reflection+on+creative+expression

__Reflection__:

Dance  is like a hand me down art form. It gets passed down through generations, generations and filled with various cultures  that infuse dance with their own particular styles. During times of depression or war people would use dance as an escape  from all of the hardships they were facing. Dance is a  common denominator , you can be from any culture, any background, and dance has a language  of its own. So called American art forms are based in African styles  like tap and jazz. The modern dance movement came out of political liberalism. Dance is how we can engage and connect with others both through shared dance expression and by performing  for one another, through film, stage, and even as simple as a studio. The art of movement <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> brings cultures, race, and genders brings pieces of each others style. Dance can make you feel soulful and full. There is passion for moving through space and expression of <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">emotion <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">, feeling the music from the inside out and letting the music take over your <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">body <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> without thinking about anything else. It can be joyful, filled with angst, fun, <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">meaningful <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">, introspective, broad reaching and it can touch people. In <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">America <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> so many different forms of dance are accepted and appreciated. Dance is a reflection on the times, you can look back on <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">history <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> and connect the political social themes of the day to how people expressed themselves through the <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> art <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> of dance.

Creative Expression<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">