Dancing plays an important role in a culture. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Already As far back as the first humans on earth, humans were supposed to dance. Even though the reasons changed during the time, and because of the possibility to express your feelings to show your rank within the group and to keep customs alive, dancing is still an essential part of a culture.

One way to express your feelings is to dance. By changing the speed of the movements, one can show his or her sadness, happiness, grief etc. As an observer, it is obvious which kind of feeling the dancer wants to show you. Furthermore, in different cultures, people used to sing while dancing; which can also be a way of relief, whereas the singing can just be a sound without a particular text.

Another important reason to dance is to show your rank within your group. A person with a higher rank will mostly have a more central position while dancing and more additional items than a person with a lower rank. Additional items can be swords, headwear or even jewelery, and represent the cultural behaviour of the group. For example, the head of the group will dance with the best clothes and the biggest headwear and maybe also be in the center of the dancing group.

Moreover, in every culture of the world, dancing reveals the customs. In Europe for example, a newly married couple is supposed to dance the Waltz; whereas in other countries like Africa, people are dancing with the belief of influencing the weather. As already small children learn are taught to dance by their parents, the customs of the culture are passed to the offspring.

Even though the reasons to dance are very different, it offers the people the possibility to live their culture, express their feelings and show their rank within the group. So all in all, one can say that dancing has a huge influence on every culture in the world.