Evolution of dance from dirty waltzing to grinding
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article traces dance from ancient rituals and ballet to modern styles.
- The News-Letter reported that dance can include many forms of movement and serve social, ceremonial, religious, competitive or erotic purposes.
- The paper reported that archaeological evidence places dance in human civilization at least 3,000 years before the Common Era, including religious rituals and storytelling.
- The article says ballet became entertainment in Europe, with the first dramatic ballet produced in 1581 for Catherine de Medici.
- The reporter writes that the waltz helped lead to later dances including tango, jitterbug, twist, boogie, swing and disco.
- According to the article, Hopkins offers clubs for ballet, swing and tango, as well as places to learn break dancing and pole dancing.