Art Help!

[Bajabeanie]

Hello Everyone! I'm new here, and dont know where to post this, but this forum sounded right!

I'm Colleen, and I'm seeking some help on an art project; er helpful ideas. Ok I'm taking a highschool 'commercial art' class. Our new assignment is to make up a font with a theme and sketch out the alphabet. You've heard of the 'a is for apple, b for banana...blah blah blah' stuff, well my theme is 'Dances'... I'm trying to find a different dance for each letter.

I've got a good 14 out of 26, but I'm not that educated in all sorts of dances... and 'stuff' ;) So! If you have an suggestions for the letter(s): a, e, g, i, n, q, r, u, v, x-z... PLEASE tell me! :D

Thank you for taking your time! and Thank those who help me!

Colleen!

[NeoDevin]

Well, r is for rumba, q is for quick step, v for viennese waltz... that's all I can come up with off the top of my head, if I think of anymore, I'll come back and post them.

[DanceMentor]

e is for electric slide

[DanceMentor]

z is for Zouk

[NeoDevin]

I guess e could be for exotic dancing too...

[DanceMentor]

G is for
La Gaillarde - Court dance of the Renaissance in three-quarter time. Fell out of style in the seventeenth century.
La Gaette - Dance which was known at the end of the sixteenth century. Moderate tempo with two beats to the measure. Composed of a combination of two steps and one steps. Couperin, Rameau, Handel.

[Pacion]

I guess e could be for exotic dancing too...

or egyptian dancing, but why do I think you chose to go for the "exotic" instead :wink: :lol:

[Pacion]

a -
e - electric slide/exotic dancing/egyptian dancing
g - La Gaillarde/La Gaette
i -
n -
q - quick step
r - rumba
u -
v - viennese waltz
x -
y -
z - zouk

Is irish dancing called "irish dancing" or something else? (the brain is abit foggy just now :oops: )

[Pacion]

Bajabeanie, can you post the full alphabet once you have it please? It would be interesting to see it in full :D

[dancin_feet]

n could be for New Vogue

[dancin_feet]

And what about ice dancing? Commonly known as figure skating.

[cupojoe2]

I was going to try to pretend that I knew that the XONGO was a dance of the Macumba ritual in Brazil -- danced in honor of the jungle god Xango, but I must confess that I found it online... :oops:

...a DC area Arthur Murray studio has an online dance dictionary:

http://users.erols.com/arthurmurraydc/a.htm


Maybe it will help for those hard to find letters -- like X.

[SDsalsaguy]

Z could also be for zydeco

[dancin_feet]

Argentine tango?

[SDsalsaguy]

Argentine tango?
:doh: How could we all have missed that one? :oops: :oops: :oops:

[Pacion]

Argentine tango?
:doh: How could we all have missed that one? :oops: :oops: :oops:

that is hilarious! maybe because you think of it as tango argentino? :wink: :lol: Cute though :lol: :lol:

[dancin_feet]

Argentine tango?
:doh: How could we all have missed that one? :oops: :oops: :oops:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I know. I was sitting here thinking "a dance that starts with 'a', racking brains ......" I only did it last night in class ...... doh!!

[Pacion]

I was going to try to pretend that I knew that the XONGO was a dance of the Macumba ritual in Brazil -- danced in honor of the jungle god Xango, but I must confess that I found it online... :oops:

...a DC area Arthur Murray studio has an online dance dictionary:

http://users.erols.com/arthurmurraydc/a.htm


Maybe it will help for those hard to find letters -- like X.

I had a quick look at that link. Very interesting! I like this one. Wonder how effective it is, if at all :snake:

YURUPARI: Ritual dance of the Indians of the Amazon basin said to protect the young male dancers against feminine seduction. :lol: The rites of Yurupari are held by the Indians in the jungles of Brazil. The African Brazilians practice their fetishistic ritual of the macumba from which stem many Brazilian dance patterns. The Spanish and Portuguese contribute the rituals of their Christian religion and all three now have enriched the dances we learn and enjoy in the ballroom.

[SDsalsaguy]

Argentine tango?
:doh: How could we all have missed that one? :oops: :oops: :oops:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I know. I was sitting here thinking "a dance that starts with 'a', racking brains ......" I only did it last night in class ...... doh!!
Yeah, and it's not like we don't have an entire AT forum... :oops: :oops: :oops:

[Pacion]

Yeah, and it's not like we don't have an entire AT forum... :oops: :oops: :oops:

To be fair, the forum is called "Tango Argentino" :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Yeah, and it's not like we don't have an entire AT forum... :oops: :oops: :oops:

To be fair, the forum is called "Tango Argentino" :wink:
Thanks for trying to provide me with an excuse Pacion, but I still should've got that one right off the bat... :doh:

[Pacion]

:lol: :lol: :lol: okay, bed, without any supper for you :wink: :lol:

And perhaps DanceMentor can knock 3000 posts off your total :lol: :lol:

[Bajabeanie]

WOW! :D :D Thanks everyone for your suggestions! Helped me out alot!
Btw- this forum is AWESOME! Pretty darn cool ;) so anyway here is what i have so far

Argentine tango
Ballet
Charleston
Disco
Electric Slide or Egyptian...?
Folklorico
(la) Gaillarde -did i spell that right?
Hula
Irish jigg...?
Jazz
Kathak
Line...?
Mambo
N-
Odissi
Polka
Qucik Step
Rumba
Salsa ;)
Tap
U-
Viennese Waltz
Waltz... Not to sure about having these two so close...
X-
Y-
Zouk

My next misson... draw these!

Please keep giving me more suggestions! this is so cool!

[Pacion]

Bajabeanie, have you had a look at this link as yet? It is good!

I was going to try to pretend that I knew that the XONGO was a dance of the Macumba ritual in Brazil -- danced in honor of the jungle god Xango, but I must confess that I found it online... :oops:

...a DC area Arthur Murray studio has an online dance dictionary:

http://users.erols.com/arthurmurraydc/a.htm

Maybe it will help for those hard to find letters -- like X.

I = Irish dancing - it does exist :wink: think River Dance/Lord of the Dance
L = Line or Limbo or Lambada :wink:

[dancin_feet]

If you're not sure on "L", what about lambada?

[Bajabeanie]

ooh! lambada sounds good!

and im at that site now!

[Pacion]

Depending on your drawing skill, here is a link I found with a couple of photos showing the limbo dance - where the dancer goes underneath a pole (which could be lit) leaning back on their feet, so their knees go first, followed by the rest of their body, with their head last. The more skilled the dancer, the lower the pole is to the ground :oops:

http://www.mombasa-online.de/Exoticlimbo/Limbo.htm

[SDsalsaguy]

Depending on your drawing skill, here is a link I found with a couple of photos showing the limbo dance - where the dancer goes underneath a pole (which could be lit) leaning back on their feet, so their knees go first, followed by the rest of their body, with their head last. The more skilled the dancer, the lower the pole is to the ground :oops:

http://www.mombasa-online.de/Exoticlimbo/Limbo.htm
And here's a pick of my old partner Stacey doing a *mean* limbo... go Stacey, go Stacey (http://www.dance-forums.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=178&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1) :!:

[Pacion]

:shock: Wow!

[SDsalsaguy]

:shock: Wow!
Yup... and, as the comments there indicate, that contest ended up in a tie!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Pacion]

Who did she tie with? :shock: IMO that is some major flexibility/strength in the legs :shock:

[Bajabeanie]

um yeah... that looks painful! :shock:
i am a cheerleader, and we have to be pretty flexable... but i'm no where near like that! :wink:

[Bajabeanie]

you know, up untill now, i never new the limbo was considered a dance. i always thought it was just a fun party game or contest at the skating rink... learn somethin new every day

[SDsalsaguy]

Who did she tie with? :shock: IMO that is some major flexibility/strength in the legs :shock:
It ended up being a battle of the sexes... but neither one of them wanted to try going even lower after they both made this attempt.

As far as major leg flexibility and strength... heck yeah! :shock:

[Bajabeanie]

I just want to thank everybody who made suggestions! It has helped me so much! Its Awesome! Im going to hit the hay, I' so tired, here is the lastest update of my alphabet. Still missing two, but thats cool, Thanks again! Good night! :D

Argentine Tango
Ballet
Charleston
Disco
Electric Slide
Folklorico
(la) Gaillarde
Hula
Irish Jig
Jazz
Kathak
Lambada
Mambo
N-?
Odissi
Polka
Quick Step
Rumba
Salsa
Tap
U-?
Virginia Reel
Waltz
Xtoles
Yurupari
Zouk

[dancin_feet]

You must have missed my earlier post

N for New Vogue.

[SDsalsaguy]

Okay, that leaves us short a "U," so, what can we come up with... :insert scratching head smiley here:

[Pacion]

you know, up untill now, i never new the limbo was considered a dance. i always thought it was just a fun party game or contest at the skating rink... learn somethin new every day

Yes, Limbo is a dance, originating from the Caribbean.

Here is a link for an article I found and posted on another thread in connection with Calypso. The article was written by a visitor to Trinidad, and IMO, gives a very good perspective of dancing to Calypso and towards the end of the article, explains about limbo dancing.

With respect to it being a party game/skating rink thing, maybe someone (in several places) did have an idea to stretch a piece of rope/ribbon and have people go underneath it, a bit like pole vaulting in reverse. But, what do they call that? Or do they use the world "limbo" also?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cache:0ELrrX3BWhEJ:travel.americanexpress .com/travel/personal/resources/planning/features/leisure/98.asp+%22dance+calypso%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Okay, that leaves us short a "U," so, what can we come up with... :insert scratching head smiley here:

:roll: I guess dancing with an umbrella in the rain, like Gene Kelly, isn't considered an official dance :( :D

[Swing Kitten]

U for unexperienced? it can be a picture of someone making some horrible mistake. ;)


or... make it up! Call it Ungapo the native american dance used in celebration of a rich corn harvest. :lol:

[pygmalion]

Here are tons of dances, in alphabetical order. Still no U, though. :(


http://phrontistery.50megs.com/dance.html

[Sagitta]

I got one. A search of dances that start with u using google gets me to this page... http://www.users.bigpond.com/mckelson/bushdance/Dances/u.htm

The alphabet is now complete? :)

[bordertangoman]

suggestions for the letter(s): a, e, g, i, n, q, r, u, v, x-z... PLEASE tell me! :D

Thank you for taking your time! and Thank those who help me!

Colleen!

v= vals Argetine tango to waltz time
q= quadrille
r=reel

[dancersdreamland]

For a few more ideas, check out this site...http://www.exploredance.com/

On the ride side, there is a drop down menu titled "dance styles." Click the arrow next to it for an alphabetical listing of various dances.

[looyenyeo]

Upa - music and dance form that was a possible precursor to the Merengue.

See:
http://www.salsa-merengue.co.uk/revealit/histmer/part1.html
Or Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity by Paul Austerlitz.

Loo

[looyenyeo]

I know you've already got New Vogue, but you might also consider:

nquanga - folkloric African dance

http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/fjort/fjo45.htm

Loo