Dance Postures: Expressions of the Body

Abstract

In his speech at the opening ceremony of the Tenth National Congress of the Chinese Literary and Art Circles, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that literature and art have been bestowed with abundant nourishment and boundless imaginative space by history. However, writers and artists should not indulge in unfounded imagination when depicting history, nor should they render history void. While it may not be possible to fully recreate the true essence of history, writers and artists have the responsibility to reveal the real historical facts and convey the most valuable elements of history... Only by establishing a correct view of history, respecting history, and presenting historical events in accordance with artistic principles can we stand the test of history, be recognized in the contemporary era, and be passed on to future generations. In comparison, dance, as an integral part of the arts, distinguishes itself from other art forms through its unique aesthetics of the body and body expression. Within this, the aesthetic value and expressive communication are dynamically linked between dance postures. Thus, dance postures play a vital role as carriers in dance. Based on this, the thesis re-examines the etymology and definitions of dance and posture and traces their origins. Drawing upon the research theory of semiotics in dance, it aims to elucidate that dance postures represent the simultaneous expression of body and mind, uniting them through bodily warmth and ethereal force. Similarly, dance postures serve as the dynamic connection between ecology and mentality under their physical manifestation. They should be placed within the two major systems of dance historical and cultural morphology and dance artistic creative morphology, exploring them in-depth, in detail, mutually supporting each other, and facilitating development. This construction establishes two intersecting and parallel axes, thereby respecting the laws of historical and artistic development, promoting culture, distinguishing aesthetics, and passing them on to future generations.