DAN 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Proprioception
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Assignment: sklar, five premises for a culturally sensitive approach to dance (pp. It is important to consider dance or movement in cultural context. Movement knowledge is a kind of cultural knowledge. The way people move is as much a clue to who they are. Differences in movement embody different social and religious realities. All movement must be considered as an embodiment of cultural knowledge. Movement knowledge is conceptual and emotional as well as kinesthetic. Movement embodies ideas about life"s large questions . The moves of church and stage literally embody culture-specific ideas about nature, society, and the cosmos. Patterns of movement may be associated with different types of emotions. Bodily aspects of social life have a powerful impact on which emotions are felt. Movement knowledge is intertwined with other kinds of cultural knowledge. One has to look beyond movement to get at its meaning. There is more behind the movement than meets the eye.
