Evangelia Eleni Skarlatos
Dance has so many things to offer a character. Most of them are familiar to everyone’s ears, such as discipline, expression, creativity, fun, good physical condition and so many more. All of these are very important for the healthy development of an individual’s personality. At the same time, dance has a lot more to offer than the features known. Coordination and releasing the shapes our body can create beyond what is normal, self-confidence and the ability of making choices and accomplishing goals that are bigger than what we ever believed we can achieve and, of course, a truthfully communication in a different and unique way.
One keyword is communication. Sometimes the interaction of dance can help a dancer say things that he did not even imagine he had in mind and had the impulse to state. The human body is the connection to this kind of communication. Therefore, dancers should not consider their body as an implementation instrument but as a means of communication. Nowadays, there are many artists who concentrate on stiff technique and execution, entirely forgetting about the expression the catharsis a dancer should provide his audience and also himself. This is something that should not exist in an ideal world.