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Dance has been a part of every culture throughout history because it fulfills fundamental human needs. Originally used for religious and cultural purposes, dance today allows people to feel a sense of togetherness when participating collectively and to express themselves in a unique, moving way. Dance provides an outlet for emotions and is often used at social events to bring joy or draw attention to important issues. As the great mixing pot of cultures, America demonstrates how dance can break down barriers and bring diverse groups together to create something new and beautiful.

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Dance Essay

Dance has been a part of every culture throughout history because it fulfills fundamental human needs. Originally used for religious and cultural purposes, dance today allows people to feel a sense of togetherness when participating collectively and to express themselves in a unique, moving way. Dance provides an outlet for emotions and is often used at social events to bring joy or draw attention to important issues. As the great mixing pot of cultures, America demonstrates how dance can break down barriers and bring diverse groups together to create something new and beautiful.

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Broxton Zaugg

Professor Amanda Sowerby

Dance 1010

6/17/2020

Why we Dance

In every culture and every century, we have danced. There isn't a time or place where

people didn't dance. Dance is something that we have carried for centuries. Why is this? Dance

doesn't serve any survival purposes. If anything it is a waste of valuable time and energy. Why is

it that we used so much time and energy on dance, and still do?

When dance was first introduced it was used for mainly religious and cultural purposes.

People would dance to communicate with God's and ancestors, to heal, and to summon power.

This makes sense when looking back, but what about today? What do we still continue to dance?

Everyone has a longing to fit in, to be part of something bigger than themselves. This is

why we chant as crowds, march in protest, and join teams. These gatherings and collective action

bring a sense of togetherness that we all long for. Dance has a similar effect. When jumping,

twisting, and kicking in a crowd it provides the joy of being a part of something.

People often dance as a way to express themselves. Dance is unique in its capacity to

convey a message. It's not confined to only words like writing is. They say a picture says a

thousand words. Dance is a moving picture, it creates hundreds of little moments, each moment

creating its own message. Just one dance can tell millions of words. I think this is why we as a

society love to dance.


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Dance is a method for people to show their feelings and emotions in a way they know

best. Dance provides many outlets to express their emotions. Their emotions let out are shown

through body movement and facial expressions. You can compare dancing to writing. Writers

use punctuation to enhance their stories. In the same way, dancers use tempo, facials, and

different forms of dance to add depth and emotion to their dance. Dance, with its ability to

express emotion, is often used at events. It is used to bring joy at things such as parties or any

type of social gatherings. Dance can also be used to bring attention to sad things, such as cancer

or abuse.

Dance is special because of its power, it has power to break down barriers, bring people

together, and create something new. We can see this in America. For centuries America has been

a gathering place. People have come here from every country in the world. This diversity gives

us a rich and unique culture. America’s culture is unique because it is “the great mixing pot” of

the world. It takes different cultures, places them together, and creates something unique and

beautiful. You can see this mix of culture in a range of different things. You can find it in music,

food, clothes, and of course, dance. In the early stages of American history, African Americans

struggled to fit into the American culture. They were seen as nothing more than property. This

started to change as they joined the dance and music community. They slowly were given the

opportunity to share their talents. It was many years before they were fully accepted into the

community, but dance did provide a push for acceptance.

We love to dance. We love it because it helps bring us together as nothing else can. It

helps us reach out and to help us become part of something greater. We have done it from the

beginning of time, and we will continue until the end.


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