dance of realm
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Dance of the Realm from Gerald Jonas’
Dancing
Prepared by
Dr. Kay PicartEdited by Jessica Labbé and Dr. Kay Picart
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Review Question:
According to Jonas,
what is the link
between dance andclass/rank?
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Review Question:
What is the link between the social
construction of gender and dance? Give
examples.
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Review Question:
Where does the
use of dance as
an instrument of
political power have its roots?
Raphael’s Galatea
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Review Question:
According to
Jonas, what
was the key
to success atcourt?
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Review Question:
Name and describe the early court dances.
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Discussion Questions:
How would you
characterize the
evolution of court
dancing? Do youthink evidence of
these early dances
can still be seen in
popular dance of the20th-21st Century?
Portrait of Louis XIV
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Review Questions:
What King differentiated between
amateur and professional dance?Why did he do this?
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Review Question:
What is dwo?
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Review Question:
What are the origins and symbolism of the
Bedoyo?
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Review Questions:
What do the movements of the Bedoyo
symbolize?
What is the essence of this dance?
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Review Question:
What are the two
“radically different
styles of male
dancing” (91) found inthe wayang wong?
http://www.joglosemar.co.id/wayangwong.html
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Discussion Question:
What is the paradox
of Javanese dance?
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Discussion Questions:
Is a clash between the traditional and
the modern inevitable? Can/should they
be reconciled?
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Review Questions:
What is the relationship
between gagaku and
bugaku?
What is bugaku and
what does it signify?
Bugako dancer’s Ryoto costume
http://nimbus.temple.edu/~kotsuki/bugaku.html
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Final Remarks
Courts come intoexistence asinstruments of political, military,
spiritual & culturalauthority. Their primary purpose is tomanifest power. In itsadministrative
structure & content,court dance embodieshierarchy. (107)
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Final Remarks
Court and court dances are expensive, &ultimately it is the people who pay the bills.Where court forms, like ballet and bedoyo, areencouraged to migrate outside the court, newparticipants, spectators, & patrons becomeinvolved. (107)
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Final Remarks
The power of dance
to communicate the
past glories of acommunity—and by
so doing—bind the
present community
closer, is expressedby Professor Opoku:
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Conclusion
“When you hear the drums, it sweetens the
inside of your head, as we say in the Asante
language, like sugar, and you become aware
that you belong to a great people.” (107)
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Concluding Questions:
Does dance still
establish political and
social hierarchies?
Do you think dance
that is entwined with
political aims is not
“true dance”?