It's useful knowing about a form of dance you are studying and it's history of origins, but this class could have been more diverse in the dance forms that are taught. I know we do have a cultural context class where we learned about other dance forms, but I feel that if we did not learn just the history of ballet it would have been more interesting. What about the history of African dance and incorporating it into the early dance history class? I know that we learn about African dance in cultural context, but African dance is such a valid dance form in it's origin and how many genres of dance that have come from African dance today. In early dance history I learned some great history of ballet and how it became what it is in America today, but this class was dry and boring in how we used the material and only talking about court dance and ballet the whole time.
Dance 344: Early Dance History
In early dance history we learned about ballet and it's history starting at court dance from Renaissance Italy. These dances were performed in banquet halls in between courses along with other forms of art such as paintings, poetry and music. Court ballet made its way to France there after. Later, court dance evolved into early ballet in the mid 1600's. Ballet later became popular throughout the world and it spread to the U.S. as well.
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Identifying and Analyzing Scholarly Research
Dance Research Journal, Vol. 21, No.2, 1989.
Authors: Sandra N. Hammond; Phillip E. Hammond
Title: Technique and Autonomy in the Development of Art: A Case Study in Ballet
1) This article is a scholarly article because it is currently published by the Congress of Research in Dance. The authors also cited another journal they wrote together on “The Internal Logic of Dance” in a scholarly journal of social theory. Other citations for this article include notable sources from journals and scholarly articles. Sandra N. Hammond is an associate professor of dance at the Univeristy of Hawaii while Phillip E. Hammond is a professor of religious studies and sociology proving that both of the authors are college educators.
2) The central research problem in this article states that a greater increase in the ‘technical base’ of movement requires a development of autonomy. The history of ballet shows an increase in the technical base of ballet dancers and their athletic ability. Maximum turnout, leg extensions almost touching your ear, and jumping higher are examples innovations within the technicality of ballet.
3) Because of the overall importance of the athleticism of ballet dancers, Sandra and Phillip Hammond discuss their worries for a decrease in the artistry and performance of ballet. Ballet historically was more about telling a story during the Renaissance age, and the authors worry that the artistic value of ballet is lost under the athleticism and drive for modern ballet dancers.
4) The research process of this article is mainly philosophical using the theoretical perspective to make a comparison between contemporary and modern dance styles. Also the author compares dance to other artistic forms. There is also historical research involved in this essay including the history of ballet and other art forms.
5) The research methodology that the authors used to gather information about the history of ballet and other art forms from books and scholarly articles about the history. Then the authors analyzed and compared the differences between the technique of ballet and other art forms throughout history. Then the authors presented the information stating innovations in ballet and other art forms in comparison. Finally the author interpreted the data with diagrams showing the relationships between the historical stages and the technical innovations that came as a result.
6) The writers supported their research with quotes from dance writers such as Deborah Jowitt, Curt Sachs, and Michael Tree’s article in The Social Context of Art journal. The authors complied articles from social theory journals, studies in ballet history, and history is other forms of art, particularly graphic design to support the comparisons and assumptions made.
7) The content of the article was organized starting off with an introduction of what the authors goals were for this study on ballet and the comparisons with the history of ballet and other art forms. Then the authors talked about the degree of autonomy within the arts in general, and then the technique in art forms along with autonomy. The authors made their points more specific by stating a technical base, and why a technical base is important in ballet and other art forms. The article then brought in a comparison of the technical base in autonomy of dance, and then the autonomous development of the history of ballet. The diagram of the influences of five specific changes and innovations in ballet was the result of these comparisons. In the conclusion the authors state that understanding that there is a high level of difference within the arts helps one understand the development of art forms such as dance.
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