Gombey dance is our topic for this week .. It is because this dance is not really popular, so we have decided to update about it.
Gombey Dance ?
It is an iconic symbol of Bermuda, this folklife tradition reflecting the island's blend of African, indigenous peoples, Carribeanand British cultures, incorporating them over time into a unique performance art full of colorful and intricate masquerade, dance, and drumming.
The dancers are usually male, and perform in groups of 10-30 though in modern times female groups have emerged. The traditions have been passed down orally from one generation to the next within families and the Captains of each troupe determine the direction of the troupe and style that is taught. Thus within troupes there can be found subtle but distinct differences in beats, dances, costumes, headdresses, by which they can each be recognized.
Interesting Facts about Gombey Dance ?
quite similar to Mummers that are a kind of seasonal folk play performed by troupes of actors during Afro-Caribbean styles of celebrations.
Gombey dance and music is the most popular one in the island compared to the other forms.
mixture of British, West African and indigenous new-world cultures.
it is quite similar to the dance traditions like Bahamian Goombay.
It actually refers to a specific type of drums of African origin.
Some also relate Gombay to a Bantu word standing for "rhythm".
Bermuda Dance
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The namsadang is a Korean itinerant troupe which consists of male performers who present various performing arts such as acrobatics, singing, dancing and playing like a circus. It is said that namsadang was spontaneously formed before 1900 during the Josean Dynasty and used to wander about marketplaces and villages.[1] The troupe was considered the lowest class in society along with cheonmin (vulgar commoners) or baekjeong (butchers), so that very few historical documents remain on them. However, since a record that a puppet show was performed during the Silla period has been found, it is assumed that similar types of itinerant companies appeared in Korean history a long time ago.
During the late Joseon Dynasty, there were several namsadang, but the one whose base was set in Cheongryongsa temple in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province was the most famous.They became called namsadang because the troupe were composed of only men and "nam"means a male in Korean. Later, a few female members were accepted to join in the group though.
TROUPE ORGANIZATION
Namsadang usually consisted of 40 ~ 50 members of all ages. The head of the group is called kkokdusoe and the second-in-command is called golbaengisoe (골뱅이쇠 [kolbɛŋiːsʰwe]). Underneath there were tteunsoe, gayeol, ppiri, jeoseungpae, and deungjimkkun. Tteunsoe is the head of the each performance or senior performer and gayeol is a performer. Ppiri is an apprentice. In addition, jeoseungpae refers to elderly members and deungjimkkun is porters.
The troupe was well-organized and strictly disciplined by rules. Because entertainers like singers or actors were often despised in that age, the troupe recruited its members among the orphans, poor farmers` children and sometimes even through kidnapping. They were not well-paid. Very often they were offered only meals and beds and a small amount of money. They had tough lives.
The troupe may have functioned as a homosexual community, with each member taking the role of Sutdongmo, "butch", or Yodongmo, "queen".
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
The significance of namsadang nori can be found in its common touch. This came into existence spontaneously and performed for the poor farmers, folks, traders, and other middle-class and low-class people. It functioned as consolation for the public and gained high popularity among the general populace. And though it is not so refined as other Korean musical styles and dances. Kummu for the noble class, it may be seen as performance meant to convey and have most powerful appeal to emotion.
Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed at important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies, or may be used to honor special guests by the Chinese communities.
The Chinese lion dance is sometimes mistakenly referred to as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is normally operated by two dancers, while a dragon needs many people. Also, in a lion dance, the performers' faces are only seen occasionally, since they are inside the lion. In a dragon dance, the performers' faces can be easily seen since the dragon is held on poles. Chinese lion dance fundamental movements can be found in most Chinese martial arts.
There are two main forms of the Chinese lion dance, the Northern Lion and the Southern Lion. Both forms are commonly found in China, but around the world especially in South East Asia, the Southern Lion predominates as it was spread by the Chinese Diaspora communities who are historically mostly of Southern Chinese origin. Versions of the lion dance are also found in Japan, Korea, Tibet and Vietnam. Another form of lion dance exists in Indonesia culture, but it may be of a different tradition and can be referred to as Singa Barong.
REGIONAL TYPES
The two main types of lion dance in China are the Northern and Southern Lions. There are however also a number of local forms of lion dance in different regions of China, and some of these lions may have significantly differences in appearance, for example the Green Lion popular with the Hokkien people and Taiwanese. Other ethnic minorities groups in China may also have their own lion dances, for examples the lion dance of the Muslim minority in ShenqiuCountry in Henan Chinese lion dances usually involve two dancers but may also be performed by one. The larger lions manipulated by two persons may be referred to as great lions, and those manipulated by one person little lions. The performances may also be broadly divided into civil and martial styles. The civil style emphasizes the character and mimics and behaviour of the lion, while the martial style is focused on acrobatics and energetic movements.
There are related forms of dances with mask figures that represent mythical creatures such as the Qilinand Pixiu. The Qilin dance is most commonly performed by the Hakka people who were originally from northern China, but have largely settled in the south of China and southeast Asia in modern times.
Various forms of lion dance are also found widely in East Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, Vietnam, as well as among the communities in the Himalayan region.
MUSIC & INSTRUMENTS
The Chinese Lion Dance is performed accompanied by the music of beating of drums, cymbals, and gongs. Instruments synchronize to the lion dance movements and actions. Fut San, Hok San, Fut Hok, Chow Gar, etc. all play their beat differently. Each style plays a unique beat. Developments in electronic devices have allowed music to be played via phone/tablet/computer/mp3 player. This has contributed to the evolution of how people can play lion dance music - which eliminates the need to carry around instruments (which can be quite large).
COSTUMES
The lion dance costumes used in these performances can only be custom made in specialty craft shops in rural parts of China and have to be imported at considerable expense for most foreign countries outside Asia. For groups in Western countries, this is made possible through funds raised through subscriptions and pledges made by members of local cultural and business societies. For countries like Malaysia with a substantial Chinese population, local expertise may be available in making the "lion" costumes and musical instruments without having to import them from China.
ASSOCIATION WITH WUSHU/KUNG FU
The Chinese lion dance has close relations to Kung Fu and Wushu and the dancers are usually martial art members of the local kung fu club or school. They practice in their club and some train hard to master the skill as one of the disciplines of the martial art. In general, it is seen that if a school has a capable troupe with many 'lions', it demonstrates the success of the school. It is also generally practised together with Dragon Dance in some area.
Umbrella dance is a good dance to be updated. So, we hope you guys are interacted with this dance.
Umbrella Dance ?
Dance Umbrella is London’s international dance festival, celebrating 21st century choreography across the capital. Founded in 1978, Dance Umbrella is internationally recognised for its annual festival which takes place each October. In addition, projects supporting artists and engaging the public with choreography now take place year-round. To date, Dance Umbrella has reached audiences of over one million people in London.
Recently appointed Artistic Director & CEO Emma Gladstone is now building on this remarkable track record and taking Dance Umbrella forward with various new initiatives, including digital projects, regular programming strands for children and young people, debates and articles on cultural issues and the Moving London Commission Fund.
ACTIVITIES
As a registered charity, Dance Umbrella has been bringing outstanding international dance to London since 1978, introducing 686 artists and companies from 31 countries to over 1 million people.
Dance Umbrella is London’s international dance festival which commissions and co-produces new work for the stage. The festival presents British and international artists, and commissions and produces large-scale site-specific works in locations such as the Natural History Museum, the British Library and Tate Modern. Alongside this, Dance Umbrella organise workshops and professional development opportunities for artists working in the contemporary dance field and advises, supports and nurtures a wide range of dance companies and independent artists.
VENUE & ARTISTS
Dance Umbrella takes place in the second half of October with performances at venues across London. Past venues include Sadler's Wall, the Barbican Theatre, SouthbankCentre, The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre and Greenwich Dance Agency, Alexandra Palace Ice Rink, Young Vic. Since 2007, Dance Umbrella has been staging performances outside of the theatre in spaces such as The Bathstore, Smithfield Market, Clifford Chance and various parks around London. Dance Umbrella Festival 2015 will see performances take place at NCP Car Park Farringdon, Greenwich Park, Brockwell Park, Springfield Park and Waterlow Park.
Dance Umbrella regularly presents international artists on tour in the UK, many of whom have made their UK debuts.
Hello viewers, we hope that you guys are in a good health. So, today we will love to update about Italian Folk Dance that is "Tarantella".
What is Tarantella ?
It is a group of various folk dances characterized by a fast upbeat tempo. It also among the most recognized forms of traditional southern Italian music.
It is popular in Southern Italy and Argentina. In the Italian province of Taranto, Apulia, the bite of a locally common type wolf spider, named "tarantula" after the region. It was popularly believed to be highly poisonous and to lead to a hysterical condition known as tarantism, This became known as the Tarantella.
The oldest documents mentioning the relationship between musical exorcism and the tarantula date around 1100 BC. R.Lowe Thompson proposed that the dance is a survival from a "Dianic or Dionysiac cult", driven underground. Later, John Compton proposed that the the Roman Senate had suppressed these ancient Bacchanalian rites.
Interesting Facts about Tarantella?
Many young artists, groups and famous musicians continue to keep the tradition alive.
The music is very different.
its tempo is faster, but it has similar hypnotic effects.
especially, when people are exposed to the rhythm for a long period of time.
The music is used in the of patients with certain forms of depression and hysteria.
its effect on the endocrine system recently became an object of research.
Dear viewers, sorry about the late updates from us. This week we would love to update about "Jaipongan dance".
What is Jaipongan?
Jaipongan are known as Jaipong. It is a popular traditional dance of Sundanese people. West Java,Indonesia. The dance was created by Gugum Gumbira. Based on traditional Sudanese Ketuk Tilu music and Pencak Silat movements. A modern Javanese musical style that evolved from the traditional Javanese dance music known as Ketuk Tilu and featuring the inclusion of Western instruments and dance movements. In 1991, Indonesian President Sukarno prohibited rock and roll and other western genres of music and challenged indonesian musicians to revive the indigenous arts. The name Jaipongan came from people mimicking of the sounds created by some of the drums in the ensemble. Audience were often heard shouting Jaipong after specific sections of rhythmic music were played.
Gugum Gumbira Gugum Gumbira is a Sundanese composer, orchestra leader choreographer and entrepreneur from Bandung, Indonesia. After 1961, when the Indonesia President Sukarno banned all forms of western music and challenged his people to revive their cultural music, Gugum Gumbira made this task his own. In order to do this studied the rural, festival dance music for twelve years. His result was Jaipongan. He created his own recording studio in Indonesia called Jugala.
MUSICAL ORIGIN It is a musical performances genre of the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia, Jaipongan includes revive indigenous arts, like Gamelan but it also did not ignore Western music completely despite the ba on rock and roll. It is used its sensuality and the sensuality found in a traditional village music and dance, Ketuk Tilu. However, many believe it is something purely Indonesia or Sundanese in origin and style. It is developed predominately from rural folk forms and traditions as a purely indigenious form.
The rise of cassettes and films has led to the popularity of the musical form of Jaipongan. It has spread from its home in West Java's Sunda, to greater Java and Indonesia. It can be seen as many regional varities of gong-chime performances found through much of Indonesia. As also an urban dance form. It is based primarily on the village forms of Ketuk Tilu and on the Indonesian martial arts, pencak silat. The musical genre is largely influenced from Ketuk Tilu with traces of the masked theater dance, Topeng Banjet and the Wayang Golek puppet theater. Ketuk Tilu is the biggest influence, as a traditional Sundanese musical entertainment form.
INSTRUMENTATION & CHOREOGRAPHY Jaipongan is "a more slick and expanded version of Ketuk Tilu" Jaipongan takes much of its instrumentation from Ketuk Tilu ensembles. The Ketuk Tilu group is composed of pot-gongs. Besides the core three main kettle gongs (ketuk, tilu meaning three), the instruments include a Rebab, a small upright bowed instruments, also known as a sike fiddle, other small gongs- a hanging gong and two iron plates, and two or three barrel drums.
The traditional singer is female or a saiden, but also dances and invites men to dance with her sensually, so it is assumed she is a prostitute or ronggeng. The ensembles i small enough to be carried from village to village to places where saron or kempul may be added.
SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS President Sukarno created a ban on western music, mainly the genre of rock and roll, due to the fact that western ideas, themes, values and morals began to infiltrate the area. With the ban, Sukarno urged the public to "return to and revive the musical traditions of the past". Gugum Gumbira heard this and decided to create a genre of music that would revive the musical interests of the past and added sexual undertones and a sense of elegance in order to bring it into the future. In addition to being a musical reincarnation, jaipongan also reincarnated martial arts and traditional dance. It became so popular that the government decided that it needed to be taught to be people of all generations. FILM The mass media has helped jaipongan become popular especially in the cinema but not as much as cassettes. There are many filmed performances online from students/audiences and dance documentaries from Java/Indonesia. Jaipongan songs have been taken and set to Mr. Bean, a character created by Rowan Atkinson, and other modern popular cultural references in YouTube videos. Music videos and performances of Tonggeret by Idijah Hadijah as well as other famous artists can be seen on YouTube and also can be heard and referenced in use by Indian film songs. There is a full-length film called Mistri Ronggeng Jaipong from Indonesia, which was made in 1982 by Mardali Syareif. There is also a Jean Hellwig film on popular dancing in West Java, from 1989, with accompanying book and jaipongan chapter called Sundanese Pop Culture Alive.[3] A snippet can be seen in the reference section.
One of us is really like the tap dance because of the sound that was produced from the tap shoes. That's why we have decided to update about tap dance. Okay !!
"If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune."
- Count Basie -
Tap Dance ?
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized bu using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. The sound is made by shoes that have a metal "tap" on the heel and toe. There are different brands of shoes which sometimes differ in the way they sound.
Tap dance also is a style of dance in which a dancer wearing shoes fitted with heel and toe taps sounds out audible beats by rhythmically striking the floor or any other hard surface.
Tap dancing evolved from a mixture of cultures and peoples, specifically African American slaves and Irish indentured servants. It began to be formally performed on stage in the mid 1800's. Some say, the creation of Tap in America as a theatrical art form and American Jazz dance. Tap dancing originated with African dancers in early America. They would articulate rhythmic patterns through chugging, scooping, brushing and shuffling movements of the feet when dancing.
Interesting Facts about Tap Dance ?
Tap dance is a unique style of dance involving specific and rapid footwork. "Riverdance" is the most famous tap dance. Other than that, the interesting facts about this dance is:-
Dancer's foot and shoe essentially act as a drum, and each part of the shoe makes a particular beat and sound.
For your information, the origin of the name "belly dance" comes from the French Danse du ventre that means "dance of the stomach" and it is a type of Middle Eastern dance. It have two distinct social contexts: as a folk or social dance, and as a performance art. It also an actively debated subject among dance enthusiasts. This dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style. The new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally. It descended from a religious dance that was performed during fertility rituals by temple priestesses. It also descended from ancient Egyptian social dances.
Belly dance Queen 2009 - Jalila
What do you think about the dance ?
It's probably not like what you think !! This dance is not a dance for seduction . This dance is called as "Belly Dance". Throughout Middle Eastern history, the proper term for belly dance has been a family dance done at such occasions as weddings, births, and festivals. Men, women, and children in those cultures have always belly danced for fun, not to entertain or arouse an audience.
Belly dancer in Edinburgh,Scotland in 2011
American tribal fusion dancer Rachel Brice
A Turkish belly dancing group
Tribal belly dancing in Australia
Movement found in Belly dance
Percussive movements
it is a Staccato movements, most commonly of the hips.
be used to punctuate the music or accent a beat.
Fluid movements
flowing, sinuous movements in which the body is in continuous motion.
be used to interpret melodic lines and lyrical sections in the music.
Shimmies, shivers and vibration
small, fast, continuous movements of the hips or ribcage.
create an impression of texture and depth movement.
Interesting about belly dance ?
It is non-impact, weight-bearing exercise and is thus suitable in all ages.
Good exercise for the prevention of osteoporosis in older people.
Improves flexibility of the torso because the moves involve isolations.
Can help build strength in the upper body, arm and shoulders when dancing with a veil.
Playing the zills trains fingers to work independently and builds strength.
That's all we can update about Belly dance. If you want to know more about the history of the dance you can click this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_dance. See you in next week .
Hello !! How are you ? Hope you guys are in a good health ^_^ .
Okay, today we have decided to update a traditional dance in Malaysia. The dance that we are talking about is Zapin. In Asia, many people don't know what is it. That's why we want to story a bit about the dance.
ZAPIN ?
Zapin is a traditional dance of Malay that was most popular in Malaysia. It is believe that has been introduced by Arab,Muslim missionaries from the Middle East in the fourteenth century. The dancers usually perform in pairs and are accompanied by a traditional music ensemble which normally consists of the Gambus,Accordian,Rebab,Marwas,Rebana and Dok. It was also introduced to singapore and brunei before the colonial days of singapore. It was believed that it was introduced to singapore in 1937.
Zapin Dance
Zapin dance used to be perfomed primarily for religious ceremonies but as time past by it has become a form of traditional entertaiment. Now, there's many forms of Zapin dance and all of it have been changed choreographically from the originals. Among the new "evolved" zapin is Zapin Tengliu from Mersing,Johor,Malaysia. It is said this kind of zapin were created by the fishermen that always gone fishing and within their leisure time on the sea they dance on their big boats or ships follow the flow of the sea waze. If we looked at this Zapin Tengliu, we could say that the dancers dance with their hands holding,gripping the ropes while the body moving around it.
The Interesting Zapin at wedding ceremony
Okay that's all for this week. If you want to know about other dance, so stay tuned !!
Thank you for stay tuned. For this week we would love to update about Capoeira dance.
Capoeira ?
The name is unique right ? Unique as well as the dance. Capoeira is known for quick and complex moves,using mainly power, speed, and leverage for a wide variety of kicks, spins, and highly mobile techniques. It's not an ordinary dance but it is a Brazilian martial art with its root originating in Angola and the Congo, that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music, and is usually referred to as a game. It was developed in Brazil mainly by West Africans, beginning in the 16th century.
On 26 November 2014, Capoeira was granted a special protected status as "intangible cultural heritage" by UNESCO.
Special Facts about Capoeira ?
Capoeira improves coordination, cardio, muscle tone, musicality and teaches you a new language and culture other than it fun.
You cannot seperate capoiera from music. The game is played based on the tempo and style of the music. the singing and musical instruments are used to play music.
in Capoiera, maany movements are carried out while in a handstand position, often resembling modern Breakdance moves.
The people who love to learn it will focus on the counter attacks, dodging and attack.
The best Capoeira video ever
The origin of the word "Capoeira" is as shrouded in mystery as the origin of the art itself. Although today Capoeira had a popularity around the world but it history is still a mysterious. So, nothing much history that we can share about this special dance.
Dear readers, first of all, we will update about the history of salsa.
Okay !!
Salsa ?
A sauce, a recipe, a dance ? Of course it was a dance . Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in the mid-1970's in New York City. It has a strong influences from Latin America, particularly Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Salsa movements have origins in Cuban Son, Cha-cha-cha, Mambo and others dance forms, along with the salsa music. Salsa is a dance that was created with a mixture of a many different styles and musical techniques. Salsa is also one of the most dynamic and important musical phenomena of the 1900's. It still remains the most popular style of dance music than other Hispanic communities. Salsa is a distillation of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances. West African style Salsa is called Salsa Mbalax. It has more African than Latin features.
Salsa is similar to Mambo in the both have pattern of six steps dances over eight counts of music. In salsa, turns have become more important feature, so overall look and feel are quite different from Mambo. Salsa has more of a side to feel.
Music suitable for dancing ranges from about 150 bpm (beats per minute) to around 250 bpm. Although most dancing is done to music somewhere between 160-220 bpm.
This type of dance can bring a lot of health and social benefits. If you are newly acquainted with this dancing style and you would like to know more about it then here are several interesting facts about salsa :-
People of all ages can learn and perform this dance.
This dancing style is very alert, passionate, and inspiring.
Helps shy people deal with their insecurities.
Men's clothing should not compete with female partner's costume as the lady has to be the star of the dance.
Danzar's blog was created because we want to know not only the dance, but also the history and special facts of the dance. We would love to share our knowledge that we have gains to others. It's not like we know all about dance but don't worry, we're still study little by little about dance. We will make sure you guys will be interested to know more and more about the history of the dance. So, we can update once a week while studying or on others words we learn together about dance.
DANCE ?
As we know, dance is a movement that correspond rhythmically when the music was played. Other than that, its also a dance steps and movements that considered as an activity or art form. For some country they dance for a ritual but based on their religion. In this modern world, dance had been use for entertainment. Dance is not only for entertainment and ritual, its also can be one of the ways to express someone's feeling, such as sad, romantic, loving, and etc. but in different style of movement.
Dance is an art. It depends on the person to do the choreography.
Special about Dancing?
It makes people demands a heightened level of anticipation and co-ordination.
It can reduces stress and tension for the mind and body.
It was connected with happiness.
if you don't believe, you remember back. When you happy, sometimes you feel want to dancing and jumping around and sometimes your body will automatically dancing and jumping around.
you also feel the happiness when your favorite or good music is playing,
They dance when they feel happy after good music is playing.
If you wants to know the history, make sure you guys stay tuned!
