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Aziyade · 01-08-2008, 07:45 PM

Yeah I wondered about 3 types -- funeral music, political music, and religious music.

I've seen Taps done in ballet - as part of a larger composition, but the ballet was also a commentary on WW2. The famous "funeral song" has PROBABLY been used the same way, but most likely it would be part of some kind of social commentary. Certainly not social dance -- although maybe the Goth crowd has explored that ??

Political music seems MORE danceable (if the only criteria is that you can tap you toe to it.) But I don't think we really have any societal taboos with political music. But then little kids have been tap dancing to our most popular marches since they were written

Religious music again falls into the "if you can tap your toe to it, you can dance to it" category, but apart from liturgical dance, I never see people do much more than what Yasmine described.

Hmm. Interesting.

01-08-2008, 07:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aziyade V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornfields of Evansville Indiana. Posts: 1,049	Yeah I wondered about 3 types -- funeral music, political music, and religious music. I've seen Taps done in ballet - as part of a larger composition, but the ballet was also a commentary on WW2. The famous "funeral song" has PROBABLY been used the same way, but most likely it would be part of some kind of social commentary. Certainly not social dance -- although maybe the Goth crowd has explored that ?? Political music seems MORE danceable (if the only criteria is that you can tap you toe to it.) But I don't think we really have any societal taboos with political music. But then little kids have been tap dancing to our most popular marches since they were written Religious music again falls into the "if you can tap your toe to it, you can dance to it" category, but apart from liturgical dance, I never see people do much more than what Yasmine described. Hmm. Interesting.