The definition and importance of entertainment in human being system are controversy and they are depend on the matter of debate; nevertheless, it is obvious that entertainment is one of the basic psychological needs of human being beside water, food and shelter. Everyone enjoys a breathtaking performance or their favorite TV show after a hustle week or even after a long day at work/ school. It evidently has a close knit relationship with communication but there is one major aspect of entertainment that hardly anyone would notice the obvious communicational factors in it which is choreography and dancing, especially in traditional dances. In fact, when considering from communication perspective, it’s surprising and fascinating how much communication, …show more content…
First of all, choreography itself is "the art of planning a series of dance steps for a group of dancers to perform to a piece of music" (MacMillan). In other words, it’s a set of body movement and gesture combined with the movement of the performer’s face in the purpose of presenting certain meaning or just for entertainment. It is considered as more academic than dancing since there are schools for it where people can learn a certain type of performing choreography such as ballet. Moreover, the purpose of a choreography performance most of the time is telling a story instead of just showing the performers technical skills anymore. Dancing, on the other hand, is defined as “to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music” (MacMillan). This means that whenever we move our whole body along with a piece of music is also considered as dancing. Dancing, in a way, is way more informal than choreography since it usually does not required any strict guideline or certain steps that dancers have to follow; dancer can always modify the structure or the movements of the dance if necessary, or even if they wanted to. It is more about gathering a number of people having fun together under the same music. However, dancing can also express a historical story or legend in certain …show more content…
Frank (669) mention that nonverbal communication aka body language is using the combination of gestures and body movement, of human being in particular, to communicate with others. We as humankind use this “language” as a way to communicate and express our emotions. With that being said, we can clearly see the connection between choreography and/or dancing and nonverbal communication because of its basic essence in combination between facial expression and the movement of body. For example, if a performance missing facial expression, it would not be consider as a success performance and the performer would be considered as amateur even since it does not clearly express to the audience how the main characters feels and what obstacle that he/she encounters. This will create a massive decrease in the interest of the audience as well as the real structure and meaning behind that
Messages can be conveyed in many ways including through movement. A dancer knows how to use their facial expressions, combined with the dynamics of their body, to get their message across. A choreographer knows how to structure a dance to communicate a message through body in motion. Alvin Ailey choreographed his dancers and used this form of communication to create many powerful dances.
In her book, Andersson quotes a New York Times article on the death of Sitting Bull that ended with a comment that said Indian police made a “good Indian out of him.” This plays on the proverb that the only good Indian is a dead one. This was a harsh and unsympathetic thing to say about a deceased man but it shows the views of whites towards Native Americans, especially those Native Americans who were considered “plotters” or troublemakers. This type of insensitivity was common in most newspapers; however, some did attempt to run more pro-native stories. Those that did often looked for the reasons behind why the Ghost Dance had taken roots and often pinned blame on the federal government for pushing natives to such desperation.
Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of Lindy Hop Haylie M. Galvan Wichita State University Introduction Dancing can be defined by moving rhythmically to sounds or music, usually following a set of steps. It has been around since the beginning of the neo? Over the years many styles of dance has formed with the variations of different techniques. It allows a dancer to express themselves in a variety of different ways.
Art and music are normally given a higher status in schools than drama and dance. There isn't an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why? Why not? I think this is rather important.
Native American dance theater is something everyone should consider watching at some point in their life. To many people, Native American dance theater at first glance may only appear to be like any other ordinary dance theater, when it actually actually consists of a much more rich and insightful teaching of what the Native American people were really like. What Native American Dance theater essentially is is a history lesson packed with an elegant style, deep meaning, and plenty of symbolism. This style of dancing has been around for as long as the Native people have been, When watching one of these dances, the first thing that pops into mind is the elegance and grace of the dances.
In her article, Embodying Difference, Jane Desmond argues that dance offers important insights into the ways moving bodies articulate cultural meanings and social identities. In other words, she explains the importance of studying the body’s movement as a way of understanding culture and society. She has two main arguments. First, she argues for the importance of the continually changing relational constitutions of cultural forms. Desmond further explains that the key to shedding light on the unequal distribution of power and goods that shape social relations are the concepts of cultural resistance, appropriation, and cultural imperialism (49).
To dance is to be knowledgeable about the stories of the ancestral heroes. Dancing, unlike painting and singing, is learnt at an early age. This allows large groups of people to demonstrate their clan rights in front of an audience. Dance is also seen as an occasion to entertain and to be entertained and through the work of dance to show their love for families and kin. It is for this reason that dance may be performed at the end of every day in some communities.
There are many other aspects of dance then just learning the “moves”. A dancer must have well trained technique, flexibility, muscular body, know terminology, memorize steps and so much more. There are so many important aspects of dance most people do not realize. If dance was given more publicity, more people would view it as a
In dance we have people and societies that stay within societies comfort zone and standards. Then we have societies that defy every rule, tradition or standard that has been set. These are the societies that captivate our minds and push us outside of our boxes. These societies are the societies that live and move to their own beat and establish their own set of rules. One of these societies is the Australian Dance Theatre.
“Artworks have ‘aboutness’ and demand interpretation” (Barrett 71). This statement creates a foundation for writing, specifically about dance, as each dance piece is always about something, no matter how simple it appears to be. As I began to write about dance I knew not only to provide a description of the piece, but utilize the description as evidence as I develop a possible meaning. Additionally he explains, “There can be different, competing, and contradictory interpretations of the same artwork” (Barrett 73). When I would begin to develop an explanation from the description I provided, I had to remind myself that my interpretation was only one view of the dance and I should not try to provide one comprehensive interpretation for the
Modern Dance is defined as being a dance style that focuses on a dancer's interpretation as opposed to the structured steps of Ballet. It was developed in the early twentieth century, primarily in Germany and the United States. The dance style was a rebellion against the rigid formalism of Ballet. The pioneers of the dance style were Isadora Duncan, Loie Fuller, and Ruth St. Denis in the United States, Rudolf von Laban and Mary Wigman. Modern dance is known for its nature-like and free flowing movement.
It can be considered as the super-set of Jazz-Funk and Lyrical Jazz, Broadway Jazz to name a few. The Jazz form of dancing revolves around Ballet scenario. In a Jazz act, you will be able to notice frequent usage of pointed gestures and erect postures, which are its essence. Pirouettes and Grandejetes are also a common sight amongst the watchers.
It is also known as nonverbal communication. This type of communication includes no words but gesture, body language, eye contact, posture or facial expressions. When we interact with others, we continuously exchange wordless signals. A considerable part of nonverbal communication is facial expressions as these indicate others about our feeling, attitudes, states of mind and relationships. Facial expression also plays a major role in communication since the expression on our face say a lot about our mood.
It is described as the most realistic of art forms as the instrument is Man himself and because it addresses the eye. Wagner believes that without addressing the eye, all art “remains unsatisfying” and because it is unsatisfying then it is not free. He also states that it is rhythm that makes Dance and art, the measure of movements is what makes it understandable. It is also described as; the unbreakable union between Dance and Tone [music] and without rhythm, neither of these can be an art. By mimicking the most spiritual expression, Dance offers herself to
Earlier dance was consider as a healing ritual in the influence of fertility ,birth ,sickness, and death ,since way back . Belly dance was consider as traditional birthing practice to help ease the pains of childbirth and along with this it was also consider as religious dance form which helps in relaxing muscles and distressing individual’s from daily hassles but now the introduction of dance as a therapy as well as a profession began in 1950s. From 1840 to 1930 period ,a new definition and introduction of dance developed in Europe and United States that dance movements have an effect on the mover i.e. dance was not simply an expressive art but beyond it . This was further explained by professionals that dance has a effect on the one who is doing that act as well as the one who is following it .