Question

Describe the following terms:

Dance, Capoeira, Oral tradition, Roda, Ginga, Bateria, Berimbau, Mana, Mele hula, Mele oli, Kahiko, ‘Auana, Bhangra, Ritual, Rite, Spiritual-ness, Religious-ness, Liminal space, Gospel, Spirituals, Call-and-response, Islam, Mevlevi order , Sema (Whirling Dervishes), Ggender, Hijra, Two-spirit, Mahū, Drag, Kabuki, Onnagata, Drag queen/king, Faux queen/king

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Answers:

Dance - It is a physical representation of music;

Capoeira - Brazillian martial art mixed with dance style;

Oral tradition - When a tradition is transmitted by oral communication;

Roda - a term from capoeira that means "the ring".

Ginga - a term from capoeira for the swaying motion;

Bateria - musical group in the capoeira who dictates rhythm (a band);

Berimbau - a musical instrument (chordophone) of capoeira of Brazilian origin;

Mana - A Polynesian word for the concept of power;

Mele hula - A Hawaiian dance music;

Mele oli - A Hawaiian chant music;

Kahiko - A Hawaiian "Old style" dance music/chant.

'Auana - A Hawaiian "New style" of hula music;

Bhangra - A kind of dance tradition that comes from the Punjab region (India and Pakistan);

Ritual - It's a ceremonial act;

Rite - It's usually a religious ceremony or act;

Spiritual-ness - Internal understanding of sense of peace and purpose;

Religious-ness - An organized belief systems taught among a community;

Liminal space - Phase of a rite of passage/transitional period;

Gospel - Christian Music related to spirituals;

Spirituals - A type of musical expression of American South Christians;

Call-and-response - When, in a music, the singer "calls" with a chorus responding;

Islam - An abrahamic religion. Its holy scripture is the Koran;

Mevlevi order- An order within Islam that practice the Sema ceremony;

Sema (Whirling Dervishes) - Ceremonial rite in the Mevlevi order;

Gender - Interrelationship between physical body, internal identity, and outward expression of a person;

Hijra - A third gender in Indian continent;

Two-spirit - Was an Ojibwe term that is now a blanket term for LGBTQ+ Native Americans;

Mahū - Word used in Hawaiian society for a Gender between male and female;

Drag - A cross-dressed performance of a gendered character;

Kabuki - A Japanese form of theatrefrom the 1600s that often uses drag performers;

Onnagata - "Women's form" role in Kabuki (traditionally performed by men);

Drag queen/king -  When men portray women (queen), women portray men (king) in drag form.

Faux queen/king -  When men portray men (king), women portray women (queen).