DANC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Dance, Quran, Belly Dance
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Chapter 4 outline: social dancing reflects our culture as a society, which is only apparent after witnessing social dance different from our own, social dancing is not dancing for other people. a. i. It"s done for their own pleasure: what"s important to note with social dancing is what they do, and who they do it with, social dancing often occurs at rites of passage, major events. c. i. In the middle east, dancing is done for circumcisions c. i. 1. This just shows the difference in social dancing between cultures. This is definitely not a situation for dancing and celebrating in america, however, in the. Middle east it"s not weird at all. c. ii. In africa, dancing is done at funerals c. ii. 1. Here, this tradition would seem really weird because in america, funerals are for sadness, eulogies, speeches and crying. Social dancing in our country is for happiness. However, in africa this is normal for their culture. c. iii.
