- •Abstract
- •1. Introduction
- •2. The meaning of ‘modern society’
- •3. The World of Dance
- •3.1 Changes in time – changes in styles
- •3.2 Dance as a lifestyle
- •4. Dance – as a creative processes
- •4.1 Influence of dance on personal development and imagination
- •6. Conclusion
- •List of references
- •5. Importance of dance culture for modern society
5. Importance of dance culture for modern society
Self-confidence, emotions, inspiration, development, happiness, kindness, new feelings, all this is about dance. ‘To possess dance is, to possess life’.43 Life is like dance, a movement from one balanced pose to another. There is no age limit, if u feel like dancing, just do it! 44 According to Langer the dance creates an image of nameless and even bodiless power filling a complete, autonomous real, the ‘World’.45
People, who attending dance classes can be divided into three groups: those who compare dance with sport with purpose to be in shape; second group just for having fun; those who puts all the power, soul and emotions, perfecting every step, because dance for them is a part of life.46 For example In Samoa children had been through their dancing preparing for success or failure in life.47 Competition, battles, jams helps person to overcome fears, complexes and learn how to take criticism, what pushes every dancer forward for improving skills, with the aim to be better tomorrow than yesterday.48
6. Conclusion
This academic paper is aimed to remind about importance of cultural existence. Most of people do not realize that dance culture could play an important role in human development. It makes person to be open-mined, to develop imagination, to lead a healthy lifestyle. Dance culture could help person to escape from daily problems, because at the moment when person is dancing there is nothing but music that makes you move in a bit and forget about surrounding world. Dance can give a hope in hopeless situation, so whenever you feel bad just dance.
The world of dance is full of changes, which helps this culture to be alive. The style differences makes dance culture colorful and interesting, every of them has own history of development. As one of the categories of modern art it attracts mostly young generation. This culture inextricably linked with music, painting, because while dancing person is trying to draw a picture according to the music. It is not so easy to do how it seems, it requires a lot of practice and patience.
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