How has Dance Evolved since the 1900’s
Martha Graham once said,"The body says what words cannot." Martha Graham couldn't have explained dance any better. When it comes to dancing there are many flows of how people dance, types, and rhythms. History has affected dance in more ways than one, due to wars, major events, and different types of feelings.
Dance has changed in many ways but one drastic way that it has changed is due to wars. According to the article Dance In The 20th Century “It started in 1920 when World War I ended and people wanted to forget the war and all the sad times or in other words, ‘they could finally ‘escape the horror of the war and release their pent-up emotions’ caused by the “restricted lifestyles forced on the public by the war effort’ (‘1920s Dancing’).”
Dance has also evolved due to major events. Take Flappers for instance, in the article Dance in the 20th Century, Mary Butler stated that “By the 1920s women began to feel as though they needed to be seen not as stereotypical females who go to finish school, but rather as equal hard workers with voices. To show their disgust toward the societal views of women, they begin to loosen up, to ‘shake their …show more content…
In the article Dance In The 20th Century, it states that “The War was ending but was not fully over; therefore, people were still rebelling against the government. With the continuation of war movements, new rock music such as soft rock, hard rock, punk rock, and reggae was created and the dance styles evolved. Charles Gillis, the author of the article ‘American Cultural History 1970-1979,’ mentions that many different cultures were sharing their dances and music with America at the protests. They used music to show the government that they would like to stop the war, but to make more of an interesting statement; they would perform their
Martha Graham once said,"The body says what words cannot." Martha Graham couldn't have explained dance any better. When it comes to dancing there are many flows of how people dance, types, and rhythms. History has affected dance in more ways than one, due to wars, major events, and different types of feelings.
Dance has changed in many ways but one drastic way that it has changed is due to wars. According to the article Dance In The 20th Century “It started in 1920 when World War I ended and people wanted to forget the war and all the sad times or in other words, ‘they could finally ‘escape the horror of the war and release their pent-up emotions’ caused by the “restricted lifestyles forced on the public by the war effort’ (‘1920s Dancing’).”
Dance has also evolved due to major events. Take Flappers for instance, in the article Dance in the 20th Century, Mary Butler stated that “By the 1920s women began to feel as though they needed to be seen not as stereotypical females who go to finish school, but rather as equal hard workers with voices. To show their disgust toward the societal views of women, they begin to loosen up, to ‘shake their …show more content…
In the article Dance In The 20th Century, it states that “The War was ending but was not fully over; therefore, people were still rebelling against the government. With the continuation of war movements, new rock music such as soft rock, hard rock, punk rock, and reggae was created and the dance styles evolved. Charles Gillis, the author of the article ‘American Cultural History 1970-1979,’ mentions that many different cultures were sharing their dances and music with America at the protests. They used music to show the government that they would like to stop the war, but to make more of an interesting statement; they would perform their