A dance consists of executing certain movements to the rhythm of music.
Dance is the action of dancing and each of its forms . The term is also used to name the place intended for dancing, the musical piece that can be danced to, and the theatrical show in which it is danced.
Specifically, dancing consists of the execution of certain movements accompanied by the body, arms and legs. These movements are performed to the rhythm of music .
Historical evolution
The first dances or dances had a ritual character . Dances were performed for the stars (such as the sun or the moon ), animals and crops. On the other hand, tribute was paid to the gods.
Over time, dancing came to be considered entertainment or an artistic spectacle . Today, going dancing is one of the main entertainment for teenagers and young people around the world.
Nowadays, and in that sense of a social event, we should highlight events such as, for example, the well-known Rose Ball that takes place annually during the spring in Monaco. Specifically, it is a charity event attended by a multitude of illustrious figures from society such as members of royalty, businessmen and figures from the artistic world.
There are different kinds of dance.
types of dance
There are, therefore, different types of dances. The masquerade ball , for example, is one in which attendees dress in an unconventional way. At the masquerade ball , participants wear masks. Ballroom dancing is one in which couples participate.
Ballroom dances have two variants. Thus, on the one hand there are those that take place within a sports competition and on the other hand there are those that are carried out for simple entertainment. This means that there are various types of dance that are part of one category or another, however, they have in common the cha cha chá, the pasodoble, the rumba or the tango, among others.
Within what would be social dancing, that of pure entertainment, there are also other dances such as the conga, the fox-trot, the merengue, rock and roll or swing. Meanwhile, on the competitive side we should also talk about salsa , the English waltz, quickstep or jive.
Various uses of the term
It is also important to highlight that there is an expression that we use very frequently and colloquially that uses the term in question. This is the adverbial phrase “Saint Vitus dance” that is used to express that someone has a convulsive illness or that a person is very restless and does not stop for a single moment, he is always doing things and moving.
In another sense, a dance is the mistaken alteration in the order of something (for example, a dance of letters) or repeated changes in the configuration of something or the positions that people occupy (official dance).
Finally, it should be noted that a dance is a fight or a violent altercation : “Last night there was dancing on the soccer field, the fans of both teams fought.”