Week 2

Reflecting back on the second week. I have been able to get a better understanding of  particular styles of Dance. Concentrating on the jive aspect of dances and seeing the various styles allowed me to explore the various ideas behind the different dances.
Having seen how similair certain dances can be, through diffusion we can see how simaliar dance styles can be performed in different ways by adding ones own aditional twist we can make that dance different.
When watching the various dance videos we can see the importance of rhythm and timing and how the two are imposed within many dances.

When we explore the different idea of dance styles, we are presented with various types of dances for differnt styles which for example poses the question what makes swing swing or salsa salsa? It is very hard to explain swing or describe one particular area of swing, but we can see how important the connection with your partner is in a swing dance performance.

When we look at Lindyhop, we can see how this particular dance is very playful and acrobatic, its emphasis on its feet and can be very rough.

This particular lecture has allowed me to explore the different ideas behind certains dances for example Swing, Jive, Lindyhop etc. These many dances are accosiated with various rituals and activities which we can see presented within the different dance forms. Many people have different ideas and reasons for dancing and through certain types of dances such as Swing or Jive, we can see this being explored.