Sacred site of the Wixárika people in Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
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A historian of astronomy writes about the role of astronomical events in Indigenous cultures − and also the exploitation of their sacred traditions in present times.
B-boys and B-girls wield physics to pull off gravity-defying dance moves.
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Olympic breakdancers spin on their heads and backs, then freeze in funky poses. How? It’s all about physics.
Detroit, the birthplace of techno, is facing the pressures of gentrification.
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Detroit has a rich music tradition and is known for its role in the development of house.
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Our new study shows you may be able to walk, run, lift or dance away depression. And the more intense your exercise program, the better.
‘For a peseta a drink you can dance all afternoon, even if you wear racket trousers, with a line-up of pretty girls’. Photograph by Contreras y Vilaseca illustrating a news item about dances in the magazine ‘Estampa’ of 31 July 1928.
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Let’s take a walk around Madrid a hundred years ago and meet the discotheques, pubs and unrestrained dancing of the roaring twenties.
Prom is more than just a big dance party – and can cost a pretty penny.
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Prom can be very expensive, but prices for clothes, photographers and other traditional gear haven’t climbed as much as everything else.
Len Goodman on the red carpet for Strictly Come Dancing in 2013.
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The sparkle, camp and glam of ballroom days gone by was rekindled in Goodman’s cheeky quips and cheesy one-liners.
Dancers Elizabeth Riley and Jamie Constance wearing the sensor suits.
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The language of dance is often lost on a general audience. Now new research has used sensor suits to discover patterns of movement-based communication in ballet performance.
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Dancing in a group – in a class, in a club, at a wedding – is social. So it could be just the thing for 2023, if the gym isn’t for you.
Not only is it good aerobic exercise, but dancing may help the elderly with reasoning skills and memory.
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Dancing requires physical, social and cognitive engagement and, as a result, it may bolster a wide network of brain regions.
Dancers Clara Desportes and Simon Lavenaire in Fort de France during Emancipation Day celebrations in 2016.
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After years of marginalization, the bèlè dance has been embraced by a growing community who see it as a form of social and spiritual healing.
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Active arts activities where you are an active participant will best help you through the long days of lockdown.
Medieval Christians believed that heaven was a realm filled with dancing. Italian painter Fra Angelico’s ‘Last Judgment’ showing dancing angels.
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Despite opposition from the early church, dance was an integral part of Christian devotion for many centuries before falling out of favor.
Prisoners are forced to play music as they lead a fellow prisoner to his execution at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.
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Music is supposed to transcend the mundane and horrific. Yet it has also served as an accompaniment to torture and punishment.
Funky pigeon.
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Can animals find the beat in music and dance along?
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The Strictly Come Dancing final looks to be somewhat dull – all glitter, no Balls.
No, I can’t see the supermoon either.
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Planet Earth’s bears have nothing on these critters.
Chloe Chignell’s dance piece Deep Shine in the 2016 Keir Choreographic awards.
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Legendary critic Deborah Jowitt’s visit to Australia for the Keir choreographic awards is focussing attention on the paucity of our dance criticism. Yet informed reviews are vital to the health of an art form.
Classrooms are becoming more diverse. So, why is music education focused on Western music?
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The majority of music education teachers in American schools are white, and education focuses on Western classical music. What impact does it have?
Just do it.
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There really is no reason to be a wallflower. Dancing could lower your pain threshold, help you make friends and even find a romantic partner.