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Second Step: Respond to at least 3 members of this discussion (response for Alyssa, Jessica, and Nicole) asking questions about their experiences with dance as religion or ritual.
Alyssa mentions that she has danced the Hava Nagila, but then goes on to note her surprise at the Dance of the Nigerian Christian Church:
This same dance shown in the Dance of Nigerian Christian Church and Communities section of the video also surprised me the most. I have never been to a church, and I was surprised to see that dancing took place in the church. I found it interesting and surprising that the dancing was not performed as a way of celebration and fun, but as a form of prayer and worship.
I was astonished at Alyssa's response since the Hava nagilla is the customary dance of Israel. It may be that Alyssa danced it out of Israel, but had she done so in Israel she would likely (although not necessarily) have become acquainted with synagogues. And in most synagogues in Israel, dance is a regular occurrence as part of worship. This is so regardless of denomination.
I was intrigued by Jessica's response and loved her connection of the Holy Spirit to dance. Meanings of rituals are deeper than these rituals appear to observers and they give the rituals a more meaningful import often making...
We were both surprised by the suggestive connotations. May that is because we are brought up in cultures where sacred has been made distinct from sexual?
Nicole talks about the horse that she saw in the Bat Mitzva of her friend. Actually, I have attended many Jewish bat Mitzvahs all across the spectrum of worship and am hearing about this for the first time. It may be that this is pertinent to that particular Temple or environment / community where the girl lived. Dance practices often reflect socio-economic and geographic influences too and are not as 'Jewish', 'Christian' or anything else as people may think but rather, frequently, a compound of influences.
Nicole talks about the dancers' focus in both church and Bat Mitzvah being on the center of the circle. She then talks about the Maypole. In the first two, the focus is on the celebrant or individual. Why -- I wonder -- would the maypole be the center of attention in the third? Does Nicole have an explanation for that?
The technique of the tango is extremely intricate and difficult to learn. It is a long dance, with intricate movements by both partners. Personally, I have yet to master the dance, but have experience trying with my partner. In order to get to the mastery level I am currently at, I had to tae several classes. The first introduction class for the dance was a disaster. Me and my partner
However, it actually reminds me of the way praise dance originated in church's because of the high degree of expression involved in it. In lyrical, dancers are moving and acting out the verses of different types of music. In praise dance's original form, dancers would also act out the words of the lyrics of songs as they moved their spirit. I liked the clip that she presented of this
Lyrical jazz, another jazz form has a more ballet feel and look to it. In jazz dance, the motions are mostly slower and also have a fluidity that goes on to create longer lines and also to express stronger emotional connections. The movements are more strongly based upon the lyrics of a song and they express a similar if not identical ideas. Street-funk is also very similar and is related
Black dance performer Norma Savoy documents that this happened in the form, technique and structure in black ballroom dancing. Savoy specifically expresses her fears over loss of control over the form to whites who would appropriate them (ibid., 13). Fusion is the combination of the two disparate above cultures. As documented above, the development of the Lindy Hop during the Harlem Renaissance is typical of this. At this time, millions
The dancer signs a contract to work. Union contracts govern those who perform in public, such as major opera ballet, classical ballet or modern dance corps. These belong to the AFL-CIO and those who appear on live or videotaped TV programs belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Those in films and on TV belong to the Screen Actors Guild and those in musicals are members
Dance in Hinduism Dance, like all other art forms, is universally regarded as a channel for both cultural and self-expression. As a form of cultural expression, dance is often used to dramatize cultural myths, legends, and other narratives. In contrast, dance as a method of self-expression is used to spontaneously communicate human emotions such as joy, sorrow, anger, love, eroticism, and sexual desire. Dance, for the followers of Hinduism, is