Category: Performing Arts – Dance

Dance refers to the creation, performance, and appreciation of choreographed movement as a form of live art. It involves a range of dance styles, such as ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip hop, and cultural dances, and includes both solo and group performances. Performing arts dance involves not only the technical aspects of dance technique, such as movement vocabulary and physicality, but also the expressive and interpretive aspects of performance, including emotion, storytelling, and musicality. It includes live performances on stage, as well as site-specific and immersive dance experiences. By studying performing arts dance, scholars aim to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural, social, and historical contexts in which dance styles and works were created and performed, as well as the ways in which dance reflects and shapes the human experience.