Why are we dancing? Detailed answer

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Why are we dancing?

Children, even before they can speak, and even without seeing anyone dancing, often find expression to their emotions through rhythmic movements. Do animals dance? There are birds that perform group movements in unison, such as circling, tilting, moving forward and backward.

At first, ancient man danced instinctively. He discovered that repetitive rhythmic movements evoke pleasant feelings, affect consciousness and emotions. This gave the dancing a magical power. And when a person wanted to evoke these pleasant feelings again, he began to dance. This led to the development of group dance.

And today there are tribes that are at a low level of development, which dance to attract "magical" power. There are ritual military and hunting dances, wedding and funeral dances, during planting and harvesting. These ritual dances were an integral part of religious ceremonies. They danced in the temples of ancient Egypt. The ancient Jews danced in the performance of their religious rites. The Bible says that King David danced in front of the Ark of the Covenant, expressing his religious feelings.

The Greeks developed dance to such an extent that it ceased to be part of religious ceremonies, but turned into a source of entertainment, became the basis for the development of theater and drama. The word "orchestra" was first used to refer to a dance floor in a Greek theatre.

The Greeks also used dance for the physical training of soldiers. The Romans copied the Greeks, but their dances became wild and distorted. At first, Christians used dances in worship rituals, but after the Romans perverted the dance, it was banned from church services. In the countries of the East, they also resorted to the help of dance to express religious feelings.

One of the most significant forms of dance originated in the mists of time - it's folk dance. A dance created by people of a certain religion, which has become traditional and passed down from generation to generation. Modern dances originate in folk and ballroom dance, which came from the halls of England.

Author: Likum A.

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