Much of the dance created by choreographers and composers and performed as professional entertainment today has its roots in __, which, in turn, dates back to the Renaissance.

refers to the matching of the figures of the dance to the ___ of the music. Commonly, the ___ of the dance corresponds to the ___ of the music Country dance music is extraordinarily regular, consisting of eight-bar ___ which can be further broken down into four-bar units

a movement or shape performed in such a way as to give emphasis. ___ can be in music or dance. ___ may take place on a particular beat or melodic detail. An example of an __ might be a louder note or beat in a song, but this is not the only way to create an ___

Once India gained its freedom from Great Britain, the country revived its ____.

we can move slowly, moderately, or fast. This is called ___ and relates to the speed of our movements

Early people danced for enjoyment, seduction, and entertainment.

Beats are grouped into measures or bars. The first beat is usually the strongest, and in most music, most of the bars have the same number of beats.

a series of notes and rests repeats, it forms a _____. In addition to indicating when notes are played, musical rhythm also stipulates how long they are played and with what intensity.

Egyptian __ ___ also depict dance in about 3300 BCE.

is measured motion of flow, characterized by basically regular recurrence of elements or features as beats, sounds or accents.

To this day, celebrations still include traditional dances such as the __ __ _ __ __.

can express aesthetic ideas and emotions as a form of performance art presented to an audience.

involves moving the body rhythmically, often in a choreographed way and usually to music.

Dance throughout Asia has a rich history

Chinese dance dates back at least 3,000 years, with __ __ _ __ __ adapted for performance at court.

___ tomb paintings also depict dance in about 3300 BCE.

___ in most parts of the world grew out of folk dances, many of which were simple and repetitive.

Hindu dancing in India has a __ performance history going back millennia, in the late 1700s, dance was restricted by British colonists, who considered the dances immoral.

In Europe, the folk dances of the Middle Ages turned into formal ___ ___.

The earliest historical records showing the origins of dance are __ ___ in India dating to about 8000 BCE.

is a term which denotes an aspect of a quality of movement that is sometimes thought of a dance. When an individual moves in response to a particular rhythm or music we call the movements as rhythmic movements or rhythms.

The art of dance varies across history and cultures, it exists in all cultures. In many cultures, both highly trained professionals and amateurs of all ages dance.

These early dances may have been religious in nature, and by the era of ancient Greece, people were incorporating dance into celebrations of the ____ (and later the Roman god Bacchus) and into ritual dances at the ancient Greek Olympic Games.

To this day, celebrations still include __ __ such as the dragon dance and lion dance.

These early dances may have been religious in nature, and by the era of ancient Greece, people were incorporating dance into celebrations of the wine god Dionysus (and later the ___) and into ritual dances at the ancient Greek Olympic Games.

People also dance in nonperformance situations to release energy, express emotion, connect with other people, or just enjoy the feeling of movement.

____ in India has a rich performance history going back millennia, in the late 1700s, dance was restricted by British colonists, who considered the dances immoral.

___ ___ became an art in the eighteenth century, when ballet companies sprang up around the world, telling entire stories through the emotional movements of the ballet dancers.

depends on the type of dance you choose. Fast-moving dance styles like hip hop and salsa are more intense than slower dances like the tango or waltz. All of them will use your whole body and will challenge your brain as you learn the choreography and form.

In the twentieth century, modern dancers and choreographers such as George Balanchine and Martha Graham began to deconstruct ballet to create new forms of performance dance

These dances moved into royal courts beginning in the Renaissance, becoming popular as ___ ___ taught upper classes the proper steps for court dances.

As women's clothing allowed more freedom of movement in the ___ ___, social dancing became more lively.

The ___, in particular, swept around the world as a major dance craze in the mid-nineteenth century, and social dances began to focus on two-person dancing in the early twentieth century.

The steady continuous sound that is heard or felt throughout any rhythmical sequence.

As shoes and costumes changed, dancers gained greater expressive freedom, but some ballet dancers found the rules, ( __ ) of classical ballet restrictive.

The earliest historical records showing the origins of dance are cave paintings in ___ dating to about 8000 BCE.

This constant steady pulsation is sometimes called ___