Social Dance The chapter 4 “ Social Dance” provide the information on how social dance can serve many functions in a society. According to the text social dancing socializes. It also reflects the values of our society whose dances differ greatly from our own. One thing that I learned from reading about social dance is how it can be one of the channels of communication used to pass along important social skills from one generation to the …showed first 75 words of 401 total…

…showed last 75 words of 401 total…ascenticstrain in Christianity, however, orthodox Islam has always celebrated the sexual nature of men and women. And all of these are something that I never knew and it surprised a lot. After reading this chapter I can conclude that most of the people today learn social dancing through observation or through information demonstrations by relatives and friends. This means that the social values embodied in the dances are often passed along without being made explicit.