History of Dance: an Interactive Arts Approach by Gayle Kassing (130-195)

Summary:

    This section of the book looks at dance throughout the 20th century. This section presents the main points. It presents the who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in relation to other arts and to historical, political, and social events. This section of the book provides way to create, perceive, and respond to the history of dance through integrated arts and also technology. The studies of dancers, dances, and dance works within an interactive arts, culture, and technology environment is supported by the National Standards in dance, arts education, social studies, and technology education.

Quote:

     "The quality of a dancers' technique is the effectiveness of the dancer's relation to the choreography" (Kassing,193)

Reaction:

     I love this quote. And I agree with it 100%. The effectiveness of the dancer's relation to the choreography is the dancer's technique. Without any technique, the choreography would be very messy. And also, its not just having technique. It's adding a certain type of quality to your technique so that your choreography matches what you want.