Lilly+(Dance)

Dance Did you know that people everywhere dance differently? China and the United States dance in all different ways and for different reasons. The music is different also. This paper will compare and contrast dance in the U.S and China. The earliest dance formed by religious rituals. In the early days China would do dance for primitive art, which were preformed for a good harvest or a good hunt. They were performed by hunter-gatherer folk. The dances were not what they are now. The Chinese would change the dances over the years. Dance is about a 5,000 year tradition. In the dance the mainly do jumps turns and flips. There is a group of men who hold chopsticks in their hands they are called the Chopstick Zest. The earliest dance formed by religious rituals. In old china’s dancers belonged to the slave class. Some of the dances they do are dragon dance, the fan dance, sword dance, and kung fu fan dancing. Today young people are going into dance study ballet and modern dances. In Chinese culture, specific types of dress and colors are worn at specific times. There are three main types of Chinese traditional clothing: the pien-fu, the Ch'ang-p'ao, and the Shen-i. Pien-fu is an ancient type of dress worn at a ceremonial event worn by men and women. A Ch’ang-p'ao or a long robe is a one piece garment that reaches from the shoulders down to the heels. A shen-i type of clothing is a combination of the Pien-fu and the Ch'ang-pao. The Shen-i has a tunic and a skirt or trousers, just like the Pien-fu, but the tunic and the skirt are sewn together and thus become one piece like the ch'ang-pao. The Shen-i style is the most common style worn. They are usually dark colors, for ceremonies. Light colors for around the house. In the United States there are a variety of dances. We are home of the hip hop dance and modern square dance. America always had dance and music as long as people can remember. The Greek and Romans invented dance. It really doesn’t matter what you wear when you dance. It actually matters what you kind of dance you do. As you can see China and the United States dance different. Almost everything is different. What you wear is different. Why you do it is different. Also the music is different. [|Glog]