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Essay on Dance
Theatrical performances of plays or ballets create for the spectator the magical illusion of virtual space and virtual time, and these spaces and times generally conform to scientific and mathematical world- views that are socially and historically specific. Since the late nineteenth century mathematicians and physicists have been exploring aspects of time and space which radically depart from the classic theoretical models proposed by Euclid and Newton. In the early part of the twentieth century modernist artists generally ascribed a changed apprehension of space to technology rather than to science, and the resulting images generally conformed to the Euclidian and Newtonian cosmos.
A series of set of movements to music, either alone or with a partner. That is the definition of dancing. Dancing is a way to express one's feeling and to get active. Dance has been a part of human history since the earliest records of human life. Cave paintings found in Spain and France dating from 30,000 -10,000 BC have vivid drawings of dancing figures in association with ritual illustrating the presents of dance in early human society. Many people around the world see life as a dance from the movements of the heavens and the turn of the seasons to the unique dance of every creature. The history of dance reflects the changes in the way people see the world, relate to their bodies and experience the cycles of life.
The pain of every young male dancer trying to claim his identity resonates within me. I could tell you all about the verbal, emotional, political, and sometimes physical abuse that I experienced in a rural community during the 1960s and '70s. But the most powerful story I have has a slightly different twist. I started dance instruction in the fourth grade. However, in seventh grade, I showed up for the first day of tap class and discovered I had been deserted! All the boys were gone....
