Introduction to ballet dance terminology
What are the basic characteristics of ballet in the end? Here we can simply summarize them as open, taut, straight, upright, light, accurate, stable, beautiful eight words, these eight words can be said to be the basic skills of every ballet performer, in the combination of static and dynamic movement effectively consume excess fat, so that people will practice after the body will become more slender, will be ballet in the swan-like elegant, leisurely feeling to bring into daily life. The following is my compilation of ballet dance terminology, welcome to read!
Character image
The art of dance as a means of shaping the character image dynamic image, technical human posture, modeling, footwork and other actions with the help of music, stage art, make-up, clothing and other artistic factors to produce a visual effect with appreciation value. With visibility, mobility, aesthetic characteristics, is the dance appreciation process is perceived, the main object of knowledge and embodiment of dance art aesthetic value of the main body.
Expression
According to the real-life psychological activities and the customary characteristics of the expression, after refining and artistic processing, with different forms of dance to summarize and express the joy, anger, sadness, happiness and other inner emotional changes. In addition to the facial expression coordinated with the action, rhythmic movement, posture, gestures and modeling, can also produce a rich artistic infection of the dance expression.
Emotional movement
The basic means of expression of the art of dance. It is derived from the imitation of human emotions and various dynamic things in nature. Mainly include:
1, a single action, that is, a part of the human body as the initiative, the other parts of the static or moving action;
2, composite action, refers to all parts of the human body at the same time in accordance with a certain order, specifications of the action;
3, the action of the combination. Generally refers to the training of dance skills for the main purpose, there are more than two single action or composite action in a certain order, direction, speed and amplitude of the combination and changes in the composition of the continuity of the action of the slide, flexion and extension, kicking, jumping, rotating and so on.
Folk dance
refers to the generation and spread in the folk, subject to folk culture, improvisation, but the style is relatively stable, in order to self-indulgence as the main function of the dance form. Folk dances of different regions, countries, and ethnic groups are affected by the living environment, customs, lifestyle, national character, cultural traditions, religious beliefs and other factors, as well as by the age of the performer, gender and other physiological conditions, and there are very obvious differences in performance techniques and styles. Folk dance is characterized by simplicity, variety, rich content, vivid image, etc., and has always been an indispensable source of material for classical dance, court dance and professional dance entrepreneurship in various countries.
Social dance
Also known as ballroom dance (ballroom dance) refers to the European Renaissance since the popularity of the court dance and popular in recent times in a variety of social places of dance. The name and the dance music used, as well as the basic dance steps, formations, styles and dance performances in order to follow the Italian, British, French, German, Spanish and other countries of the characteristics of folk dance.
Blount, Minuet, Gavotte, Polonaise, Liandele, Polka, Mazurka, Gallop, Waltz has been popular in the courts of European countries. After the French Revolution, the form of court dances has been far from meeting the needs of all social classes, mass public **** ballroom in the European continent came into being, and gradually replaced the court dance will become the main place of social activities. Dance is simple and easy to learn, the form of free, easy to improvise and cathartic emotion. Dance in the public **** ballroom is highly favored, social dance and thus quickly integrated into the cultural life of the civilian class.
Ballet dance
Ballet French translation. Specifically refers to a certain action specifications, skills, and aesthetic requirements of the European classical form; or general refers to the human body movements, gestures to express the content of the drama to promote the development of the plot, as well as the expression of a certain mood, mood, psychological state and behavior of the dance expression form. The former is sometimes translated as "dance drama". ballet word from the ancient Latin ballo, the original meaning for the public to dance a certain style of dance, and no theater performance meaning. Ballet as a stage art form, began in the Renaissance Italian court in the grand feast entertainment.
Later by the Princess of Florence - Medici's Catherine brought this dance form into the French court. 1581, the French court performance of the first ballet "Queen's Comedy Ballet" in Europe caused great repercussions, the courts of various countries have to follow suit, and the ballet as a model of court entertainment, in 1661 King Louis XIV of France created the Royal Academy of Dance in Paris, and then authorized the establishment of the Opera House in Paris in 1669, since the end of the "court ballet" of the golden age. After ballet entered the theater, it went through the stages of "comedy ballet" and "singing ballet". in the middle of the 18th century, "melodrama" and related theories became more and more perfect, and ballet changed completely from being dependent on the theater. The middle of the 18th century, "plot dance" and related theories were perfected, ballet completely changed the dependence on the drama and opera, only in the curtain performance of the status of the dance, the development of dance and music to promote the development of the plot, with a serious social significance of the theater art form.
The early 19th century was another golden age in the history of ballet, with major breakthroughs in content and subject matter, technique and performance, and performance form. Pointe technique gradually became the main means of performance for actresses, and accumulated a set of systematic and scientific training methods. Influenced by the Romantic cultural trend, the development of ballet in European countries paid more attention to the expression of national spirit and temperament, and formed different styles of ballet schools such as Italian school, French school, Russian school and Danish school, etc. Since the 20th century, Russia has replaced Italy and France to become the center of the development of traditional ballet. In the 20th century, Russia replaced Italy and France as the center of traditional ballet development, while in Europe and the United States on the stage, different styles and schools of modern ballet gradually showed vigorous development momentum, thus injecting new vitality into the development of ballet art.
Episodic dance
Ballet terminology. The original meaning refers to the structure of the situation is relatively stable, and has a direct link with the development of the plot of the dance. During the Romantic period, the basic structural situation of the plot dance is: "appearance", slow duet, male and female solo and the final group dance with the participation of the entire cast.
Dance-drama
(dance-drama) to dance as the main means of expression, and comprehensive music, art, drama, literature and other forms of art, to express the specific content of the drama, mood, character images, emotions, psychological state and behavior, as well as to promote the development of the plot of the stage performance art. Due to the needs of the plot or the different styles of the times and characters, dance dramas can choose or comprehensively use classical dance, folk dance, character dance, modern dance, court dance, or ballroom dance and other forms of performance, and there are choreographed solo, duo, trio, group, duo, trio, group, group, and other styles of dance composition. Chinese dance drama has a long history, originating from the court music and dance of the slave society. There is no clear conceptual definition of European dance theater and "ballet".
Group dance
(group dance) one of the dance styles. Generally refers to the folk dance "group dance" stage performance form, that is, more than three people, the number of people varying multi-person dance. Group dance picture, composition varies, requiring performers to move neatly, unified style, with tacit understanding, and thus has a rich artistic expression.
(1) There are independent content and theme, the plot of the complete dance works. Chinese dance "touch screw", "grassland female militia", "under the grapevine", Russia, "small birch tree", North Korean dance "in the spring", "picking apples", the United States modern dance "Imagery" and so on for the success of the group dance.
(2) In large-scale dance works, sometimes due to the picture, the composition of the needs, or to highlight the main characters and strengthen the dramatic effect, the group dance is often interspersed with some solo, duo, trio dance passages, such as "Fairies", "Swan Lake" and other ballet scenes in the solo and duo dance.
(3) dance drama and large-scale dance for the atmosphere of the whole situation and choreographed group dance, such as the Chinese dance drama "Red Detachment of Women" in the "female warrior dance", "hats dance", the Russian ballet "Swan Lake" in the swan dance and so on.
Expand your knowledge: What is the terminology of ballet?
Ballet terminology includes Battement (a general term for leg movements), Battement tendu (rubbing the ground), Demi plie (half-squatting), Grand plie (squatting), Battement tendu jete (small kicks), Rond de jembe (drawing a circle with the legs) and so on. ) and so on.
Graceful, elegant ballet dance, eight words can represent the characteristics, these eight words are open, taut, straight, standing, light, accurate, stable, beautiful, ballet's main leg and power leg knee straight, the back of the vertical, in other words, is the whole body muscle elongation, so that the ballet dance to achieve the stretching, the long lines of the perfect visual modeling. There is another kind of ballet is a straight line art, in the stage in the movement of the route is mostly in a straight line shape, which is also consistent with the way of thinking of the Western countries.
Ballet notes
For people who dance, foot skin abrasions and blisters are normal, usually do a good job of cleaning the feet to prevent bacterial infection. Ballet dancers often need to slide the inner side of the toes on the ground, the inner side of the big toe nails are easy to grind split, if this situation is more serious, before each dance with a band-aid on the inner side of the big toe nails, to reduce the direct friction and the ground, and to do a good job of cleaning.
The tense foot is the most basic form of ballet, coupled with the center of gravity and displacement, the instep is very easy to cramp or strain, if you feel uncomfortable, on the spot to do a little foot massage, both hands press the instep and soles of the feet, and in the position of the uncomfortable feel a few times more pressure.
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