People began to express emotions through dancing even in those distant times, when they hunted spears at mammoths. Since then, representatives of all nations have appeared their national dances, and now there are tens of thousands or even more of them in the world. Moreover, some of them have become widespread throughout the planet, and so long ago that their origin can no longer always be traced.
Initially, the word “dance” comes from the German “tanz”, although this German word itself was borrowed from the Polish language. In Russia, until the 17th century, only the word “dance” was used. The word “dance” came later, from Germany. In the Renaissance, dances performed at feasts and feasts depended on the menu. Dances and dancers are imprinted on banknotes and coins of different countries. The Brazilian national martial art, capoeira, has many dance moves. It originated, in fact, from dance. Officially, international dance day is celebrated on April 29th. The dance museum can be visited in Stockholm, the Swedish capital. He opened his doors to visitors back in 1953. The largest dance hall without columns in all of Europe is located in St. Petersburg.
The most popular dance in Greece is sirtaki. But few people know that it was invented only in 1964, during the filming of the movie “Greek Zorba”. And the American actor Anthony Quin invented it. In Italy there is a tarantella dance. It originated in an area where there are many tarantulas, and once people believed that such movements could save a bitten person from poison. Bitten to dance the tarantella. Argentines and Uruguayans still argue which of them gave the world tango, one of the most popular dances in the world. And certainly the most passionate. Polish dance did not originate in Poland, but in the Czech Republic. But it was in Poland that the polonaise appeared, a very solemn dance. By the way, he became the first dance that penetrated from Europe to Russia, and at the same time became very popular. The Indian dancer Kalamandalam Hemalente got into the Guinness Book of Records after she danced without a break for 123 hours 15 minutes. The essence of the popular salsa is that the man is constantly improvising, and his partner follows his movements.
Break dance, which appeared in the USA in the 70s of the last century, was recognized as a sport and is included in the program of the Olympic Games. Ballet is considered the most traumatic form of dance art. For more than 400 years, dance with scissors has been prevalent in Peru. It is really performed, holding long scissors with sharp blades in their hands. The history of its origin is unknown. In China, there is a traditional “Dance of a Thousand Hands”, in which exactly 21 dancers always take part. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that due to synchronized movements, it seems to the audience that one woman with many arms is dancing. Most professional dancers complete their careers no later than 35 years. This activity is very traumatic, and the load on the body is simply enormous.
