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The Social and Cultural Function of Dance from 1918 until 1948 in the Czech Lands

Authors: Krejčík Plšková Aneta

Year: 2022

Type of publication: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Page from-to: nestránkováno

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Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
eng	The Social and Cultural Function of Dance from 1918 until 1948 in the Czech Lands	The forms of dance, as a reflection of social, gender and cultural paradigms, underwent a significant change during the First Czechoslovak Republic (most markedly during the 1920s and 1930s). The effect of social changes, the acceptance of influences from the Western world, and especially the release of contemporary morality, also changes the function and understanding of dance, which becomes more openly sexualized, at the same time significantly modifying its social functions. These influences can be divided into two main currents in ballroom dancing, North American and Central American / South American or Latin American. The dances were created mainly by mixing cultures, especially European and African, which took place on the American continent. Subsequently, they got back to Europe, mainly through England and France, and then to Czech environment. In my contribution, I will describe how the transformation of contemporary discourse was reflected in the form and social function of dance, and how, on the contrary, the release of morality (manifested in dances) had an effect on the morality of the majority society. Furthermore, how contemporary dances were accepted and / or rejected by society, and how their acceptance ultimately changed the majority society's view of contemporary constructs of corporeality, sexuality, and morality in general.	dance; First Czechoslovak Republic; culture; social function