The three purposes of dance are Recreational, Ceremonial, and Artistic Expression.
Recreational dance is for fun. The dances you see and do at parties, in the club, in your bedroom when you think no one is looking, are all recreational.
Ceremonial dance is for special events. Dance used to be used for the coming of visitors to the land, weddings, funerals, and celebrations in other cultures. In America we seldomly see any ceremonial dancing. It is arguably said that dancing in parades, and on certain award shows, qualifies as ceremonial dancing because those are events that celebrate people and events.
The definition of Artistic Expression is the "human effort to immitate, suppliment or counteract the work of nature." Any dance that you see that displays a deep emotion or gives a certain message.
A dance can have more than one purpose.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Artistic+expression
Recreational dance is for fun. The dances you see and do at parties, in the club, in your bedroom when you think no one is looking, are all recreational.
Ceremonial dance is for special events. Dance used to be used for the coming of visitors to the land, weddings, funerals, and celebrations in other cultures. In America we seldomly see any ceremonial dancing. It is arguably said that dancing in parades, and on certain award shows, qualifies as ceremonial dancing because those are events that celebrate people and events.
The definition of Artistic Expression is the "human effort to immitate, suppliment or counteract the work of nature." Any dance that you see that displays a deep emotion or gives a certain message.
A dance can have more than one purpose.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Artistic+expression
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