Dance and Movement Heals by Gina Pero
Dance can be medicine and a way to be and move in the world.
What’s your style?
Ancient Rituals, spiritual gatherings, social events, pleasure, expression, performance, interaction, spirit force, communication, are all related to dance. Dance began in lineage based societies in the form of rituals and in celebration of community.
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That the oldest proof of existence of dancing comes from the 9000 year old cave paintings that were found in India, which depicts various scenes of hunting, childbirth, religious rites, burials and most importantly, communal drinking and dancing.
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Dance was a part of religious or shamanic rituals, included in many ceremonies?
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Dance was used a method to heal, using healing rituals.
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Dance was used to tell stories, and myths before the production of written language to pass stories down from generation to generation.
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The origins of ballet are traced to the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, where dance masters taught steps to nobility and the court.
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That ballet became known as ballet d’action where masks where taken off and humans were able to show their emotions through facial expressions.
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The era of Romanticism inspired ballets through fantasy, mystique, and exotic places focusing more on the emotion, fantasy and spiritual worlds.
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In the early 20th century, modern dance was introduced with pioneers such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and more.
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By the 1980s, contemporary dance became a vehicle for many combining the elements of technique and modern dance.
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Dance benefits physical and mental health.
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Dance improves the heart, the lungs, muscular strength, stronger bones, agility, flexibility, improved balance, spatial awareness, self-esteem, and confidence.
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A study at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2007 showed Argentine tango was better at improving the mobility of Parkinson’s disease sufferers than an exercise class.
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There is so much more, so much more, so much more, to learn and hear about dance!!!
These are just a few fun ways of understanding how dance is medicine and are essential ways of being, doing, and contributing to the world.
Every style of dance from ceremony dance, to ballet, to jazz, to ritual dance, to culture dance, to tap dance, to hip hop, to dance science are essential ways of healing, ways of being healthy, and ways to connect, communicate, and express.
What’s your favorite style!?
What is essential in your life today?
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