Shaina+Yang(Dance)

media type="custom" key="8744384" Dance By: Shaina Yang Whether you live in the U.S or China, you are surrounded by beautiful or not so beautiful sites. Don’t you agree? Already you have a similarity and a difference between the two countries. What about dancing specifically? What do you know about that in both countries? This paper will compare and contrast the U.S and China, but specifically comparing and contrasting about dancing.

Most people use language to communicate in their everyday life, but a dancer uses his/her body to do the same thing. Chinese dance has its own unique qualities that enables a dancer on stage to fully express his/her thoughts and feelings easily and gracefully. In China dancing is very enjoyed and is a very good way to entertain. Each group of people in China have their own folk dance. The Miao (also known as Hmong) people of southwestern China, for example, developed a lively form of responsive singing and competitive dance. Folk dances directly reflect the lifestyles and customs of a people, and in addition to their artistic value as dances, they are a precious part of China's cultural heritage. There are a lot of different types of dances. China's dances are usually very calming and graceful and just a wonderful sight.

The U.S. dances are a lot different from China's dancing. There are varieties of dances in the U.S. The U.S. mainly dances to entertain or to have a little fun. There is great variety in dance in the United States of America. It is the home of the hip hop dance and its, rock and Roll, and modern square. There are varieties of social dance and concert or performance dance forms with also a range of traditions of Native American dances. China's different.

China mainly dances for cultures or religions. They also dance for entertainment, but mostly for cultural reasons. For example, have you ever heard of the dragon dance? For centuries, Chinese have shown great belief and respect towards dragon. The people of China have faith in a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon. The most exciting and spectacular way of expressing great care for the dragon is the dragon dance. From a ritual rain dance to a popular entertainment performed during the Chinese New Year, the dragon dance has come a long way. The Chinese New Year dragon dance symbolizes the bringing of good luck and success in the coming year for all the human beings on earth. Look at that compared to the U.S.! They have nothing like that.

In this paper it compared and contrasted Chinese and United state dancing. Chinese dancing is mostly for traditional reasons and the U.S mostly dances for entertainment. Zàijiàn, or good bye!