HISTORY OF DANCE

1.Dances thrived at different periods in history and were mostly a result of intercultural exchange and contract.

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2.Religious ritual and social expression have been the major form of dance within primitive cultures.

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3.The origins of dance are rooted in the pre-historic past.

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4.Dancing was taught as an aid to Military Education among the boys in Athens and Spartan.

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5.Greek philosopher such as Plato, and Socrates strongly supported this art as an integration of body and soul.

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6.Dance eventually became an integral part of the corruption in the latter days of the Roman Empire, resulting in the condemnation of dance by the early Christians.

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7.The people during dark and early middle ages amused themselves by doing dances that were social in character. This marked the beginning of Social dancing.

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8.Nobility soon followed the peasants’ lead in dancing but in a more refined and courtly form. And that is the beginning of ballroom.

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9.Body language is your body’s way of expressing your feelings.

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10.The Roman Catholic Church contributed greatly in the development of dance.

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