Dance of Realm

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Dance of the Realm from Gerald Jonas’

Dancing

Prepared by

Dr. Kay PicartEdited by Jessica Labbé and Dr. Kay Picart



Review Question:

According to Jonas,

what is the link

between dance andclass/rank?



Review Question:

What is the link between the social

construction of gender and dance? Give

examples.



Review Question:

Where does the

use of dance as

an instrument of

political power have its roots?

Raphael’s Galatea



Review Question:

According to

Jonas, what

was the key

to success atcourt?



Review Question:

Name and describe the early court dances.



Discussion Questions:

How would you

characterize the

evolution of court

dancing? Do youthink evidence of

these early dances

can still be seen in

popular dance of the20th-21st Century?

Portrait of Louis XIV



Review Questions:

What King differentiated between

amateur and professional dance?Why did he do this?



Review Question:

What is dwo?



Review Question:

What are the origins and symbolism of the

Bedoyo?



Review Questions:

What do the movements of the Bedoyo

symbolize?

What is the essence of this dance?



Review Question:

What are the two

“radically different

styles of male

dancing” (91) found inthe wayang wong?

http://www.joglosemar.co.id/wayangwong.html



Discussion Question:

What is the paradox

of Javanese dance?



Discussion Questions:

Is a clash between the traditional and

the modern inevitable? Can/should they

be reconciled?



Review Questions:

What is the relationship

between gagaku and

bugaku?

What is bugaku and

what does it signify?

Bugako dancer’s Ryoto costume

http://nimbus.temple.edu/~kotsuki/bugaku.html



Final Remarks

Courts come intoexistence asinstruments of political, military,

spiritual & culturalauthority. Their primary purpose is tomanifest power. In itsadministrative

structure & content,court dance embodieshierarchy. (107)



Final Remarks

Court and court dances are expensive, &ultimately it is the people who pay the bills.Where court forms, like ballet and bedoyo, areencouraged to migrate outside the court, newparticipants, spectators, & patrons becomeinvolved. (107)



Final Remarks

The power of dance

to communicate the

past glories of acommunity—and by

so doing—bind the

present community

closer, is expressedby Professor Opoku:



Conclusion

“When you hear the drums, it sweetens the

inside of your head, as we say in the Asante

language, like sugar, and you become aware

that you belong to a great people.” (107)



Concluding Questions:

Does dance still

establish political and

social hierarchies?

Do you think dance

that is entwined with

political aims is not

“true dance”?

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