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The Arts - Dance Vocab

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ballet
A dance form developed from 16th century French and Italian court dances. The two main styles today are classical ballet and modern ballet
Pantomime
In Ancient Rome: a solo performance that resembled ballet or mime; a single male dancer wearing a series of masks, silently acted out a story from a myth moving rhythmically to music
hula
A graceful Hawaiian dance accompanied with song and elaborate hand movements to act out traditional stories
En pointe
Dancing on the tips of their toes while performing their roles
choreography
The arrangement of steps, positions, and movements that make up a dance piece. A person who specializes in this is called a choreographer
Modern dance
20th century dance revolution; choreographers explored different forms of movement, finding new ways to express emotions through dance
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