Interpretive dance is a family of dance styles that seeks to interpret the meaning inherent in music rather than by performing specific preformatted moves. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Interpretation, or interpreting, is an activity that consists of establishing, either simultaneously or consecutively, oral or gestural communications between two or more speakers who are not speaking (or signing) the same language. ...
Although interpretivedance relies on creative movement and improvisation, technique is an integral part of interpretivedance as it is of any dance.
One abandons and surrenders oneself to a dance that unfolds from within and enters a "thought-free" state where the body, mind, and soul is a focused instrument of the expression of the dance.
Interpretivedance is not a totally new term in dance vocabulary.
This dance style is easy to recognize by the striking outfits, which are covered from shoulder to ankle with long, thick flows of bright, multicolored cloth fringe.
This dance is an expression of the harmony of the universe and is performed in perfect time to the music, responding as the grass rises to the motion of the wind.
Dance movements are distinctive for their sliding, shaking, and spinning motion, rather than the high, kicking steps of the fancy dancer.
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