Dance As A Performing Art

By Peggy Ryersen

Every single civilization out there, whether it be ancient or modern is going to acknowledge that dance happens to be an art form, which needs one of the top positions in highly sophisticated and technical forms of expressing emotion.

A dance may just be a rhythmic swaying of your body, to the music or it might be a violent and passionate communication form of what cannot be seen, but has to be felt. If you understand this sort of feeling, you will be able to express yourself in dance wordlessly.

Dance starts off with a gathering of people. They come together to express emotions like joy, hurt or sorrow, but these dance forms then turn into trends. Dancing trends do not have to be classical in nature, but they can evolve into a new form that is a reflection of the traditional, cultural or social views of the time.

In earlier times, the waltz was considered to be a "hot" dance just because the man puts his arm around his dance partner's waist. Things have changed since then. Now nobody thinks twice about a couple dancing erotically, such as is the case with the tango.

There are two accepted general forms of dance. It is said that each dance form belongs to one of two different types of schools. The dance types that have remained the same, more commonly referred to as traditional dancing, includes dances like the waltz. However, it is hard to imagine hip hop dancing to this old classical type! On the flip side of things, it is just as difficult to imagine dancing a waltz to jazz music. Nevertheless, some people still believe that the two forms of dance can be combined to create inspirational and unique performances.

Orsino was willing to dance to the tune of love and was also quoted as saying "if music be the food of love play on". Dance and music are linked together so tightly that most cannot imagine one without the other. However, there are forms of dance that can be performed without music, such as tap dancing. Tap dancing seems to make its own rhythmic music as if the dancer is dancing to a silent tune only he or she can hear. Likewise, a musical performance can be conducted without having to add dancing to the show.

With new kinds of music coming out, it is only natural that new dance forms will develop. There are no limits on dance forms and that also means that a style is not just restricted to one era or that an old dance form can not reappear in a new style.

Fortunately, the art form of dance will be with us eternally. It has the power to make you want to get up off your feet and move to the music. You can do whatever moves suit you at the time. We could quite possibly be doing the same dancing that was done thousands of years earlier! In the end it does not matter if you can dance or not, just go with the flow of the music and you are dancing! - 29874

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