and performed in a theatre setting but it is ...

  5. Ethnochoreology - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Ethnochoreology (also dance ethnology, dance anthropology) is the study of dance through the application of a number of disciplines such as anthropology, musicology, ethnomusicology, and ethnography. The word itself is relatively recent and etymologically means "the study of ethnic dance ", though this is not exclusive of research on ...

  6. Graham technique - Wikipedia

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    Graham technique is a modern dance movement style and pedagogy created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991). [ 1] Graham technique has been called the "cornerstone" of American modern dance, and has been taught worldwide. [ 2] It is widely regarded as the first codified modern dance technique, [ 3] and strongly ...

  7. SHAPE America - Wikipedia

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    Formerly called. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) The Society of Health and Physical Educators, known as SHAPE America, is an American organization that provides support to professionals in health, physical education, recreation and dance . SHAPE America has had six previous names, most recently ...

  8. Modern dance - Wikipedia

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    Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which includes dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was considered to have been developed as a rejection of, or rebellion against ...

  9. History of ballet - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of the word "ballet" reflects its history. The word ballet comes from French and was borrowed into English around the 17th century. The French word in turn has its origins in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance). Ballet ultimately traces back to Italian ballare, meaning "to dance". [ 2]