Let's Look at Dance!

What are some of the different forms of dance? How and why are they different?



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Sydney Ortiz

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Britton, Ian, "The Durham Rams Sword and Morris Men," FreeFoto.com 10 March 2001, 25 September 2006 http://www.freefoto.com

|   Ballet  |  Jazz, Tap, Traditional  |  Modern Dance  |
Introduction

Below you will find links that will show some of the various kinds of dance forms: ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. What does the movement look like?

Ballet
    •ABT - American Ballet Theater Images
Photographs of the oldest ballet company in the United States of America. What are the dancers wearing?
Jazz, Tap, Traditional
    •Dance-Kids.org
Look at many different kinds of dance through pictures and fun games. How are the dancers different?
Modern Dance
    •Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Watch short videos of one of best modern dance companies in the world. What kind of music do you think they are dancing to?

|   Ballet  |  Jazz, Tap, Traditional  |  Modern Dance  |

Last updated: September 25 2006, 5:12 pm
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