Cultural Dance Research Paper & Project: Ms. Gaetani
Cultural Dance Research Paper Guide
For this paper you will be given the choice of several dances to research, some may be dances that we have learned this semester and some you may have never hear of. Once you have chosen a dance to research, you will need to answer the following questions: 1. Where did the dance originate? (Italy, Spain, etc.) 2. What year did the dance come to the USA? 3. What is the count of the dance? (3, 4, 8, etc.) 4. What style of dance is it? (line dance, hip hop, contemporary, ballroom, circle dance, square dance, etc.) 5. What are the emotions the dancers are trying to portray to the audience? 6. What are the tradition costume/clothing for this dance? 7. When is the dance performed? (festivals, weddings, competitions, etc.) Other paper requirements: MLA format including in-text citations & works cited page; One page minimum; Font: Times New Roman size 12; Use Google Docs & EasyBib |
Cultural Dance Poster Project Guide
You will create a poster that, in your eyes, portrays cultural dance. This poster should include the following: 1. Use elements of dance vocabulary such as the following: force, space, time, shape (see handout). 2. Visual aides (pictures) of costumes, audio equipment, instruments, and dancers will be needed as well. 3. Include descriptive words of emotion on your poster that pertain to the dance of choice. 4. Examples would include, but are not limited to, fierce, soft, happy, love, hate, passion, emotional, spicy, fierce, high energy, low energy, etc. 5. Please include one paragraph on why you enjoy dancing or would like to learn to dance. Grading: neatness, visual aids, vocabulary terms, descriptive paragraph, citations, and works cited page (sources for this poster project may be included on the works cited page for the research paper) |