How do we actually describe this word? Some of us might think that dancing is about beautiful movement to entertain people who watch. The others might think that dancing is a way to express the cultures. While those opinions may be true, the main question is that who actually did invent dancing, or why did it exist in the first place anyway? Let us have a look a little bit the history of dance.
Unlike other histories, dancing from the past is difficult to trace. It is not like stones, statues, or paintings that are tangible. While the activity of dancing from thousands of years ago might be recorded through the establishment of those tangible artifacts, it is not possible to identify the exact precision when dance firstly became part of human culture.
Dance was firstly used not only for entertainment. It was certainly an essential part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations, and then entertainment. Archaeology has proven that dance has existed since prehistoric times, such as from Bhimbetka rock shelter paintings in India that has been 9,000 years old and in the tomb paintings depicting dancing figures from 3,300 BC in Egypt.
Dancing have been evolving as humans take more control through the civilization on the earth. In 18th and 19th centuries, European dancing has evolved from court dancing to Romanticism. Then, in early 20th century, it further evolved from Ballet to contemporary dance. Lastly, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the era of postmodernism has reigned, leading to the birth of various popular dance best known until now, such as breakdance, hiphop, and street dance.
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance
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