DANCE 45 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bedhaya, Cook Islands
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Nine become one, a symbolism of selflessness. The essence of the doyo is balance. Courts survive when they embody value people cherish in their own lives. Royal courts around the world have been the center of: power, patronage, pageantry, all of the above. Look forward and not be nostalgic, past present and evolution. He uses a lot of pictures of his memories. Call this piece roots because its a look forward of his memories and his past and all the techniques. Men flap their knees and women move their hips.
