What is Dance?
Dance is
Movement through space
Rhythmic patterns in time
Control and release of energy
An awareness of the body in movement
A way to communicate without using words
A means to tell a story or express an idea
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Why Dance?
People have danced for many reasons
To entertain other people
To express themselves to others
To have fun with friends
To show the special traits of their culture
To express their faith
To keep their bodies fit and healthy
To learn new dances
People have always danced. Before there were languages people danced as a way to show how they felt and what they were thinking. To this day dance is an important part of the rituals of many cultures and of significant social importance.
There are many forms of dance, social, theatrical, religious, etc. There are also many different disciplines within each style, Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz Dance, World Folk Dance, Hip Hop, etc.
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What is Ballet?
Ballet is
one form of dance that developed in the courts of Renaissance Italy. It was brought to France at the time of Catherine de Medici and became a great favorite with King Louis XIV who cast himself in the leading roles of elaborately costumed court spectaculars. Ballet has since spread to all the corners of the world reaching new heights of perfection in Russia and now worldwide. You can view professional ballet companies on every continent. New York has been called the Dance Capital of the World.
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What makes Ballet dancing Different from other forms of dance?
Ballet is different from other dance forms
because it has very particular rules about how the dancer must stand and move. One of those rules requires that the dancer stand with their legs rotated outwards. This is called turn out. Turn out allows for greater mobility of the legs and produces a pleasing line in many poses. As this is not a natural way of standing ballet dancers must train carefully so as not to injure their knees or ankles.
It is also important for a ballet dancer to maintain a good body alignment both to prevent injury and to produce a more pleasing look.
Ballet is a theatrical form of dance and is usually danced with the idea of an audience viewing it from a fixed perspective. Ballet can be a very expressive art form, telling stories and showing emotions, or the work can be abstract.
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