World Dance Day history. When is Dance Day and how is it celebrated?
International Dance Day 2019 is celebrated on April 29. It is dedicated to all styles of dance. IN festive events participate dance groups, schools and ensembles, professional artists classical schools, ballet and folk art, representatives modern trends(breakdancing, tectonics), choreographers, directors, lovers of moving to the beat of the music.
history of the holiday
International Dance Day was founded in 1982 by UNESCO, an agency of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The date of the holiday was suggested by Russian dancer, teacher and choreographer Pyotr Gusev. On this day, April 29, 1727, the French choreographer and founder of modern ballet Jean-Georges Nover R.
Holiday traditions
Traditionally on April 29, a famous representative dance world addresses the public with a message about the meaning and beauty of dance. In 1984 he performed Soviet choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, in 1996 - Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya.
Dance festivals and competitions take place on this day. Dance schools hold open days. Flash mobs are organized. Dance evenings are organized.
In Russia, on International Dance Day, choreographers, conductors, composers and artists are awarded the professional ballet award “Soul of Dance”.
Have an interesting day
Task for today: Express feelings for another person through dance
International Dance Day is a holiday dedicated to all styles of dance, celebrated on April 29. This art form unites people, erasing political, cultural and ethnic boundaries, allowing them to speak one language - the language of dance.
We suggest celebrating this holiday creatively - express your feelings for another person through dance.
- December 11 is International Tango Day.
- On April 29, 1991, the International Association of Choreographers founded the annual ballet festival “Benois de la Danse”. The international jury selects the most talented representatives in the categories “ best choreographer", "best ballerina" and "best dancer". The winners receive a figurine in the form of a dancing couple as a bonus.
- In Russian, the word “dance” appeared in XVII century. Before this, the word “dance” was in use.
- The Dance Museum has been operating in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, since 1953.
- To make tutu, you will need 13-16 m of tulle.
- The most famous ballet performance in the world is Swan Lake.
- In Russia, the first ballet performance took place in 1673.
Celebrated every year on April 29. The holiday applies to all existing dance styles. The event is celebrated on a grand scale in almost all countries of the world.
The main goal of the holiday is to unite all people related to dance, regardless of their race and nationality.
history of the holiday
According to the founders, main idea of this holiday- the unification of all areas of dance as a single art form, and the Dance Day itself is an occasion to honor her, and also her ability to overcome all political, cultural and ethnic boundaries, the ability to unite people in the name of friendship and peace, allowing them to speak the same language language - the language of dance.
The holiday was established by the decision of UNESCO. The event was first celebrated in 1982. The date of April 29 for the celebration was announced by Pyotr Gusev, a domestic choreographer and dancer. When choosing her, he was guided by the fact that on this day in 1727 the legendary choreographer Jean Georges Noverre from France was born.
Noverre is the recognized founder of world ballet and dance in general. Before him, dance steps had never been performed solo on stage. They have always served as an accompaniment for opera performers. Noverre was the first to perform ballet on stage as an independent performance. He also decided to rid the dancers of bulky, uncomfortable outfits that hindered the perfect execution of pirouettes.
Dance is the most ancient form human self-expression. With the help of his body and language of movements, a person not only presents himself to the people around him, but also gains an internal connection with the spiritual and emotional world.
Dance is an art that does not require a brush or a pen. His only tool is human body, in whose every movement dance lives. However, dance requires not only the participation of the body, but also the soul and mind. And people who are completely immersed in Magic world dance, remain devoted to it until the end.
But dance is not only a hobby, it is work, discipline, training, and the art of communication. With dance you can sometimes say much more than with words. In addition, the language of dance is universal, since it has no boundaries and is understandable to everyone, regardless of what language we speak.
International Dance Day is a holiday dedicated to all dance styles without exception, this day is celebrated annually April 29.
The history of the holiday
This holiday arose on the initiative of the International Dance Council of UNESCO almost 30 years ago - in 1982. The date of April 29 was proposed by ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher P.A. Gusev in tribute to the memory of the great French choreographer and reformer Jean-Georges Nover, who was born on this day and went down in history as the “father of modern ballet.”
Born on April 29, 1727, Jean-Georges Nover was a student of the then famous choreographer L. Dupre. Later he performed as a dancer, and then led European ballet groups: in Vienna at royal palace, at the Paris Opera, in London at the Drury Lane Theatre. Nover was the first director ballet performances with finished storyline. He also wrote a number of key theoretical developments on the issues of staging ballet performances. Nover developed the basic principles of tragedy ballet and heroic ballet. In 1759, his famous work entitled “Letters on Dances and Ballets” was published, in which Nover substantiated the main positions of the ballet-play, which should be implemented jointly by the composer, choreographer and artist, through pantomime and dance.
International Dance Day today
According to the idea of the founders, the task International Day dance should be the unification of everyone dance styles and styles. This holiday should also be an occasion to celebrate dance art and its unique ability to transcend all boundaries: ethnic, political or cultural. After all, dance has great potential to unite people who speak the same language – the language of dance.
Traditionally, every year one of the famous representatives dance world addresses humanity with a message whose purpose is to remind people of the beauty, strength and power of dance.
Every year on this day the Ballet Benois prize, established in 1991, is awarded. International Association Figures of Choreography.
Dance styles
Ballroom dancing. The birth of the waltz occurred thanks to different dances peoples of Europe.
There is a slow (English) waltz with smooth turns and long sliding movements.
The Viennese Waltz has an accentuated rhythm, which makes this dance more clear and elegant. Despite the fact that in this waltz all the circles are rapid, the movements of the partners must be completely coordinated, graceful and smooth.
Another sensual and temperamental dance is Argentine tango, which always combines passion with a hint of sadness. With the help of this tango you can fully express the depth of feelings. In tango, a man and a woman move according to their own scripts, they have different steps and different movements, so every gesture, even the smallest one, is important.
Foxtrot is a dance that served as an impetus for the development of all ballroom dance. Foxtrot is a combination of slow and fast steps in a huge number of variations. Due to such a high complexity of the rhythmic nature of the movements, this dance is considered the most difficult to learn.
Wedding dance also refers to ballroom dancing and is a combination of a variety of elements: waltz, tango, and any other dance that a couple in love wants to dance.
Flamenco is a dance of feelings, and completely different ones, expressing a huge range of experiences from euphoria to tragedy. This spanish dance combines many different dance styles. Flamenco is danced to the accompaniment of a guitar, often accompanied by singing. The dancers' movements are incredibly flexible, proud, combining soft hand movements with crazy fractions. In flamenco great amount styles and an important advantage - this dance has no age limits or restrictions.
Latina (Latin American dances) is a very unique dance style, which is based on a strong expression of emotions and is considered the style of temperamental people. Latin American dances They are stunning in their beauty, they are a mixture of different schools and movements, they combine the movements of samba, rumba, mamba, jive, salsa, paso doble and other dances. Latin American style is imbued with the spirit of freedom and expression.
Belly dance ( belly dance) - This ancient style which has more than fifty species arabic dance. Today there are enough a large number of Oriental dance schools are the Egyptian school, Turkish, Persian, Thai, Aden, Pakistani, Jordanian, Bhutanese and others. Belly dance is, first of all, soft, smooth and very graceful movements. Dancing East Dance, every woman not only fully reveals her attractiveness, but also maintains a healthy body.
Strip plastic is a dance of sensuality and emancipation, allowing you to reveal the individuality of everyone. It looks beautiful, natural and revealing. Specifics of strip plastic surgery – special technique staging movements. It is believed that with the help of this dance style, everyone can learn to emphasize the advantages of their figure and hide flaws, as well as learn to move beautifully.
Hip-hop is a progressive dance style. Modern hip-hop can be called the dance of youth parties. It is, in fact, an improvisational dance, as it originated from African jazz.
Brakedance. This dance is a kind of part of hip-hop culture. It can be called dynamic and extreme. Breaking is divided into upper and lower, and all people who break dance are called breakers. Also, breaker guys are called b-boys, and girls are called b-girls.
R"n"B can be called a combination dance styles wavestorm and kramp. How independent style R"n"B took shape in America in the 1940s and was initially an alternative to regular blues. This style can safely be called the avant-garde of dance and music fashion. This is the main youth dance style.
Club dance– a set of the most different movements with the possibility of improvisation. This style can be called universal because, having mastered it, everyone can dance anywhere - at a house party, in a prestigious club or at a disco. Club dance completely depends on the imagination, on the desires and capabilities of the person dancing, since everyone chooses the movements for themselves, and their combination becomes an expression of the individuality of the dancer.
Modern jazz is a style of African peoples that combines energetic rhythms with jazz elements. Distinctive feature this style is the use of the body as a hitting tool musical rhythm. Body movements in dance are sharp, broken, which are a reflection not only of external manifestations, but also of a person’s internal experiences.
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April 29 is International Dance Day. Celebration of rhythm and plasticity
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International Dance Day, whose history dates back to 1982, was established by the International Dance Committee created by UNESCO. Since then, every year on April 29, amateurs and professionals celebrate International Dance Day on the birthday of Jean Georges Noverre (04/29/1727). This French choreographer is rightfully considered the father of modern ballet art.
The dance that became the reason for the celebration evokes its own associations for everyone. And everyone determines their own preferences in the style and direction of dance.
When International World Dance Day is celebrated, a huge number of people always gather. Those who dance for fun, and those who do it professionally.
International Dance Day: who dances and why?
As Yuri Burlan’s Systemic Vector Psychology explains, each of us is naturally given certain groups of desires - vectors that move us through life. These desires are provided with the properties of the psyche and body for their implementation. There are eight vectors in total.
People for whom International Dance Day is a holiday are defined in system-vector psychology, as owners of the skin vector. Lean, flexible, with an extraordinary sense of rhythm and quick reaction. They also know how to limit themselves and submit to discipline, they strive for primacy and dominance. They are able to work tirelessly to achieve their goal. The sphere of activity of such people ranges from a salesperson in a supermarket to the head of an organization, manager, athlete, dancer.
They are the main ones characters when International Dance Day is celebrated. These are natural dancers who keep the rhythm, feel their partner and perfectly follow the dance pattern. In their striving for novelty, they create new styles and directions in the art of dance.
Let's add sensuality and artistry to International Dance Day
The viewer is attracted not only by the precision and synchronicity of the dancer’s movements, but also by the technique of performance. I admire the sensuality and artistry with which the dance is performed and conveyed emotional mood. The abilities for empathy and vivid expression of emotions are characteristic of another vector - the visual.
People with a visual vector are endowed by nature with the desire and ability to create emotional connections. Creative thinking allows them to create images, get used to them and convey them to the viewer with all their emotional power and artistry.
The combination of these two vectors creates a cutaneous-visual ligament, which gives birth to best dancers. This combination of vectors is also present, for the most part, among the organizers of the International Dance Day and among lovers of the art of dance. Both of them have a craving for beauty, which is most characteristic of representatives of the visual vector.
Let's add depth to International Dance Day
The sound vector adds special depth to the image created by the dancer. The presence of this vector testifies to the abstract intellect of its owner, pushing towards self-knowledge and comprehension of the meaning of life. It shows not just a picture, but also gives it a certain volume that is felt in the dance. His dance is innovation, a breakthrough into the future, made in the process of finding oneself.
Today, as International Dance Day is celebrated, we remember those who created His Majesty's Dance with capital letters.
One of the most prominent representatives ballet art, which in addition to the visual-cutaneous ligament also carries a sound vector, was Vaslav Nijinsky. It was called the "eighth wonder of the world." Nijinsky created not only unforgettable images on stage, but also discovered a new style in ballet art - expressionism, revolutionary for that time. He also discovered fundamentally new possibilities of plasticity - jumps that took your breath away and seemed to “hang” in the air.
International Dance Day 2016. Let it be a holiday of realization
Understanding his vectorial characteristics, a person becomes the master of his life with a full understanding of his talents and capabilities. And this is important for everyone. After all, even the International World Dance Day may not please you if you are a dancer not by choice, but contrary to your natural properties, in justification of other people’s failed desires or unconscious ones of your own.
International Dance Day is a celebration of grace and movement coupled with sensuality conveyed by the body. Demonstration of the achievements of the implemented skin vector in conjunction with visual and sound vectors.
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