Sense, Meaning, and Perception in Three Dance Cultures

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Sense, Meaning, and Perception in Three Dance
Cultures
Written By Cynthia Jean Cohen Bull
Edited by Dr. Kay Picart and Donna
Gallagher Based on a presentation by Erika
Vasquez
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Key Terms

• Kinesthetic
• Primacy
• Improvisation

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Ballet The Primacy of Seeing

• What is the role of the body?

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Ballet The primacy of Seeing
What is the role of the audience?

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Ballet The Primacy of Seeing

• What is the role of music?

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Ballet The Primacy of Seeing

• What is the role of gender?

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Contact Improvisation The Primacy of touch

• What is the role of touch?

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Contact Improvisation The Primacy of Touch
What is the role of the body?

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Contact Improvisation The Primacy of Touch

• What is the role of the audience?

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Discussion Question

• How is the role of the audience different in
  ballet and contact improvisation? How is the
  setting different?
• How might this effect the feelings/thoughts of
  the viewers?

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Contact Improvisation The Primacy of Touch

• What is the role of music?

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Contact Improvisation The Primacy of Touch
What is the role of gender?

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Traditional Ghanaian Dance The Primacy of
Hearing

• What is the role of hearing?

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Discussion Question

• How does the role of music in traditional
  Ghanaian dance compare to the role of music in
  contact improvisation?

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Traditional Ghanaian Dance The Primacy of Hearing

• What is the role of the audience?

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Traditional Ghanaian Dance The Primacy of Hearing

• What is the role of the body?

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Traditional Ghanaian Dance The Primacy of Hearing
What is the role of gender?

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Discussion Question

• How do gender roles compare in ballet, contact
  improvisation, and traditional Ghanaian dance?