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Entrainment in the biomusicological sense refers to the synchronization (e.g., foot tapping) of organisms to an external perceived rhythm such as human music and dance. Humans are the only species for which all individuals experience entrainment, although there are documented examples of entrained nonhuman individuals.
The basic step, basic figure, basic movement, basic pattern, or simply basic is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance.It sets the rhythm of the dance; [1] it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing any other moves.
Quickstep "Quick Step" dance rhythm figure. [1] The quickstep is a light-hearted dance of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events.
Dance theory is the philosophy underpinning contemporary dance, including formal ideologies, aesthetic concepts, and technical attributes. [1] It is a fairly new field of study, developing largely in the 20th century. It can be considered a branch of expression theory [2] and is closely related to music theory and specifically musicality. [3]
Eighteenth century Castilian fandango dancers (by Pierre Chasselat) (1753–1814) Fandango rhythm. [1] Fandango is a lively partner dance originating in Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, tambourine or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced.
Godfried Toussaint (1944–2019) was a Belgian–Canadian computer scientist who worked as a professor of computer science for McGill University and New York University.His main professional expertise was in computational geometry, [2] but he was also a jazz drummer, [3] held a long-term interest in the mathematics of music and musical rhythm, and since 2005 held an affiliation as a researcher ...
An educational film entitled “Dance and Human History” (1976) [10] demonstrates the concepts of the Choreometrics team. [11] This project was the first to adapt Laban-based movement analysis to observation of cultural/geographic differences. It is only one example of Bartenieff’s acute awareness of the differences among peoples of the world.
Metrical rhythm, measured rhythm, and free rhythm are general classes of rhythm and may be distinguished in all aspects of temporality: [14] Metrical rhythm , by far the most common class in Western music, is where each time value is a multiple or fraction of a fixed unit (beat, see paragraph below), and normal accents reoccur regularly ...