1) What is dance?

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 "Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists.”     ---- Michael Jackson

                           Basically dance is an art form that shows expressions of intensified sense of life , comes from inner perception that stimulates both our mind and soul. It is told that dance is one of the oldest art forms. Dance allows us to express ourselves.

                          Usually dance is performed with various kind of music. Once George Balanchine told, "Dance is music made visible." To act , to react human body moves. The great legend Steven Thompson said , "Dance is an art, paint your dreams and follow it."

                          

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