Back
Uncategorized

An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance

An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance.

Response Instructions: write a formal response between 600 – 650 words in essay form that answers the following questions: 1. What are the main ideas that the author is claiming? 2. How do these main ideas challenge previously held beliefs about the world of dance? 3. If we look at ballet as ethnic dance, what can we learn about the culture ballet comes from? In reverse, how does this change our notion of dances that come from cultures other than ours? this is the link for the article: https://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/acceleratedmotion/primary_sources/texts/ecologiesofbeauty/anthro_ballet.pdf

An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance