Dance Textual Analysis
Dance
I think that one of the most important topics held in class was the study of dance as an art of body movements. In fact, these body movements have some links to society and the historical periods. What, how and when individuals performed the dances are important components in understanding dance. Theoretical analysis that is provided by Copeland & Cohen (1983) serves as a basis for comparing two or more societies in that dance has been a mirror of various societies in response to historical, political, economic, and religious events. At an individual level, Copeland & Cohen (1983) reading made me to think there is a huge difference between “dances” performed by various cultural groups and why each group tend to preconceive notion of its …show more content…
The big picture I intend to demonstrate here is that expression of emotions is the primary role of any dancing activity. So, the reasons Copeland & Cohen (1982) talk about mind and medium connection in dancing activities are several. Consistently, it matters what a dancer is thinking when dancing and also it matters how he or she expresses his or her thoughts when performing the same dancing activity. Here, I think the mind-body connection serves as an underlying fundamental framework of movement as seen in different ways purposely and thoughtfully in almost any modern dancing …show more content…
Assuming that a dancer has engaged herself for 30-40 minutes into the dancing activity, it can be easy to realize that the audience attention may have been withdrawn, rise of boredom, and the dancer may appear exhausted. So, all these reasons to manage the brain-body emotional states were at the core of Copeland & Cohen (1982) study.
To this extent, I have shown that every discussion we held in classroom about dance tended to explore knowledge of expression. Our perception of dance was interesting because it helped us to question what we already know, why we know it, and what other people know differently hence helping us to explore various forms of dances in different cultures per se. It was surprising all raised questions were seeking to explain what dance really mean and how it is perceived by various cultural groups. Therefore, I strongly believe that through dance people are able to express their ideas, beliefs, feelings and
I think that one of the most important topics held in class was the study of dance as an art of body movements. In fact, these body movements have some links to society and the historical periods. What, how and when individuals performed the dances are important components in understanding dance. Theoretical analysis that is provided by Copeland & Cohen (1983) serves as a basis for comparing two or more societies in that dance has been a mirror of various societies in response to historical, political, economic, and religious events. At an individual level, Copeland & Cohen (1983) reading made me to think there is a huge difference between “dances” performed by various cultural groups and why each group tend to preconceive notion of its …show more content…
The big picture I intend to demonstrate here is that expression of emotions is the primary role of any dancing activity. So, the reasons Copeland & Cohen (1982) talk about mind and medium connection in dancing activities are several. Consistently, it matters what a dancer is thinking when dancing and also it matters how he or she expresses his or her thoughts when performing the same dancing activity. Here, I think the mind-body connection serves as an underlying fundamental framework of movement as seen in different ways purposely and thoughtfully in almost any modern dancing …show more content…
Assuming that a dancer has engaged herself for 30-40 minutes into the dancing activity, it can be easy to realize that the audience attention may have been withdrawn, rise of boredom, and the dancer may appear exhausted. So, all these reasons to manage the brain-body emotional states were at the core of Copeland & Cohen (1982) study.
To this extent, I have shown that every discussion we held in classroom about dance tended to explore knowledge of expression. Our perception of dance was interesting because it helped us to question what we already know, why we know it, and what other people know differently hence helping us to explore various forms of dances in different cultures per se. It was surprising all raised questions were seeking to explain what dance really mean and how it is perceived by various cultural groups. Therefore, I strongly believe that through dance people are able to express their ideas, beliefs, feelings and