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Mathew C asked in Arts & HumanitiesDancing · 1 decade ago

What is the philosophy behind dancing?

There are different kinds of dancing waltz, fox trott, pelican tango, tango, salza dance, bharath natyam, salza dance, wrap etc; etc; what do people get out of it other than some exercise and some disciplined time together? synchronous with the music, may be it is interesting to watch all those tangos and all. Please explain the spiritual content behind western and eastern dance forms.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Dancing is about emoting a feeling from oneself, and/or inciting a feeling another.

    The purpose of dance was never 'physical exercise', the purpose was originially to present poise and grace of nobles in ancient France. This was supposed to shoe the audience that hard-headed kinds and princes and a softer more human side, a past-times version of political ads that show senators with their families, if you will. And from that rose the idea that some of the creations of movement ... MOVED people. And from that idea the artformed bloomed into what it is today.

    Source(s): My old college textbook, I majored in dance at Point Park
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is likely that Dancing originated with primitive man, as a Religious activity. The American Indian is one of the Carry overs from Ancient times. That predated Recorded history. More is known about Dancing since the Renasaince.

    It is a natural form of expression, like singing, painting, talking and writing. For modern, civilized man it has become mostly a form of amusement, a pastime or an art; but, it does make a statement of sorts.

    The famous Lord Chesterfield said, in a letter to his son, “Do you mind your dancing when your dancing master is with you? As you will often be under necessity of dancing a minuet, I would have you dance it very well. Remember that the graceful motion of the arms, the giving of your hand, and the putting off and the putting on of your hat genteelly, are the material parts of a gentleman’s dancing. But the greatest advantage of dancing well is, the necessity that it teaches you to present yourself, to sit, stand and walk genteelly; all of which are of real importance to a man of fashion.”

    Dancing came into fashion in the ballroom in the fifteenth century, when Italy saw its renaissance. The dances of other countries were taken to France, where they were studied and perfected. Then, it was between the fifteenth an eighteenth centuries that such dances arose as the Danse Basse, a dance of the court of Charles IX, the steps of which were very grave, dignified and solemn, and the accompaniment a psalm tune; and the Pavane, the most famous and stately dance of the period. Spanish in origin, it was really more a procession than a dance.

    After Arthut Murray simplified Dancing by introducing four basic Steps, It became known in some circles as a Verical Expression of a Horizontal Desire. That was in the Big Band Era. In the final analysis, Dancing is simply; Moving to Music.

  • lucker
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Your query can simplest be responded via asking why are a few matters amusing? Why does pizza style well? Or as Van Morrison as soon as sang "it is not why, why, why, it simply is". It is curious that at the side of "the golden rule", practically all religions have dance and tune as a side in their ceremonies. It would be that the expressive noises animals make are the groundwork of tune on an overly deep degree, so additionally frame language is also the foundation of dance. We are nonetheless animals so are prompted via that nature. Back to Pizza, whould it style any distinctive if we knew why it tasted well on our tongues?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    pre-mating ritual is all it is.

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