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Dance is a healthy physical activity, with many far reaching physical, and psychological benefits. Dancing can be enjoyed in many forms, and is for every age and ability. This physical activity appeals to some who may not typically be active, and therefore may be another alternative of exercise. [1] Dance for health has become an important ...
Parallel Lines: Media Representations of Dance (1993) observed that in Rhythm Nation 1814, Jackson represents a "modern good fairy" attempting to guide troubled youth to a more positive way of life. Each of the three segments serve a different purpose, beginning with affinity and companionship in "Miss You Much", followed by anger and ...
5Rhythms[1] is a movement meditation practice devised by Gabrielle Roth in the late 1970s. [2] It draws from indigenous and world traditions using tenets of shamanistic, ecstatic, mystical and eastern philosophy. It also draws from Gestalt therapy, the human potential movement and transpersonal psychology. Fundamental to the practice is the ...
American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson (1958–2009) is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th and 21st century, [1][2] and one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time. [3][4][5] Often referred as the "King of Pop", [6] his achievements helped to complete the desegregation of popular ...
Somatics. Somatic educator Moshe Feldenkrais in 1978, teaching how to rise from a chair. Somatics is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma, or "the body as perceived from within", [1][2] including ...
Body positivity is a social movement that promotes a positive view of all bodies, regardless of size, shape, skin tone, gender, and physical abilities. [4] Proponents focus on the appreciation of the functionality and health of the human body instead of its physical appearance. [5]
Pantsula is a syncopated, quick-stepping, low to the ground form of dance which evokes the urban street culture of which it is a part of.It is performed by groups of dancers who practice together for many hours each week. It provides a powerful, stylized form of expression. As one pantsula dancer describes it, "we have drive, we are one, we ...
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, [1] as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, [2] at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizations at the national and international level, such as the World DanceSport Federation.