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  2. Geisha - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Geisha (芸者) (/ ˈɡeɪʃə /; Japanese: [ɡeːɕa]), [1][2] also known as geiko (芸子) (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or geigi (芸妓), are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.

  3. Cakewalk - Wikipedia

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    The cakewalk was influenced by the ring shout, which survived from the 18th into the 20th century. [5] [clarification needed]Cakewalk dance, 1896. There is extensive first-person testimony from emancipated slaves about the culture and dancing they developed among themselves on the plantations, including the dances that developed into the cakewalk.

  4. Folk dance - Wikipedia

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    A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose. The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are ...

  5. Ethnochoreology - Wikipedia

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    Ethnochoreology (also dance ethnology, dance anthropology) is the study of dance through the application of a number of disciplines such as anthropology, musicology, ethnomusicology, and ethnography. The word itself is relatively recent and etymologically means "the study of ethnic dance ", though this is not exclusive of research on more ...

  6. The arts - Wikipedia

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    Performing arts comprise dance, music, theatre, opera, mime, and other art forms in which human performance is the principal product. Performing arts are distinguished by this performance element in contrast with disciplines such as visual and literary arts, where the product is an object that does not require a performance to be observed and ...

  7. Ethnomusicology - Wikipedia

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    It is agreed upon that ethnomusicologists look at music from beyond a purely theoretical, sonic, or historical perspective. Instead, these scholars look at music within culture, music as culture, and music as a reflection of culture. [7] [8] In other words, ethnomusicology was developed as the study of all music as a human social and cultural ...

  8. Reggaeton - Wikipedia

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    Vocals include toasting / rapping and singing, typically in Spanish. Reggaetón, today, is regarded as one of the most popular music genres, worldwide [citation needed]; it is the top music genre among the Spanish-speaking Caribbean nations and one of the primary modern genres within the Spanish-language music industry.

  9. Disco - Wikipedia

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    old-school hip hop. Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars.