In Jamaica, let us continue the interesting history of the
dancehall:
Themes of social injustice, repatriation and the
Rastafari movement were overtaken by lyrics about dancing, violence and
sexuality. … The radio was very conservative and failed to play the people's
music. It was this gap that the sound system was able to fill with music that
the average Jamaican was more interested in. (There) was the addition of the
fashion, art, and dance that came along with it. This made Dancehall both a
genre, and a way of life.
Let
me repeat: In Jamaica, “People’s music…. Alongside this music was the addition
of the fashion, art, and dance… This made Dancehall both a genre, and a way of
life.”
That
is to say, dancehall also shows a way of celebrating life!
(“Just Dance” from shutterstock.com)
What
is dance? Jessica Hitch says (Study.com, study.com):
Dance
is a form of creative expression that involves moving the body in rhythm [with]
musical accompaniment.
Dancers
might communicate emotion through dance or use dance to enjoy the experience of
being in a physical body. … In order to meet the dance definition, a movement
needs expressiveness rather than just functionality.
ANN says (Author Not
Named, 2022, “What Is Dance?” Louis,
louis.pressbooks.pub):
Painting, sculpture, and architecture are arts that exist
in space. It is through the design of space that these arts are created. Dance
is the only art that is a creation in both time and space.
I
want to repeat that: “Dance is the only art that is a creation in both time
and space.” Dancehall specially calls for creative dancing. You create your
own dance – from your passion, desires etcetera: all that which you can display
with your pleasure to create in your viewer their pleasure.
Wikipedia says
the cultural origins of dancehall is Jamaica
(“Dancehall” (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org), especially
Kingston. “By the 2010s, it began
to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers,
which has helped to further bring the genre into the Western music mainstream.”
That
is to say: Dancehall is both music and moves, both for the eyes and ears.
Dancehall is not simply the special dance; it is also the special music.
Dancehall is named after Jamaican dance halls in which
popular Jamaican recordings were played by local sound systems. It both refers
to the music and dance style.
I
repeat: “Dancehall both a genre and a way of life.” If you are true to the
nature of dancehall, you will dance to show your way of life!
(“Just Dance” from shutterstock.com)
“Don’t
use your energy to worry. Use your energy to love, create, grow, evolve,
manifest, and uplift” is Aimee Emejas’
Facebook sharing today. Remember all that. Now then, come on to the dancehall
and dance!@517
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