Ever since a man and woman first saw the sun

Dance

I love the performing arts but I had not known much about the history of dance a religious connection. Ritual dances teach through movement. Remembering the motions teaches to remember the meaning of the ritual. Story telling dances in every culture teaches people about their legends, heroes, history and religion Ballet in is seen in opera and it own performances of pure ballet. Ballet is about line and traditional forms ruling in ballet is Pointe the suspension of standing perfectly on the toes. The Russian and French school focuses on strict forms that create beautiful lines and motions that tell a story. Modern school choreography is about breaking free of ballet and crating an emotional free form dance these dance are often barefoot and closer to the dancer's soul expression .courting and social dances are a way to meet other people and have fun. Social fads such as the solja or the twist do not last as long as cultural dances that tell stories because they aren't important they don't hold meaning their just for fun.

(Ok ay I could not resist I always think of the killers' song that goes "are we human or are we dancers" humans dance its what people do even animals dance Einstein had it down pat. the whole universe is dancing because its alive. because everybody dances people love to move to the beat. Which also reminds me (hairspray "you can't stop the beat" everybody keeps on dancing you can't stop them . I remember learning to dance at family weddings where you jumped up and down then twirled around. Everyone dance little kids, old people, awkward teens, and confident twenty five year olds.