dance
Let an agent handle dance by style, tradition, context and practitioners, with respect for cultural and ritual dance.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle dance by style, tradition, context and practitioners, with respect for cultural and ritual dance.
The art and activity of moving the body rhythmically, usually to music, for expression, social interaction, ritual or performance.
What it is for: Expression, celebration, social connection, ritual and exercise.
It can be dance and learn it; teach and choreograph it; perform and watch it; document and preserve it.
Distinguishing features
Rhythmic movement as an art or activity
Social, ritual and theatrical forms
Styles tied to cultures and eras
Also a physical activity with health effects
What it looks like
People moving to music, alone, in pairs or groups, on stages, streets or in rituals.
How it is recognised
Rhythmic movement, often to music
Style features in steps, posture and costume
Notation such as Labanotation for recording
Related models
is a kind of - dual nature
uses - accompaniment
is protected as - some forms
is held at - occasions
In practice
Families and kinds
social and folk dances
ballet and contemporary dance
ritual and religious dance
street and club dance
competitive dance sport
Standards and regulation
UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage
Copyright in choreography
Venue safety rules
Failure modes and hazards
Injuries from overuse or falls
Cultural appropriation of sacred dances
Unsafe floors
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Style Which dance.
Style places a dance.
Name and style
Style.
Style
The style.
- Which dance style is this? definition
- Where does it come from? provenance
Features
Steps and music.
Features
Defining features.
- What are its characteristic steps and music? definition
- How is it notated or taught? definition
Context Where and why danced.
Context gives dance its meaning.
Occasion
Social, ritual, stage.
Occasion
Occasion.
- On what occasions is it danced? definition
- Who takes part? definition
Meaning
Cultural significance.
Meaning
Significance.
- What cultural or religious meaning does it carry? definition
- Are there restrictions on who may perform it? boundary
Practice Learning and performing.
Practice involves teachers, performers and safety.
Learning
Teaching.
Learning
How it is learned.
- How is it learned, and where? action
- What level of fitness is needed? boundary
Safety
Injury prevention.
Safety
Injury prevention.
- What injuries are common, and how can they be prevented? action
- Is the floor suitable? boundary
Heritage and rights Preservation and ownership.
Dance is heritage and creative work.
Heritage
Safeguarding.
Heritage
Heritage status.
- Is this dance recognised as intangible heritage? provenance
- How is it safeguarded? definition
Rights
Choreography.
Rights
Rights in choreography.
- Who holds rights in this choreography? provenance
- Is permission needed to perform it? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should dance styles be separate entries?
- How should ritual dances be treated respectfully?
- How should choreography rights be recorded?