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HISTORY OF GREEK DANCE

Copyright 2001
T.C. Campbell
Breakthrough Intl.

Dance Study Course #38 Dance of Manahaim Study Course

With regard to the choral dance of the Greek dramas, what were the phorai?

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What was known as the schemata?

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What formation was involved in the ancient choral dance?

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What island has influenced the dances of the Cretans and the Mycenaeans from ancient times?

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There was a Spartan dance in Greek culture known as what?

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What type of dance was this?

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Later this dance was utilized in another form. hat was this?

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Among ancient Greeks, the term CHORUS did not have the same connotation that it does today. In Greek culture, what was the original meaning of CHORUS?

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Historically, where was the Greek CHORUS enacted?

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Describe this ancient type of "dance drama."

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There was a dance in Greek culture similar to the Dance of Manahaim of the ancient Jewish people. What is the name of this historic dance of the Greek culture?

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Describe this Greek "wedding dance."

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What musical instruments, peculiar to Greece are used in this nation's music today?

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The majority of the national Greek dances are done in what formation?

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The ancient trade guilds were involved in the dances of Greece and this involvement is reflected in what way?

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What countries are listed in the Balkan territory.

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