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What is art?
By Sasha Pust What is art and when do we recognize something as art? In today’s world, with…
Natural versus Artistic
By Daniela Novak For people that don’t know me personally let me explain first that my initial involvement…
Aesthetic Expression
By Ruud Vermeij In order to understand dance as artistic practice we need to understand that this practice…
Artistry versus Athleticism
While the constant desire and never-ending quest to improve is a mark of a great athlete, it is the ability to recognize, and glory in, the imperfections of the soul that is a mark of a true artist.
Natural and Artistic Bodies in Dance
Expressivity in dance art is not primarily of a natural kind. Expressiveness is the communicative act of an artist, and in dance this means that a choreographer articulates her or his dance ideas knitting the strands of the dance medium into the work of art.
Athletes or Artists?
By Barry Gasson
The competitive dance floors of the world have become battlefields where strenuous exertion is apparent in most couples, and young men seem to think that it should look difficult and you should appear to be trying and striving. So ask yourself these questions: Are you and artist or an athlete? What is the difference? Does it matter?
Ballroom Dancing: Art or Sport?
Dancers weigh in on whether they think ballroom dancing is an art or a sport.