Assignment 6 (Dance)

1. The Barque dance form is very similar to the styles that are seen in our modern day ballet. It was first developed in France at the court of Louis XIV during the "Barque Period". A slight difference from todays ballet to Barque dance; in modern day ballet, the dancers dance at a very high level, meaning that they are up on their tip toes throughout the entire dance. In Barque dance, the dancers dance at a low level, meaning that their heels barley came off the ground. King Louis XIV developed a school of dance, and also developed an international vocabulary for dance. Some examples of Barque are the minuet, courante, chaconne, and gigue. These dances were both performed by professionals at the time on stage, and by everyday people in a ballroom parties.


2. People dance for so many reasons:
1) It may be their job as a professional
2) Dancing at parties for fun
3) to express themselves
4) at weddings, there is a "first dance" as man and wife
5) some people dance for exercise
6) some people dance for religious practices
7) In some countries, proper dance is required to show maturity
8) people dance to celebrate
There are so many types and different forms of dancing that everyone does it.


3) Some examples of non-western dance are: Belly dancing, Cha-Cha, rhumba, conga, all African dance forms, and folk dancing. These dances greatly differ from the ballroom dances we see here in America. They are very fast dancing art forms with several different steps.