Dance and Culture: Identification Ethos of Global Society
Dance and Culture world over has been the bedrock of every society's identification ethos, which form part and parcel of the fabric of their existence. It is believed that a society without a culture is like a tree without a root and base, such society is susceptible and therefore imbibes, emulates and indulges in other people' culture. Dance on the other hand projects such culture to the world through the costumes, dance step/movement that are synonymous to such culture. For instance, when one sees 'Kente' and Fumefume dance of the Ghanaians, 'Aso Oke' and Bata dance of the Oyo people of Nigeria, the animal skin of the Zulus of South Africa and the Scottish black and red check skirt, one can easily relate to them in quick succession as form of identity. Culture of a people or society tend to form the basis of their socio-political and socio-economic pseudo and ethos that guide the hierarchical and monarchical powers that controls such society, hence the dance movement and dignified steps at that level describes or speaks volume of decorousness embedded in such class of personality. This paper tend to chronicle the socio-political and socio-economic viability embedded in culture and dance thus their sustainability as identification ethos of a given society, hence the world at large. However, sociological and eclecticism theories will be harvested for the methodology of the paper.
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