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My name is Alex Smith. For Mr. Jenkins 11th grade Honors English class, we had to do an end of the year research project. I decided to be completely random, and research interpretive dance. I wanted to answer the question if interpretive is completely useful, or a complete waste of time. I found out that there are many opinions about it, but most of what I found was that it is a beautiful way to express your feelings. Not just through interpretive dance, but any dance. I really enjoyed seeing both sides of the argument, and made many conclusions of my own.



Interpretive Dance

- Sunday, April 26, 2009

In this article by Nadia Hava-Robbins, it gives a great definition of what interpretive dance truly is. It states, “dance has always been a form of expression for speaking visually, of joy, love, fear, pain, anger, despair, death, etc” (Hava-Robbins). It tells us how our heart beats in rhythm and that interpretive dance helps the body express itself “rhythmically” (Hava-Robbins). It takes not only talent, but creativity and inspiration to pursue a positive career in dance. You gain awareness of the body, mind, and soul, natural grace, self discipline, self awareness, and self expression (Hava-Robbins).

This article was very helpful to my research. It gave me a great idea of what interpretive dance truly is. it taught me that it isn’t just a silly dance. It shows that it is in fact driven from inspiration. It is an instrument for artistic expression that comes from stories of their own personal lives.

Hava-Robbins, Nadia. "Interpretive Dance." Jan 2002 1-3. 2 Apr 2009 .

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