Friedrich Nietzsche said that “we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once”.
According to Sara Houston, the significance of dance is often claimed as a political act by which “the disadvantaged may gain temporary equality with others”.
Irina Dumitrescu looks deeper into the artistry of the form, with the caveat that “writing about dance can be like painting a meal: it leaves one with more questions than answers”.
She argues, though, that “dance is embedded in a network of relationships”, especially with the audience, themselves often moving their bodies in time with the music.
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