Style of Dance

Dancing is the hidden language of the soul, it has the ability to move and adapt to its surroundings while mentally speaking to the artist who performs its movements. With every genre of dance a story is to be told that informs its students of how the art has transformed as years come and go. I decided to enlighten my readers with three different dance styles; ballet, hip-hop, and tap dance.

Ballet is a form of theatrical dance that involves all of the muscles of the body. These muscles must be trained with long, strenuous hours of vigorous exercises and instruction of stylized movements to make the body flexible and disciplined. These specific movements can be placed together to form a theatrical performance worthy of an encore. Only the most dedicated can make it in this field of dance.

Hip-hop dance is not only a form of expression, but a way of life. I know that I live for this style of dance because it is deeply rooted in the African American culture. Hip-hop dancers use their creative minds to “invent” different styles of hip-hop dance. These inventors combine break-dance, body popping, ballet, and any other style of dance they can get their hands on to reinvent the traditional movements into an eclectic array of aggressive movements. Those who yearn for free expression and want to make use of all of their senses should engage in hip-hop dance.

Isolation of the different parts of the body is important in all dance genres but it is with the feet that these dancers are able to graze across the stage. Tap dancers encompass the ability to use their feet to create dance and music. This type of dance calls for total control of your feet in order to move them in such a way to make a certain sound. With all of these dance styles it is important to see which once speaks to you because everyone can dance. So ask yourself this, which one is your favorite?