The dancing has already started when I arrived. I was told that they were doing the ‘Intertribal Dance’. In this particular dance, everyone is welcome to take part – even the spectators. The dancers moved in a circular clockwise motion a without any particular moves. They then invited the public to join them in the dance. I was hesitating to try it at first. But I told myself that won’t get the experience anywhere else. So, I decided to just do it. The basic step is the same step used by traditional dancers. First, one foot is tapped on one beat, placed down flatly. The action is then repeated with the opposite foot, without missing a beat. I enjoyed taking part in the dance as it was the only chance for me to experience the Native American culture closely.…
There are several different types of traditional Shona musics, including mbira, singing, and drumming. Very often, this music is accompanied by dancing and participation by the audience.[2] In Shona music, there is little distinction between the performer and the audience; both are actively involved in the music making, and both are important in the religious ceremonies where Shona Music is often heard.[3] In mbira music, “the performer of the kushaura (lead mbira part) often acts also as the lead vocalist, selecting a known melody or mbira pattern to accompany selected lyrics, usually a phrase or a few lines of text which are then commented upon via improvisation. The performer of the kutsinira (second mbira part) plays a pattern which interlocks with the kushaura in a way that creates the repeated notes which identify mbira music. The kutsinira part is often the same part as the kushaura, but played a half a beat later. The mbira players are accompanied by another less active singer who plays the hosho (a rattle) and responds to the improvised lyrics of the singer, and most importantly embellishes and complements the lead vocal melody.”[4]…
The Women’s Fancy Shawl dance is the most modern of the women’s dance. According to some Native American people it was called the blanket dance in the 1960s. The dance steps are close to the ground and smaller than what is performed now. This extremely athletic and strenuous dance involves kicks, twirls, and very fast motions. They say that the Men’s Fancy Bustle dance parallels in speed and style. The legacy of the Fancy Shawl dance color, rebellion, and energy often is mistakenly thought to be a dance that is a fairly recent innovation. One of the most prepared for competitions at powwows is the Women’s Fancy Shawl dance. Earlier generations and now have been controlled, imposing, and dignified but when men in the 1920s created what we now…
Since the first time that white men came across Native Cultures they have tried imprint their own values and view points on that culture. In Susan Power’s The Grass Dancer, dance is an important symbol of the Native American culture. Powwows, and the dances held at them, play a key part in the book and many of the major events in the book are somehow related to a ceremonial dance. Many times, though, the dances do not take place at powwows or ceremonies, they just occur as a representation of the meaning of the dance. Harley Wind Soldier, Charlene Thunder, and Pumpkin all help preserve their culture by “dancing a rebellion” against forces trying to change their ways.…
“And the Indian wants to dance! It is his way of expressing devotion, of communing with unseen power, and in keeping his tribal identity.” For example, if the dance for harvest was performed incorrectly they might not get the rain, which would hurt the crops and the tribe. Their traditional flute playing and drums have influenced many jazz musicians. Even though Standing Bear disapproves of jazz music calling it “noisy” the Indians did pave a way for music culture. The Indians had many skills that derived from there communion with the divine through song. Despite all the trouble they went through to express their heritage in music, they are true Americans. According to Luther Standing Bear’s definition, they would stand the test of…
Hawaiian folk music is a traditional music in Hawaii which includes several varieties of chanting, called mele, and the music meant for highly-ritualized dance, called hula. It was functional, used to express praise, communicate genealogy and mythology and accompany games, festivals and other secular events. Language and text meaning are important determinants of Hawaiian music. Mele or chanting was the poetry that could be brought into existence only through music. It is simple in melody and rhythms but is complex and rich in poetry. Hawaiian music has had a big impact on the music of other Polynesian islands. One of the music authors, Peter Manuel, called the influence of Hawaiian music is a “unifying factor in the development of modern Pacific music” (Hawaiian music and musicians: an illustrated history. Honolulu, 1979 page 7)…
It is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes knocking the floor as a form of percussion. Two major types of tap dance exist: jazz tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in musical theater. Jazz tap focuses on musicality, and practitioners consider themselves to be a part of the jazz tradition. The sound is made by shoes that have a metal "tap" on the heel and toe. The sound is variable depends on which part you knocking. Compare to Kathak, the history of Tap Dance is way shorter. Tap dance has begun in the mid-1800s during the rise of minstrel shows. As the minstrel shows began to decline in popularity, tap dance moved to the increasingly popular stage (Hinkley, 1). During the 1930s-tap dance mixed with Lindy Hop. "Flying swing outs" and "flying circles" are Lindy Hop moves with tap footwork. In the mid- to late 1950s, the style of entertainment varied. Jazz music and tap dance declined, while rock and roll and the new jazz dance emerged. What is now called jazz dance evolved out of tap dance, so both dances have many moves in common, but jazz changed separately from tap dance to become a new form in a different…
According to the origin of the Sun Dance, which is a sacred annual summer ritual that was performed by some twenty tribes of the Plains Indians (the nomadic tribes of the American mid- west). The performance of the Sun Dance varied among different tribes people, but certain activities were common throughout the various Plains Indian tribes. In a word, the performance types and structure are different between varies tribes. Just like other native dance and music, the purpose of the Sun Dance, which is a sacrificial dance, and which is to allow people to renew their faith in the spirits that guide the world. It contained all religion and most rites.…
1.1.4 “Encoded in the form (the shapes and colors of the bodies, costumes, and props, the sound and rhythm of the music, etc.),technique (the methods by which dancers and musicians learn the dance), and structure(how the components of the dance are organized into a larger whole) of every dance are meanings and values of importance to the dancers and to those who share their view of the world.”…
The name of groups, style of dancing, type of music and the clothes has changed since the time to technological advancement. In the United States the type of culture that is presented have diminished since the Indians had to be pushed out of their land, but the diversity of the culture in the United States has been dramatically increasing since there have been more immigrants coming into the United States. The time and place where tinkus is danced here in the United States was when they apply for an entrance into the parade or festival they are going to participate into. Most of these festivals or presentations are usually for the anniversary of the state. The music has also changed in the United States for the folk dance of Tinkus. The music that is used now for this traditional dance of Tinkus is the electro type, which was common in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The songs now are not the type of old bands with instruments that were man made. The type of clothes of the folk dance Tinkus is now still the same, just that the style on the jacket is different and has the logo of the groups name, like: Tiataco, Pachamama, Alma, Sangre Boliviana, and Cochabamba. There also has been a change in the types of moves or steps the dancers perform. These steps have been modified into a way to make the moves more dramatic and extravagant to the audience. There is more jumps,…
Feather, Fran Dancing, and Rita Robinson. Exploring Native American Wisdom: Lore,Traditions, and Rituals That Connect Us All. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Page, 2003. Print.…
This dance has a lot of swinging arms and the fast movement of the feet. One first moves the right foot back one step and then kicks backwards with the left foot while the right arm moves forward Then both feet and arms are replaced to the start position and the right foot kicks forwards while the right arm moves backwards. This is done with a hop in between steps.…
Three styles of tapping dance emerged at this time in the vaudeville. There were the kicking dances of chorus girls, namely, the Charleston, which created a clacking noise on the stage. The louder the beat during these dances, the more the audience cheered. There were the buck-and-wing styles of certain minstrel shows, featuring fast dancing in Dutch-style wooden-soled shoes, and a style known as the soft-show, or a light tapping created by semi-stiff leather soles on hard floor. When these three styles mingled, tap dance became a dance with a beat governed by noise, with a leather shoe and…
This dance is performed on an outdoor stage with live music. The male dancers wear grass skirts just as the female dancers. The dance is very fast and upbeat. The female dancers move their hips while the male dancers move their legs in a scissor motion. Like the Cambodian dances, the facial expressions are not dramatic- they are very subtle.…
Some distinctively African instruments, however, are unique to the continent. Of the drums, the most…