Essays about Dance Page 2

A significant factor in a human’s life is dancing. Dance is a form of art and entertainment that combines different sounds; creating an interesting rhythm that attracts the attention of individuals. There are different types of dance. The Philippines being colonized on various occasions throughout the span of multiple years led to the creation of…

First and foremost, Akin Euba said neo–Traditional dances are termed as dances that are performed outside the context of social ceremonies (Green, 2015). According to Kariamu Welsh and Elisabeth Hanley also said that, neo traditional dances are dances created in the likeness of traditional dances and are not bound to all aesthetic and cultural rules…

Introduction As a representative of the first generation of the Nigerian-Canadian diaspora, I had a specific experience regarding dance art. In particular, this experience was expressed in the perception of dances as a set of energetic and dynamic movements of the human body that can convey the history and culture of a particular nationality. However,…

In 1886 the creator of expressionist dance, Mary Wigman was born. Mary Wigman grew up within a middle-class West Prussian family. Wigman lived in Germany up until she passed on in Berlin in 1973. Her life provided a spectrum for distinguishing the complexity and boundless hardship of her generation. In the twentieth century, Wigman participated…

Inter-culturalism, or cross-culturalism, is a sufficient solution for multiple nationalities to live under the same environment; it encourages each nation understand and respect mutually while interacting with respective traditions. Inter-culturalism is built on top of recognition and acceptance of different cultures, contrary to auto-segregation and social differentiation. Dancing, as a way of visual and spiritual…

When analyzing the history of the modern dance movement, one simply cannot disregard the fundamental impact that German dancer and choreography Mary Wigman has had on the revolutionary art form throughout the twentieth century. Although she did not begin her career as a performer but rather an instructor at her sister Elizabeth’s school of dance,…

The chapter outlined a broad overview of the history of Southeast Asian dance and theater, providing a high-level, clear, and concise understanding without losing readability or risking wordiness. Although some important details, such as the main plotlines for the Mahabharata and Ramayana, were emphasized, the text failed to dive deeply into specifics or interesting details…

Maxine Sheets-Johnstone makes a bold statement when she says, “A discussion of dance will often include three basic assumptions: (1) everyone accepts dance as an art form, (2) everyone accepts dance as being expressive, and expressive of something, and (3) everyone is agreed as to how these terms and variations of them qualify dance.” (Maxine…