Historical Dances
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Which statement best describes dance as history?

  • Dance is primarily focused on an aesthetic or entertaining experience.
  • Dance consists of body movements that are language ambiguous to viewers.
  • Dance is appraised according to aesthetic criteria and communicated meanings. (correct)
  • Dance is the art of motion without needing to justify itself.
  • What is the primary focus of dance as portrayed by Myers (2005)?

  • Music or rhythm
  • Physical activity movement
  • Mindfulness
  • An aesthetic or entertaining experience (correct)
  • Who is Alwin Nikolais?

  • An author who wrote about the functions of dance
  • A philosopher who defined dance as the art of motion
  • A famous American dancer and choreographer (correct)
  • A historian who studied dance as a form of expression
  • How is dance defined anthropologically?

    <p>A transient mode of expression performed by moving through space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the functions of dance?

    <p>Expression</p> Signup and view all the answers

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