#94. Does dancing play an important role in a culture?
There are a number of qualities that have always been present in cultures, recent or ancient. These qualities can be anything from art forms to culturally gained knowledge. These qualities make the culture unique, and allow the culture to offer something interesting to the world. Throughout history, dancing has always played such a role in cultures. This is because dance allows us to express emotion, preserve heritage, and entertain.
Dancing has always held a high position in culture, as it is an excellent way of expressing emotion. Much like the painter using color to convey emotion, dancers can use their body as a tool to show the onlooker their happiness, sadness, pain, etc.
Dancing is also an excellent method of retaining and preserving culture. Many cultures have dance as part of their ceremonies, whether the ceremony is religious or patriotic in form. For example, it is a widely practiced norm to have people dance out a glorious moment in battle. In religion, it is common for people to dance to appease the God or Gods. Because of this, dancing is an excellent way to maintain culture, and ensure that important moments of the past are not forgotten.
In modern days, it is much more common for dancing to be seen as a form of entertainment. Dancing has become somewhat of a sport in some countries, for example, ballroom dancing is very popular in the United States. There are hundreds of bars and disco clubs all over China which focus on dancing. They provide disc jockeys, more commonly referred to as "D.J.s", and play loud, repetitive music which encourages the young people to dance. There are many different styles of dance, but all bring the dancer to have fun, and get a good workout at the same time.
94. 舞蹈是一种文化的重要组成部分吗？
文化，无论是近代的还是古代的，总是包罗万象。文化可以表现为从艺术形式到所学知识的任何形式。是这些形式使得文化有其特殊性，使得文化能够向世界提供一些有趣的事情。纵观历史长河，舞蹈始终在文化中扮演着这样的角色。这是因为舞蹈使人们能够表达情感、保留传统以及娱乐身心。
舞蹈总是在文化中居于很高的地位，因为它是宣泄情绪的绝妙方式。就像画家用色彩来表达情感，舞蹈家能够用身体作为工具来向观众表达他们的愉悦、难过、悲伤等各种感情。
舞蹈也是维护和保留文化传统的有效方式。宗教仪式也好，爱国庆典也罢，许多文化都把舞蹈作为庆典仪式的一部分。比如说，人们会在战争进行的神圣时刻跳舞，这种做法广为流传。在宗教上，人们通常用跳舞来告慰上帝或众神。正因为如此，舞蹈是保留文化传统的绝佳途径，并能确保过去那些重要的时刻不被人们所遗忘。
现代社会，跳舞更多地被视为一种娱乐方式。在有些国家，跳舞还是一种运动，比如说，交际舞在美国就非常流行。中国也遍布了很多可供人们跳舞的酒吧和迪斯科舞厅。那里有DJ，那里有高分贝、反复播放着的音乐，吸引着年轻人来跳舞。舞蹈有很多种不同的风格，但所有的舞蹈都可以给跳舞者带来乐趣，同时也是很好的体育锻炼方式。
- convey ［kənˈvei］ v. 通知，通报，传达
- onlooker ［ˈa:nlukə］ n. 旁观者，观众
- etcetera ［itˈsetrə］ n. （etc. ）
- 附加的人；附加物；等等
- retain ［riˈtein］ v. 保持，保留
- ceremony ［ˈserəˌməuni］ n. 典礼，仪式，礼节
- patriotic ［ˌpeitriˈa:tik］ adj. 爱国的，有爱国心的
- norm ［nɔ:m］ n. 标准，规范
- glorious ［ˈglɔ:riəs］ adj. 光荣的，显赫的
- appease ［əˈpi:z］ v. 平息，安抚，缓和，使满足
- disco ［ˈdiskəu］ n. 迪斯科舞；以唱片伴奏的小舞厅
- disc jockey n. 电台的音乐节目主持人
- （= D.J.）
- repetitive ［riˈpetitiv］ adj. 重复的；反复性的
- workout ［ˈwə:kˌaut］ n. (体育) 锻炼；测验