MUS 2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Rudolf Von Laban, Western Philosophy, Dance Notation
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Dace transforms a basic rhythm into a distinctive set of physical movements. Dance invites anyone to participate who can do its basic movements, whatever their cultural background, social experience, or musical expertise. Dance accommodates a wide variety of meanings, from recreational to political. Dance illustrates different views of gender and sexuality in different societies: music and dance exist in time and space. Dance transforms the most basic physical unit, the pulse, into rhythmic patterns that can be seen and heard. Sometimes rhythmic organization replicates specific musical rhythms in a dancer"s footwork, such as in the latin chachahca. Other times a series of shorter rhythmic units translates into larger graceful groupings such as in the argentine tango: dance and music are closely joined. In some modern dancing, the dancer interprets the flow of the music in flexible ways improvising in the motion the dancer hears.
