### art genre:

Dance
*  sprained ankles.
* Most dances are for people who are falling in love.
* Some dances consist of symbolic gestures that tell a story completely through movement.
  * Dancing is not a sport, although it does have sporting aspects. Dance is an art. Some people dance to express their feelings and emotions. Other people dance to feel better. Dance can be used to tell a story. In some societies, dance goes with song as well as music. People who want to learn to dance can go to dance schools.
* also reflects class and gender classifications in society.
* are a celebration of life, a celebration of The People
  - form of traditional amusement and recreation in the old days
  - way to pass on knowledge and to communicate with the universe
  - aerobic exercises
  - aerobics
  - albums
  - artwork
* are created by choreographers
* are motivated by the goal of dancers
  - fun
  - honor
  - romance
  - parties
  - performance
  - singles
  - socials
  - spiritual in nature
  - sports
* awakens consciousness of beauty, lending new meaning to movement and form.
* can also mean a certain set of steps and motions, usually made in time to music.
* can be art, discipline, spiritual exercise or just fun
  - ritual, or recreation
  - part of everyone s life
  - make one stand out as an individual or strengthen the bonding of individuals to a group
  - reflect issues of gender, or signify tradition that echoes through generations
* create dance compositions that incorporate ideas and images related to popular culture.
* demonstrate the different social roles of men and women.
* develops distinct ways of seeing, thinking, discovering, and communicating ideas and feelings.
* end with bows
  - stops
  - stretchs
* energizes the whole body.
* enlists the use of nearly every bone and muscle in the body.
* enriches the self and broadens the mind and body connection.
* exists just as mathematics or physics exist
  - today as valid expressions of a people
* feature in initiation rites, and allow privileged moments in the lives of Gabonese people.
* form of art, where the body is used as a medium of communication
* gives full blood circulation and keeps the senses in control.
* global activity that comes in many different forms.
* great way to exercise alone, or in a social setting.
* has the power to energize, transform, and create community.
* healing art.
* helps people connect with one another and exists in all cultures and places
  - to increase flexibility, improve circulation, tone the body, and develop muscles
* highly competitive, high-pressure and physically demanding profession.
* human movement that is particularly rich in variety and beauty.
* improves muscle tone, flexibility, strength, stamina and sharpens the mind and Co-ordination.
* includes sections.
* involve movement.
* involves a unity of purpose and activity
  - visualization of complex patterns in space and time to create a unified whole
* is Hawai'ian liturgy and alchemy.
* is about music and movement coming together and the joy of it
  - responding to ones passion
* is also a means of communicating feelings between people and of showing respect for nature
  - medium that is ripe for raising questions about embodiment
  - type of nonverbal communication
  - an action verb
* is an art form expressed and communicated through human movement
  - communicated through movement
  - in Yap
  - that uses the body
  - that reaches out in many different forms
  - emotional response driven by the music that is felt more than heard
  - expression of everyday life for women in North Africa and the Middle East
* is an important aspect in Indian life
  - component of the cultural life of every society
  - individual expression
* is another form of entering into religious ecstasy, or trance
  - very popular art form
  - as old as human history
  - beneficial to the mind and body
  - central to Latin American social life and culture
  - common to all cultures
  - ephemeral, to be experienced in the moment
  - expressive movement that has the power to enrich lives
  - more than the rhythmic movement of one s feet and body it is also a form of expression
* is movement poetry, which the audience receives visually and feels in their body
  - with motivation, a dynamic expression of the spirit
  - movement, of the body or the face
  - nothing but the expression of the mind through body movements
* is often a body contact activity
  - at the heart of historic and modern healing ceremonies in many areas of the world
  - one art form that is still thriving in America
* is one of the greatest joys in life
  - most significant forms of human expression
  - skating disciplines where age is no barrier
  - part of the national character
  - pattern-making
  - simply disciplined movement, shaped by rhythm and aspiring to beauty
  - studies as an aspect of cultural history and in relation to the other arts
  - synonymous with the prayer, a demonstration of reverence
* is the art that most closely approximates it
  - common element of every Native American culture
  - elimination of thought between music and motion
* is the expression and communication of feeling
  - of energy from a pure source
  - hidden language of the soul
  - human mating ritual
  - language of the soul spoken through movement
* is the most important language the people know
  - natural form of art
  - oldest of the performing arts
  - one thing that combines sports, music, art and drama
  - only art form where the artist is also the medium of expression
  - physicalization of ideas, emotions, and the spirit
  - smallest field in the performing arts
  - symmetry of elegance in strength, control in passion, and precision in motion
  - visual representation of music, the body's response to musical performance
  - used to entertain or to involve and it is basically expression in the form of movement
* language and a means of interaction with our times.
* language of a people spoken with the body
  - movement, rhythm, pattern, and imagination
  - that reunites the body, mind, and soul
* links the body, intellect and emotions.
* marks important rituals in almost everyone's life.
* mostly involve couples, singly or in groups of two, three, four, or more.
* multi-media art form, but human movement remains central.
* part of Balinese life
  - every culture, and people have been dancing since the beginning of time
* performance art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement
* personal religion.
* physical and mental discipline.
* powerful, passionate, and 'prophetic' form of communication.
* predates all physical activities other than walking, running and climbing.
* primary modality in religious ceremony.
* promotes a recognition and appreciation of self and others.
* provides insight into how the human body moves.
* refer to presenting organizations or persons, rather than compositions.
* reflects our human desire to shape feelings, ideas, and images with an artistic sensibility.
* represents the symbolic of the movement of the universe.
* sacred movement of the various limbs with deep divine feeling.
* series of movements, which flow from emotion.
* teaches self-discipline and esteem while exploring the imagination through motion
  - self-discipline, respect, dedication and determination
* universal language that can transcend political, cultural, and language differences
  - everyone can relate to
  - way to show pictures
* use elements such as space, time, the body's weight, and energy to achieve their purposes.
* way for people to understand themselves
  - to feel what it is to be human and alive
+ Aida, Story, Act 2: Compositions by Giuseppe Verdi :: Operas
  * Act 2 takes place two years later. Ramades and the Egyptian army have won their battle against the Ethiopians. Dances take place to celebrate the victory. Amneris wants to find out whether Aida and Radames really do love one another. She talks to Aida. Aida says she cannot be happy until she knows what has happened to her father and brothers. Amneris now tells Aida a lie. She tells her that Radames has been killed.
+ Azerbaijan, Culture, Music and folk dances: Caucasus :: Eastern Europe
  * There are dozens of Azerbaijani folk dances. They are performed at formal festivals. The dancers wear national clothes like the Chokha. Most dances have a very fast rhythm.
+ Great Crested Grebe, Habitat and behaviour: Podicipediformes
  * The Great Crested Grebe has an interesting mating ritual. Grebes dance every time the pair meets, and the dance varies according to the circumstance. Returning to the nest is different from meeting out on the water, for instance. Most dances end in a bout of head-shaking. Huxley, Julian 1914. Proceedings of the Zoological Society', London. Reprinted by Jonathan Cape, London 1968, with a forword by Desmond Morris.
+ Nonverbal communication
  * NVC can be communicated through gestures and touch, by body language or posture, by facial expression and eye contact. NVC can be communicated through objects such as clothing and hairstyles. Dance is also a type of nonverbal communication.