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BODY AND PERCEPTION
I
read an article titled Pirouette on
Orthographic Hinge. This article compared
the dynamic styles of dance with
orthographic drawings The practice of interior
design anticipates the movement of occupants
in a space to create the most suitable circulation
and experience. The movement of a dancer is a
myopic representation of how the body moves
through space.
Pirouettes are dynamic and static at the same
time. The body is twirling around a simple point.
In the plan where the point shoe meets the
floor, the location of the body can be located
as a dot. What the drawing does not reveal is
the turning of the pointe shoe. In this case, the
movement takes place in the drawing plan but
there is no distinction as to whether is it is static
or dynamic.
This proves that time is necessary to record
change. This can be shown in the work by Jules
Etienne Marey. Both design and dance can be
choreographed and predictable.
Dance can also be very beneficial for mental
health. Spoken language is inadequate to
express and process the tangle of thoughts,
moods, sensations and emotions that
accompany mental health disorders. Dancing
enables us to be in the present moment, and
through dance we can value and experience all
of our emotions in their authenticity. Pain can
arise, be felt, and with a physical gesture be
stomped into the ground or released into the
air.
In a society that worships love, freedom and beauty, dance is sacred. It is a prayer for the future, a
remembrance of the past and a joyful exclamation of the present – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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