| It is natural to want to dance and move | | | | in garments of grey and drop our heads to |
| whenever we hear music. With the drum beat | | | | respond in heavy deliberate movements to show |
| of a military march, we want to march in | | | | what the music intends.For the professional |
| time; the smooth circles of a waltz have the | | | | dancer, it is music which dictates the mood |
| power to make us feel like twirling forever; | | | | and demands that a dancer surrenders his body |
| and a lullaby makes us lilt our bodies into | | | | to that music, not just for his own pleasure, |
| sleep. Dance is a natural expression and is | | | | but for the sake of a wider purpose. Then |
| a natural response to music that is heard | | | | the dancer surrenders to music as if it were |
| externally or sometimes but rarely, it is in | | | | the conductor, as he seeks to make his body |
| resonance with the sounds of inner joy, to | | | | its complete or final instrument .The dancer |
| which only the individual is privy.Most | | | | can only surrender to the music if he wishes |
| people wish to dance, or enjoy dancing. It | | | | his body to serve to express its influence. |
| is a feature in the life of most people | | | | To dance to a rhythm without conscious |
| throughout the world who reveal the | | | | thought is a pure reaction - it is not an |
| differences in their culture through the | | | | art.Dancers are agents of the music - there |
| different types of music and the different | | | | to express something of the spirit of his |
| styles of dance movement they develop in | | | | inspiration of the composer. If we like the |
| their traditional art. There is a different | | | | music we are asked to dance to, there is an |
| between the dance of a country barn dance or | | | | easy relationship and harmony between the |
| western line-up with a country band and the | | | | music, the source of it and our bodies. It |
| rap dancing with its accompanying intonation | | | | is all in tune and the dancer can add the |
| and sounds; between the tap dancers metallic | | | | ingredient of his own intelligence and pour |
| beat to a popular tune and the ballet dancers | | | | his feeling through his body language. If we |
| soft pointed feet describing the patterns of | | | | are not attracted to the music then the |
| a classical piece; the passionate guitar and | | | | dancer is a mere puppet. In the future, to |
| strong heel beats of a Spanish flamenco and | | | | use a dancer without him having conscious |
| the smooth swirls of an Austrian circular | | | | desire to express the music will be seen as |
| waltz to the strains of a violin.Music | | | | dancer abuse! It is not a true and fine |
| provides the powerful influence which we seek | | | | example of the art form at all unless music |
| to express in movement and dance. In | | | | and dancer are as one.If we hear discordant |
| addition, if our own emotions are moved, we | | | | sound and it is the fashion to move to it, |
| can convey how we feel by injecting our | | | | one must be very skilled or insensitive or |
| emotions into our physical movements. If | | | | perhaps both in wishing to express chaos and |
| music uplifts us, we may dance but wish we | | | | discord. Life's real discordant notes are |
| could fly and the best we can do is to raise | | | | only too well known in the reality of living |
| our arms and elevate our bodies from the | | | | without having to bold type it all. Modern |
| floor as best we can. If the music on the | | | | times are difficult with little rhythm, |
| other hand is sombre, we would rather dress | | | | melody or harmony in any popular music. |