native american dance
by: Angelica,Evelyn,and Lizabeth
Intro
The native american culture has many different dances. dancing is a major part of their culture and is very important.
History
many dances are important because of their religion. some dances are for success in hunting and other celebrations. the dances are performed in a opened field around a fire or in a large structure. there were also private dances for healing and other different things.
characteristics
the dances are mostly participation dances using many people.
some foreign influences have been taken in.
Spirit impersonations, including maskings and noise, are used.
agricultural dances tend to be abstract, and animal dances are usually decidedly copied
the dancers are a slightly forward-tilted posture, forward raising of the knee, flat-footed stamp or toe-heel action,
compare and contrast
compare:
social dance
tells a story
uses animal imitations
has foreign influences
contrast:
couple dances
upbeat
sensuous
depends on the rhythm of the music
what we learned
Evelyn :
I learned that different dances have different meanings. Some are for religious reasons. Dances are very important in the native american culture.
Angelica:
I learned that their dances have a lot of meaning to them because of their religious factors and they hold many impressions from animals and spirits.
Lizbeth:
the dance is significant to all native americans . they would dance in an open field around a fire.they express who they are and how they feel by dancing they have many types of dancing , which each dance has different meanings.because of their religion.
Facts
1)there were literally hundreds of dances and variations across the continent.
2) the fancy dance was created by members of the ponca tribe in the 1920s and 1930s.
3) the native american dance was also called the indian dance.