Dance & Theater (Basic Concepts)

When we use our WHOLE BODY to communicate, we are using:

• Sign Language

• Dancing Language

• Body Language

• Oral Language

Body Language in dance and theater can also be called:

• Acting

• Mime

• Play

• Dancing

Theater was created in:

• Rome

• United States

• Ireland

• Greece

A group of actors is also known as:

• Production Crew

• Stage Managers

• Cast of Characters

• Directors

The place and time where a story takes place is known as:

• Historical Period

• Setting

• Country

• Stage

Is the name we give to the rooms where actors prepare for a show:

• Stage

• Lobby

• The House

• Backstage

These dances keep culture and traditions from a country or community alive:

• Concert Dances

• Cultural Dances

• Folk Dances

• Pop Dances

Is a folk dance from Europe that plays with several rhythms and where our body is percussive. Usually accompanied by guitar and cante.

• Folklor Mexicano

• Irish Dance

• Flamenco

• Russian Folk

Is a folk dance that tells legends of magical forest creatures and nature. Usually danced in big groups that form geometric shapes.

• Tap Dance

• Irish Dance

• Flamenco

• Greek Dance

It is a dance that tell the legend of four gentlemen called "Los Hombres Pájaro"

• Guerreros Pájaro

• Voladores de México

• Pájaros Aztecas

• Voladores de Papantla