She graduated from Iowa State University with her M. I slip on a slinky dress that hugs me where I like, then squeeze into open-toed heels that shape my feet into a feminine, though not super comfortable shape. Where we come from, Mexican custom dictates that a wife belongs to her husband so she only dances with him and vice versa while every other man keeps a respectful distance. As for me, the DJ plays a great mix of songs, including some of my favorites, as the bass thunders through my body and my feet pivot and twist to the rhythm of infectious melodies. As the night goes on, six or seven guys ask me to dance and all of them are capable and helpful partners, making the outing that much more exhilarating and worthwhile for me. The few times I have gone dancing without my husband for a partner, I am upfront about being married with anyone who is interested in taking me out on the floor.
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Probably the most cherished old tale about George Balanchine is the one in which the mother of a girl who had auditioned for him comes up to him later and asks whether her daughter will become a professional dancer. You could say that he dodged the question, but many of his admirers would say that he answered it directly and accurately. Dance, by virtue of its energy and its precision—and, often, its mounting intensity—brings us close to what many people in the world once looked for, and many still do, in religion. Music operates in the same way, of course, but most dance includes music, and it has something else as well: the body. On the dance stage, human beings place themselves before us much as, in old Italian frescoes, souls came before God: without words, without excuses, without much covering of any kind. They are more or less as they were when they came out of their mothers: flesh and energy, now with the addition of skill.
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Go on, bop your head to the beat. Let yourself wiggle a bit. Throw in some arms and legs.
To most people, dance is not always seen as a form of art. But in fact, it is one of the most expressive forms in the art world. Dance is international, so there are many different types, coming from cultures all over the world; ballet, hip hop, Bharata Natyam, Geogian Folk, Australian Aboriginal, Bulgarian Folk, Flamenco; the list goes on and on. As an audience, we look at dance and observe the movement, music, the facial expressions, the clothing, and the story behind it. But do we notice any gender role patterns?