They have worked hard to train their bodies (essentially their instrument of expression) to achieve superior balance, strength, and agility.

Just as some colors in a painting may be more vibrant than others, you may notice dancers who have exceptional body control. Is it symmetrical, with the right and left sides doing the same thing, or not? What shape is the body making? Are the shapes sharp and angular, or soft and rounded? Is the body curved, twisted, or straight?

When you watch dance, try to notice the position of the body. A dancer can use the whole body, or emphasize individual body parts, when moving. Sometimes the body is still other times, it may be in motion. The human body is what others see when they look at dance. it springs from the very breath of life.” Dance, then, is the most personal of all the arts. It is born in our body, exists in our body and dies in our body. Sounds simple, right? Dance critic Walter Terry put it best this way: “No paints nor brushes, marbles nor chisels, pianos or violins are needed to make this art, for we are the stuff that dance is made of. Note: Audio quality is always better when downloaded.Imagine a body moving with rhythmic purpose and motions, usually performing to music. The sound was recorded using a 'H1 Zoom recorder' on 11th October 2017.

Please comment on where you intend to use the sound, and feel free to post a link to the work where you used it if you want (I enjoy watching/listening to anything you create!) Any donations are greatly appreciated! And for more awesome sounds, do please check out my sound libraries or SFX store. If any of these sounds have been of help, and you are feeling charitable, please do consider donating to Freesoundto help keep the site running (a link is also on the home page). 'Clap, Single, 4.wav' by InspectorJ ( of If you would prefer to not have to give attribution, then take a look at the attribution-free license.Īn example of how you might credit is by putting this in the description/credits: Please attribute/credit the sound if you use it. The claps were about 1 meter away from the recorder. I originally recorded these to use in a recreation of Steve Reich's 'Clapping Music'.

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