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  2. Rhythm - Wikipedia

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    In the performance arts, rhythm is the timing of events on a human scale; of musical sounds and silences that occur over time, of the steps of a dance, or the meter of spoken language and poetry. In some performing arts, such as hip hop music, the rhythmic delivery of the lyrics is one of the most important elements of the style.

  3. Waltz - Wikipedia

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    In folk dance from the Alsace region, waltzes in odd metres such as 5 4, 8 4 and 11 4 are found. In modern bal folk, waltzes in even higher metres are played and danced. Estonian folk dance Labajalavalss (flat of the foot waltz) performed in 3 4 time. [27] Sama'i (also known as usul semai) is a vocal piece of Ottoman Turkish music composed in 6 ...

  4. Cha-cha-cha (dance) - Wikipedia

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    This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo. The name of the dance is an onomatopoeia derived from the shuffling sound of the dancers' feet when they dance two consecutive quick steps that characterize the dance. [3] In the early 1950s, Enrique Jorrín worked as a violinist and composer with the charanga group Orquesta América.

  5. Dance - Wikipedia

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    Theatrical dance, also called performance or concert dance, is intended primarily as a spectacle, usually a performance upon a stage by virtuoso dancers. It often tells a story, perhaps using mime, costume and scenery, or it may interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed and performed in a theatre setting but it is not a requirement.

  6. Syncopation - Wikipedia

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    In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat.More simply, syncopation is "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm": a "placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't normally occur". [1]

  7. Galop - Wikipedia

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    Copper engraving of the "Great Galop" of Johann Strauss (1839). Galop rhythm. [1]In dance, the galop, named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see Gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade, is a lively country dance, introduced in the late 1820s to Parisian society by the Duchesse de Berry and popular in Vienna, Berlin and London.

  8. Eurythmy - Wikipedia

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    Eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with his wife, Marie, in the early 20th century.Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education, especially in Waldorf schools, and – as part of anthroposophic medicine – for claimed therapeutic purposes.

  9. Category:Rhythm and meter - Wikipedia

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    Dance moves (4 C, 31 P) Drumming (7 C, 32 P) N. Note values (35 P) P. ... Pages in category "Rhythm and meter" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 ...