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Dance comes from the German word ________, which means “TO STRETCH OR “TO DRAG”.

First lady of American Dance

Era when Cretans used dance to perfect their military training which made excellent.

Ballet started in this year in Italy, but didn’t really become popular until around the year 1500.

Described as a period of “dance fever” wherein the young and old alike were not limited to express

emotions through dance

They gave less importance to dancing.

During prehistoric period they consider themselves as lead dancers acted as physicians and religious

leaders and kept tribes healthy, prosperous and safe.

He developed “choreography by a chance”

They discovered paintings of dancing figures in rock shelters and caves.

It is a style that combines jazz, ballet, and modern dance. It can be many different styles, but most of

the time it is melancholy and or intense