Gerald Courtney
Eh 102
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Music and Dance
Throughout history, music has served as a form of entertainment during times of war and peace. The music is often accompanied by food, festivities, and—more importantly—dancing. The video, The Evolution of Dance, shows how dance has changed through the years with a mashup of music. The video shows many songs and dancing styles that were prominent from 1956 to 2004. The Evolution of Dance gives a historical variety of song and dance that many people have moved to.
Since the beginning of recorded time music has played an important role in our daily lives. During times of celebration, joyful music has been played to express man feelings of happiness for a certain occasion. Music has also been used in times of mourning; some examples would include funeral songs and requiems. Music is the audible manifestation of human emotion. Through the music a person is listening to, we can gauge how a person is feeling at a certain point of time, although we should not be quick to judge how one is feeling when he or she is listening to a song that presents a certain emotion to the listener. Celebratory music is often accompanied by dancing. In the video, The Evolution of Dance many genres music are both played and observed in the video. Music has been accompanied by dancing for as long as music has been around.
In the evolution of dance video, Judson uses a conglomeration of different genres: such as hip hop/rap, pop, rock and roll, and country, among others. The first song “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley was made in 1956 around the time when rock and roll was a brand new type of genre. Rock and roll has since been a large part of American culture. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson was the peak of pop music in the 1980’s. Michael Jackson’s dance that was performed in his thriller video revolutionized the way people move to music. “Cotton eyed Joe” by The Rednex is an example of country music that is incorporated with a particular style of dance. Hip hop/rap made is breakthrough during the 2000’s: such examples include Jay-Z’s “Dirt off Your Shoulder”, “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, and “Hay Ya!” By Outkast. Hip hop/rap is an upbeat type of genre that involves fast pace dance movements.
In conclusion music has played in peoples live for century. Dance is often incorporated with the music as a form of entertainment or fun. Without song and dance many people would not be able to express how they are felling in times of mourning and celebration. As music has developed so has the way it is preformed and sung throughout time. Historically man has been obsessed with experimenting and creating new rhythms and styles of songs and dances in order to satisfy our craving for new forms of entertainment. Only time will tell what new music we will create or hear.
Songs in Evolution of
Dance
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Artist/Work
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Duration
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Released
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0:00–0:14
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1956
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0:14–0:31
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1960
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0:31–0:38
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1977
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"Y.M.C.A."
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0:38–0:56
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1978
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0:56–1:03
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1974
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"Keep On"
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1:03–1:17
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1970
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1:17–1:28
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1978
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1:28–1:42
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1980
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1:42–1:49
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1983
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"Thriller"
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1:50–1:58
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1983
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1:58–2:04
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1971
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2:04–2:14
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1983
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"Break Dance (Electric Boogie)"
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2:14–2:28
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1983
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2:28–2:36
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1986
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"Dance Little Bird" (aka "Chicken Dance")
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2:36–2:42
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1982
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2:42–2:57
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1981
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2:57–3:11
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1990
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3:12–3:42
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1990
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3:42–3:46
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1989
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3:46–4:03
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1981
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4:03–4:15
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1992
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4:15–4:22
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1992
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4:22–4:32
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1997
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4:32–4:40
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1994
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4:40–5:01
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1994
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"Macarena"
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5:01–5:06
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1994
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5:06–5:29
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1999
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5:29–5:33
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2002
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"Hey Ya!"
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5:33–5:39
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2003
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5:39–5:49
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2004
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5:49–5:52
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1990
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5:52–6:00
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2000
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Work Cited
5 Wikipedia, hip hop/rap, 6/26/12
I agree with you, when you say people live their lives through music and has been doing this for years. I thought you could've added more details and explained why you thought dancing or music influenced others and their feelings. but you had a great point.
ReplyDeleteYour essay is good and I gained new knowledge about the history of music in America that I have never known before. But you did not show how each of the music is a remix or mash up of another. You did more analysis of how music and dance came into existence, but it would have been nice if you mentioned how all the music and dance are a remix or mash up of one another.
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