Dance History

 "Dance is the most beautiful art, because it is not translated by abstraction of life, it is life itself," says Havelock Ellis. Indeed, he was right, if we think that through dance we can express freely without constraints. No limits, no barriers ... simply felt and expressed.

Dance in Antiquity

In ancient Indians, the ideal geometric mean dance form. Shiva, the symbol of Hindu mythology, was considered the source of any activity, but the ultimate Prince of dance. 108 styles were invented by him transmitted to learning Bharata, the author famous Treaty (6000 lyrics about dancing, poetry and drama). Many of the known forms of dance and refinement among the ancient Greeks. Aristotle explains the origin of human physiological rhythm by function, referring especially to heartbeat, the perfect metronome. Dancing means excitement, but also means the conquest of space and courage to overcome mobility. Mallarme said: "... any emotion would leave us a space that expands quickly upon us and incorporate it. "

European Dance

It owes much to the royal courts. At first dances were forms of dance palace in the countryside. For example, "Bramble", one of which was transformed and stylized to be interpreted by the aristocracy of the time. In time, however, the dances have evolved. Thus, in the XVI century, in certain palace dances such as "Pavano" or "Galiardul" were added to the complicated steps and small jumps. If by then there was a tendency "dance group", the palace came performances of female-male couple, unlike the practice in other cultures. One aspect of dance was eroticism, gently suggested the "minuet" dance of the eighteenth century to simulate a kind of duel amoros.?n after the social revolution of the eighteenth century was rich and middle class have emerged rooms ballroom and other public places dedicated entertainment. If by then the dancers form pairs only with those closest to social rank, now become something normal "merger" between aristocrats and the average rank. At the end of the century appeared a new dance, it has surpassed other - Waltz. His appearance was a revolutionary, although moralists were scandalized, waltz remained and was then followed by vigorous polka and other dance pairs. Meanwhile, dance palace has led to professional dancers who were performing before the audience and came to the early twentieth century to become dance, divided into two sections: Standard and Latin American.

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