Dance
Dance generally refers to movement used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting. The first nation of Saskatchewan are still renowned for their Pow-wow dance, drumming and music. Early pioneer immigrants would enjoy local barn dances with local musical talent who played Old-time music and folks enjoyed square dances, polkas, waltzes and ethnic dances.
Saskatchewan Dance Theatre in Saskatoon and Regina Modern Dance Works in Regina are a few of current Saskatchewan dance forms and schools.
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Famous quotes containing the word dance:
“We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance.”
—Martha Graham (1894–1991)
“Rejoice with a Mustang for it will dance down the highway and bump no one.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Yes, dance. Dance and dream. Dream that you’re Mrs. Henry Jekyll of Harley Street, dancing with your own butler and six footmen. Dream that they’ve all turned into white mice and crawled into an eternal pumpkin.”
—John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)