Abstract In today’s generation we tend to listen and dance to music we enjoy, but how many of us know the history of it? Where this particular genre of music that we enjoy originated? Who made it popular? As a Hispanic female growing up in a Hispanic home Salsa music has been a part of my life from birth. I can truly say that I am guilty of not knowing the historical background of it even thou it has been a part of me from birth.
In Spanish theatrical productions music and dance were very important elements and were very popular to the Spanish speaking culture. In the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries a typical Spanish theatrical orchestra included instruments such as violins, harps, and guitars. From this, a variety of regional music was developed and amongst them was mariachi. A mariachi band is usually composed of six to twelve musicians dressed in charro clothing, which brings out the essence of Mexico and its people. The word mariachi according to OxfordDictionary.com means, “denoting a type of traditional Mexican folk music, typically performed by a small group of strolling musicians dressed in native costume.” Although this definition sums up the
“El dia de los muertos.” “El dia de los muertos,” or as we know it in English “the day of the dead,” is a tradition originating in Mexico. This tradition is celebrated every November 1st and 2nd, dating back as far as 3,000 years. The people who celebrate this tradition believe that the veil between the living realm and dead realm is lifted and that they can commune with their deceased friends and relatives. These people also believe that their deceased friends and relatives are insulted if they are mourned on this day, which is the reason that this holiday consists of dancing, eating, and celebrating. The historical roots of “el dia de los muertos” stretch back to pre-hispanic cultures of Mesoamerica, including the Nahua, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Tolecas, the Tlaxcaltec, the Chichimec, and the Tecpanec.
They originally occurred on reservations only. It’s just been in the last 25 years or so that they have began to take place in public. Pow Wows used to be held only two times a year, after the winter frost had thawed and after the harvest and biggest hunt of the year; now they are held all throughout the year with the busiest being between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Pow Wows used to be performed before warriors left for battle as a prayer for safe return. Native American dancing was considered illegal towards the end of the nineteenth century.
This caused even harsher treatment of New Spain’s lower class. Miguel Hidalgo was born on May 8, 1753 to Don Cristobal Hidalgo y Costilla and Dona Ana Maria Gallaga in Guanajuato, Mexico. Eight days later he was baptized. Miguel was the first born child of the Don and Dona, and would have three younger brothers, one who would also become a priest. Both sides of his families were distinguished backgrounds from noble families in Spain.
ALICIA ALONSO Cuba is known for Castro, Cuban cigars, and communism. But thanks to the talent of Alicia Alonso, it is also a world-renowned center for ballet. When Alonso was born in the early 1920s there was no ballet school or professional company in Cuba. Instead she traveled to New York City, Russia, Spain, and Monte Carlo to dance, eventually becoming arguably the most popular and admired ballerina in the 20th Century. Despite a lifelong struggle with failing vision and the political conspiracy that have defined post-revolutionary Cuba, Alonso returned to her beloved land and founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba and created the island's first dance school.
Though their restaurant failed and they went bankrupt, their father had them sing at quinceañero parties and on street corners, which made them popular quick. Their success only grew more when Selena and her mom started a clothing line. However, their lives changed with her sudden death in 1995. Selena was born on April 16, 1971 in Jackson, Texas (Patoski). She began singing at the age of three.
Zulu warrior dance. In ancestor veneration it is considered that the death is a mere passage from the human world to the spirit world. In many societies the ancestors occupy more devotional attention than God/Supreme being. Native American Religion Native American religions are the spiritual practices of the Indigenous peoples in North America. Traditional Native American ceremonial ways can vary widely, and are based on the differing histories and beliefs of individual tribes, clans and bands.
ACRO DANCE Website to find info for history # 1 http://www.ask.com/question/history-of-acro-dance Website to find info for history # 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acro_dance #1 HISTORY: Acro dance is defined as a combination of classical dance technique, along with precision acrobatic elements. This type of dance has athletic character, and unique choreography. #2 HISTORY: Acrobatic dance emerged in the United States and Canada in the early 1900s, as one of the types of acts performed in vaudeville. Although individual dance and acrobatic acts had been performed in vaudeville for several decades prior to 1900, it was not until the early 1900s that it became popular to perform acts that combined dance and acrobatic movements. Acrobatic dance did not suddenly appear in vaudeville; rather, it appeared gradually over time in a variety of forms, and consequently no individual performer has been cited as its originator.
PUPPETRY HISTORY, SOME TYPES AND ITS USAGE TODAY 1 Introduction – Ref.1 2 Short history of puppetry – Ref.2 3 History of “Radical puppetry”: 1600 – today – Ref.3 * Roots of Small Puppets in Europe * Criminalizing puppeteers * Beginnings of Giant Puppets in Europe * Late 19th Early 20th Century * WWI – WWII * Workers Theatre in Europe 1917-33 * Russian Street Art * Czech puppetry * The United States – 20th century (from 60ties to the Millenium) * Radical puppetry now 4 Chinese Shadow Puppetry – Ref.4 5 The Art & Puppetry – Ref.5 Introduction Puppetry is an old, traditional form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets. It is very ancient form of visual art and is believed to have originated 3000 years BC. Puppetry takes many forms but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects. Puppetry is used in almost all human societies both as entertainment – in performance –ceremonially in rituals and celebrations such as carnivals. Most puppetry involves storytelling.