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Reasons for Dancing

Artsology investigates reasons for dancingYou hear some good music, and your body starts to move. It's dancing, right? Yes, but there's much more to dance than just grooving to your favorite music. There are many kinds of dance, and many reasons for dancing. One might first think of ballet, or modern dance, or even hip-hop dancing.    

People throughout the world and throughout history have danced to express themselves, but there have been other other interesting reasons as well:

Here are some web sites that can give you more information about dance:

History of Ballet

Dance History

Baryshnikov's Dance Foundation

African influences on swing dance





If you would like to learn more about dance, you may want to consider these books:

         


         


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