I love to dance ! The Performing Arts purposefully consist of selected sequences of human movement
I can't dance. What else can you tell me
Sure. There are many categories of dance. Dance is shaped by its choreography, movements and by its historical period/place or origin.
ANy information on early recording of it?
I can recall reading about Indian dance music, Chinese & Japanese song and dance dramas. Lets not forget the western ballet !
What's your favoite kind?
My favorite kind of dance is theatrical dance. Performance based dances are usually on a stage by sopihiscated virtuoso dancers
I like ballet, it's so pretty and yet strong looking.
, or else it may simply interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed. Examples are western ballet and modern dance, Classical Indian dance and Chinese and Japanese song and dance dramas. Most classical forms are centred upon dance alone, but performance dance may also appear in opera and other forms of musical theatre.
Participatory dance, on the other hand, whether it be a folk dance, a social dance, a group dance such as a line, circle, chain or square dance, or a partner dance
Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.
An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social