The politics of dancing: when rock 'n' roll came to Australia

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Rock 'n' roll music was formally introduced to Australia in 1955 through the movie 'Blackboard Jungle' and Bill Haley's 'Rock Around the Clock' soundtrack. While the youth quickly accepted the new form of music, adult citizens responded harshly to rock 'n' roll's rapid popularity, stating that the music was immoral, bred rebellion and was socially dangerous. As rock 'n' role music and performances continued to tone down through the years, people began to appreciate rock 'n' roll's role as a channel of expression for the youth and its usefulness in preparing youth for the public life.

Australia, History, Rock music

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American country dancing: a religious experience

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American country dancing such as contra and square dancing is assuming religious status for many U.S. citizens, who want to have a sense of coherence and community integration above materialism and individualism. They use religious terms such as spiritual and transcendental to express their experiences of dancing. They compare the dance with religion on the basis that both these functions generate a feeling of togetherness among participants. Dance gives them an opportunity to have spiritual experience. Simplicity of the dance is another reason for its popularity.

United States, Behavior, Religious aspects, Americans, Folk dancing

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Singing and dancing in the baser manner: a plea for the democratization of taste

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The distinction between high art and low art should be of little theoretical value to critics. People often make the mistake of associating high art with good art and low, mass produced art with bad art. Such an association reflects the different sets of standards that people assume for the two forms of art. In the absence of a defined aesthetic framework, an artwork may be judged on non-aesthetic grounds. Above all, there is a pervasive hypocrisy among people to judge a mass produced work of art as bad although it is immensely enjoyable.

Psychological aspects, Analysis, Evaluation, Art, Art criticism

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