It allows us to connect with fellow human beings. How many times have we met and had a wonderful conversation over Facebook or text message but the subject of dance comes up? Sometimes, it’s because someone is a little bit shy about telling their friends that dancing is something they want to take up and […]
The first thing we need to do is find out if dance clubs actually change a place. Are they a catalyst for the social changes that the critics seem to speak of? Or is it just what the “bad guy” would say is “the true face of the bar” – i.e. social club? If they […]
(Laughs) How? It’s not as bad as you think! (Laughs) Well it’s not bad for a female though. I think for men and women, it’s a bit different but it’s the same, a lot of people are really into watching you dance. I think it’s really, really good. It’s really important we have dancers as […]
Dance was one of the first things a parent teaches their child to do. We still dance together at home. It means we have fun together. And it means we can be a part of our children’s lives in any way we choose. It makes life so much more fun for us. So why do […]
A: The main type of dance is free-style, that is it is not structured: it is not set up in a particular way. Free style is also often about rhythm, that is it is about movement in tune with music and rhythm, i.e. the song and the rhythms. The other type of dance, which is […]
At the end of the 19th century, when dance began to be used for socializing among European immigrant groups. The use of ballroom dancing and ballet for dancing in the public sphere were the earliest examples. According to John Mee, a sociologist from the University of Toronto, “It was a form of dancing, and it […]
The style, popularly known as “dance-hall”, has evolved from what was once the formal dance of the aristocracy, to an informal, non-standardised form of dancing. It is considered to be a form of dance not based on the movement of the hands but the rhythm of the dance. Traditional dance The majority of dance is […]
Rumba dance is the original South African Afro-Brazilian dance. Rumba is a traditional South African dance that originated in south east Africa. Rumba is not a dance for the casual dance enthusiast and is generally not used at formal South African parties. Dance Rumba is made up of three forms: 1) the basic form in […]
The idea of dance therapy is as old as the wheel. Ancient Chinese medicine held that dancing helped you calm your mind. One recent study by Stanford researchers found that dance was linked to a positive change in people’s stress levels and that the more likely the participants were to stop smoking, be more confident, […]
They are: – a dance for a group who, among other things, play instruments that make noise. – a dance for a group, who, among other things, dance like crazy. – a dance for a person who dances and moves together. – a dance for a group that moves in a choreographed fashion, i.e., does […]