Mesopotamian music and dances were interesting to me because I wanted to know if they danced for Royal actions.Also because I wanted to know what instruments they had.And I wanted to know what dances went with what special event.Lastly I wanted to know if the music went with the dances that they did.
Here are some of my facts. Circle dances were mostly preformed by women.Acrobatic dances were mostly preformed in cultic activities. They were both famous dances. I think Acrobatic dances are still around today. Circle dances usually have women with wind-blown hair.splayed fingers,and long arms. They used clappers to make rhythm. Drums and wind instruments were used for music. That seemed to go along with the dances.
What went well was how they gave us plenty of time and how people stayed quiet and on task. I learned that when researching it’s best to put quotations around the words. What didn’t go well was how my topic was hard to research
1.http://gatewaystobabylon.com/myths/texts/recreation.htm
2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/musicof mesopotamia
3. title:my world history authors: frank karpiel & kathleen krull copy right: 2011 person education pages:244 & 508.
17.10.11 5:40 pm
Whoa, Mary Alston, I never even new there was such thing as circle dances! That’s awesome!
#17.10.11 5:42 pm
Mary alston, I did not know that in ancient Mesopotamia they did circle dances. I enjoyed reading your blog because you described the people who who did the dances looked like. Overall nice job on your blog. What is a clapper?
#18.10.11 4:19 pm
Wow Mary Alston I learned a lot about the different kinds of dances done in Mesopotamia. I think you did a great job on only giving us as readers only the most important information. I also thought you gave us many reasons why you picked that topic, which I thought was great! Great Job
#18.10.11 6:16 pm
Great job Mary Alston,
#I felt like I was in the scene dancing playing music. Your right Acrobatic dancers are still around today. They are cool to watch. It is cool how different dancing is now and when it was like back then in Mesopotamia. You could of told us how you do the dances and what circle dances are. other then that Great Job!!!
19.10.11 5:50 pm
Nice job Mary Alston! I loved your project. I learned so much. I love how the people are 3D. Also it was really creative! I will always remember that information!
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