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Analysis of Bhangra Dance, Doundoumba Dance and Chines Fan Dance

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Introduction: Dancing is one of the most creative art forms that many people enjoy watching. We live in a world full of diversity. This is one of the most beautiful things. It is the fact that we do not see the same thing everywhere we turn. Every dance around the world has a unique story to tell through its music, movements, and lyrics. One can find similarities amongst different dances. Today I will be describing and analyzing three different dance forms using the Feldman Model. These dance forms are Bhangra from India, Doundoumba from West Africa, and Chinese Fan Dance from China.
Identification and Description: The Bhangra dance style visually seemed to be a celebratory dance. Throughout the dance, performers maintained joyful …show more content…

I was not able to get a count for Doundoumba dancers because there were many. Analysis: The Bhangra dance style was extremely energetic with springing movements. The music was fast-paced and some movements had repetition. I saw a lot of horizontal arm movements, clapping hands, and bent knee movements. The twelve dancers got into straight line formations and groups of three. All of the dancers had synchronized arm and leg movements for the most part. A lot of stage space was covered because of the different formations and traveling movements. American music played for a few seconds between song transitions. I felt that they were trying to match movements according to the lyrics. For example, there was a part that went “wake up” in English and they formed a circle and did arm movements representing a clock. Similarly, the Doundoumba dance style had energetic movements. The dance begun with the dancers sitting down and using their arms to act like they were drumming. Dancers were interacting with each other. There was a part in the dance where one of the male dancers appeared to push another dancer down. The fallen dancer rose up quickly. They made good use of the stage space with their running movements. The dancers had great upper body strength as they spun rapidly in the air. A difference between Bhangra and this style is that Bhangra started out with both genders, whereas women came into this dance in the middle. The style of movements in the Chinese Fan Dance

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