In Van der Leeuw's section of dance, he talks about how song was prayer, drama was divine performance, dance was cult. He also states that "every act of primitive man is, by its very nature, a magical act." I agree with this statement wholeheartedly because us as humans being on this earth in general is a magical act. Also, anything that we do from here on out reflects upon us as a species, and anything that we do or every way that we move is definitely magical. Van der Leeuw also talks about how dance enables the other arts to come into being like music, song, and drama. I agree with this statement also, because if you think about it, drama involves dance, and without dance it may not be considered an art. Also, when music strikes up, or song strikes up it is usually followed by dance. Music and song may not be considered an art either without the art of dance. It's crazy to actually stop and think about these things as he writes them. I enjoy it alot.
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