80 years ago this month
"The dance began, a primitive expression of fundamental emotion. Legs and arms flexed into angular patterns, her movements started and stopped in abrupt rhythm, her body strained ecstatically, her eyes stared fixedly upon. Remote and unseen objects, and her body, wildly summoned into dynamic action, became an integral part of the dance picture. A dance like this was never seen in Europe.
... She thrills the mind, not the physical senses. Her vigorous, vital movements have completely brushed aside the trivialities and trifles of the dance; she gives us breadth, sweep, elementals, essentials, freedom. Her dynamic force is exhilarating in its intensity and power."
On Mary Wigman from the January 1932 issue of The American Dancer (one of two magazines that later merged to become Dance Magazine).
Dance began as just an experiment of movements and grew into much more. Dancing is using your body in different ways to express emotions through your movements to music. Dancing today has grown into so much more than it used to be. Now, there are so many types of dancing. Some of which include ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and contemporary. I think that dance is very enjoyable for people to watch other people dance. That is why we now have live shows and television shows about dancing. Dancing is also based on certain cultures. Different areas of the world have their own style of dancing that they do.
Why is it that certain cultures and parts of the world are more passionate about dancing and love it more than others?
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