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Learn About DanceOur goal is to help people see how dance is integral and necessary in their lives. Starting with the role popular/social dance plays in contemporary society, such as family and community events, club settings, media, and professional sports events, we hope to point out the ways movement is already part of people's lives. Through performances and the the Web we will demonstrate and develop the connections between the public's personal experience of everyday forms of movement and academic/classical dance. By making this connection, we will situate one's contemporary relationship to dance in an historical context, break down the divisions between what is considered "high" and "low" art, and show how art is vital to the real world and lived experience. Bharata Nãtyam - An Indian Classical Dance FormBharata Nãtyam, the Indian Classical Dance from South India-Tamil Nadu,
has been one of the oldest and the richest classical dance of India. It
has been aptly said that Bharata Nătyam is a symbol of beauty and aesthetic
perfection. As a philosophy, it is a search of human soul for ideal. As
a religion, it is the man's quest for the Supreme and the desire to unite
with the Ultimate. As a science, it is to attain the perfection of body
technique and corporal movement and as poetry, it is the symbol of rythmic
lyricism. Daniel Phoenix Singh's Dance Thesis, 2004This written project explores five approaches to the dance performance event “Songs of My Life.”
The five approaches are based on developing the practical process, deriving from personal
experiences, engaging women’s perspectives, reorienting spectators and defining the role of art.
This written work engages the performance event from a Women’s Studies, Critical Studies and
Cultural Studies perspective. The project works on deriving theory from the practice of dance and
art, as well as using the existing theoretical models as a lens, to gain new perspectives on the
choreographic process
How to Experience Dance Use the following questions to
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