Community dance, a definition:
Community dance is accessible to all as it centres around the creativity of the participants, whether they are young or elderly, disabled or able-bodied and male or female. This is because it is: “creating opportunities for anyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, or physical or mental health, and ability, preconceptions (their own or others)” (Amans, 2008, 4). Through workshops the dance is developed through improvisation techniques that allow the participants to feel comfortable with each other. They will also include particular activities for the practitioner, so they can understand everyone’s personalities. They will help decipher which participants are shy or uncomfortable with their bodies or whether they are confident. This style of dance is about connecting people and allowing them to express themselves in a way that can help build themselves as a person.
Works cited:
Amans, D. (eds.) (2008) An introduction to community dance practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
