Dance+In+Life

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Dance In Life= toc Flower, paperwasp, wax.  =PHOTOS: =

"The Star", 1878, by Edgar Degas, impressionist painter. Edgar Degas was an impressionist artist who was very interested in dancers. This particular painting shows a dancer as the star of a ballet. The way the girl is the subject, but not quite in the center, the way she is poised, and the color contrast reminded me of "Dance in Life". Submitted by Caitlin Barth.

=**The Star - Dancer on Point** =  This is one of Degas's famous dancer paintings. I think this one especially is reflected in //Dance in Life// because of the similar colors, such as the soft, warm oranges and cool blues. The position of the dancer on one foot with arms extended is also similar. In addition, the less defined, almost cloudy background relates to Degas's impressionist style of art. Posted by: Henry Camp

=VIDEO: Tchaikovsky's The Dance of the Sugar Plum = media type="youtube" key="QITJK8ExG-U?fs=1" height="344" width="425" [] "Tchaikovsky- The Nutcracker Suite - The Dance of the Sugar Plum"

When I first saw Dance In Life, I immediately thought of the Nutcracker, but particularly the Dance of the Sugar Plum and the song that accompanies it. The song has a soft and graceful tone which is similar to the tone of Dance In Life. Also, in this dance snow begins to fall which can parallel the flowers that are falling behind the dancer in Dance in Life. Posted By: Emily Vogt

=Definition of Dance= =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">//**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">–verb <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">(used without object) **// = <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">1. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">of steps, esp. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">the <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">accompaniment of music. <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">2. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">leap, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; movenimbly or quickly: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to dance with joy. // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">3. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to bob up and down: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">The toy sailboats danced on the pond. //   <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span class="pg" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 0px;">//**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">–verb (used with object) **// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">4. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to perform or take part in (a dance): <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">dance a waltz. // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">5. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to cause to dance: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">He danced her around the ballroom. // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">6. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to cause to be in a specified condition by dancing: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">Shedanced her way to stardom. //   <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span class="pg" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 0px;">//**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">–noun **// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">7. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">both, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">usually executed to music. <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">8. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">an act or round <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">of <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">dancing; set: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">May <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">I have this dance? // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">9. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">the art of dancing: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">study <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">dance. // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">10. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">a social gathering or party for dancing; ball: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">Was he invitedto the dance? // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">11. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">a piece of music suited in rhythm or style to a particular form <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">of <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">dancing: <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">He liked the composer's country dances. // <span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 28px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">12. ** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="labset" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">Animal <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">Behavior // <span style="color: #333333; 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Posted By: Emily Vogt

Musical Interpretation: =**I HOPE YOU DANCE**= =﻿**by Lee Ann Womack**= I hope you never lose your sense of wonder You get your fill to eat But always keep that hunger May you never take one single breath for granted God forbid love ever leave you empty handed I hope you still feel small When you stand by the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance Never settle for the path of least resistance Living might mean taking chances But they're worth taking Lovin' might be a mistake But it's worth making Don't let some hell bent heart Leave you bitter When you come close to selling out Reconsider Give the heavens above More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance (Time is a real and constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance (Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small When you stand by the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance Dance I hope you dance I hope you dance (Time is a real and constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance (Tell me who) (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) I hope you dance (Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone)

<span style="color: #ff0300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-- <span style="color: #ff0300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When analyzing //Dance in Life//, I first thought of this song, "I hope you dance." The artwork has a very fresh, youthful tone with the light color palette and sense of light, airy movement. I felt this related to the song that also has a very youthful, fun feel though it's sweet and reflective. Both pieces of art, musical and sculptural, deepen the theme of //Imago,// with its relation to a development in maturity and growth. The song has a timelessness to "dancing" for really whenever and wherever in life and the artwork seems to reflect this same idea of "dancing" in life, or enjoying its simplicity, thus the title. <span style="color: #ff0300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Posted by: SALLY HUNT


 * Analysis**

When I first viewed //Dance in Life,// I only saw the soft colors and beauty that the piece was about. After a careful analysis, I began to notice the flowers that seemed to float in the background which led me to find my interpretation of the work. I related this piece to the theme of //Imago//, through one of the multiple of definitions--Images of God. Through nature and life you can discover God and really connect with God in that way. I took away the fact that you can and should dance at any point, but also that when you do, you might find a little piece of God. Posted by : Molly Leff

media type="youtube" key="y2SfmcNg8js?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Well seeing as everybody is referencing the song "I Hope You Dance", I thought it might be a good idea to embed it. Video contains lyrics for convienience. Uploaded by Steven Shen

media type="youtube" key="6sIjSNTS7Fs?fs=1" height="385" width="480" This song illustrates how music can be an escape into your own world. In //Dance in LIfe//, your eye is drawn to the girl particularly because she is red, which contrasts with the blue background. The girl's separation from her surroundings shows that dancing has put her in her own world, or happy place. Uploaded by William Want

//Dance in Life// made me immediately think of the scene from the Nutcracker, Waltz of the Flowers. In the art piece, the dancer's body is made from a flower, as is the background. The other flowers can represent other dancers on stage. However, the spotlight is on the one particular dancer, therefore, she is seen in greater detail. This is a link to the Waltz of the Flowers from the Mariinsky Ballet. [] -Casey Davis


 * Little Ballerina **

A delightful scene for anyone to see. On your tiptoes ever so light, You dance with magic through the night. Across the floor you flow with ease, Little Ballerina, dance for me, please. I watch you glide with splendor and grace, As a smile of innocense beams on your face. Prancing about with magic in your feet, A wonder to see like an angel so sweet. Little Ballerina, dance with flair, Swirling and turning through the air. Hands moving with the music as you go, A fantasy to see with a magical flow. Dance upon dreams that play in your mind, Upon the dance floor miracles to find. Feet moving so graceful with ease, Little Ballerina, dance for me, please. ||
 * Little Ballerina, dance for me,

When I first looked at Dance in Life, I thought that the dancer resembled a ballerina. This poem represents this picture by showing her dancing so graceful and magical. When I read this peom, I thought of this picture and how the ballerina looks angelic because of the soft colors used. To me, this poem best summarizes this picture of Dance in Life. -Ashlyn Roberts

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 * Lyrics to Dance Dance Dance by Lykke Li**

Having troubles telling how I feel But I can dance, dance and dance Couldn't possibly tell you how I mean But I can dance, dance, dance So when I trip on my feet Look at the beat The words are, written in the sand When I'm shaking my hips Look for the swing The words are, written in the air Dance I was a dancer all along Dance, dance, dance Words can never make up for what you do Easy conversations, there's no such thing No I'm shy, shy, shy My hips they lie 'cause in reality I'm shy, shy, shy But when I trip on my feet Look at the ground The words are, written in the dust When I'm shaking my hips Look for the swing The words are written in the air Dance I was a dancer all along Dance, dance, dance Words can never make up for what you do Dance, dance, dance Thanks to hej for these lyrics

To me, this song is very carefree. When I looked at this piece of artwork, I thought it looked carefree as well, like a girl was just dancing because she felt like it. The song and the artwork are very happy and lighthearted and they just enjoy life.

POSTED BY LOUISA HOPKINS

**Quote**
"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking." ~Agnes De Mille

When I first look at Dance in Life my eyes are drawn to the dancer. She is so small, but she fills up the whole space. I feel like this quote sums up the work. It emphasizes the power of dancing, and your decision on how to be seen. You can see the gracefulness in the dancer, even though she is motionless. It gives her a sense of power and control and beauty. This doesn't necessarily come with dance, but anything you do with passion in life. -Ana Lanier When I first saw Dance on Life, it brought me back to when I did ballet as a little 5 year old. In retrospect, I really only think I did it because I wanted to get to wear a tu-tu but it was also something else. When we had recitals in front of our parents and friends, it begins as a nerve racking scuffle but turns into a proud, graceful, fluent dance that makes you feel like to most beautiful person in the world. That is what I see when I look at Dance in Life and I feel that Ballerina is just the oil pastel version of it. There are even girls in the background of the painting just like the flowers in the background of Dance in Life. Posted By: Eliza Kassebaum
 * Ballerina Demonstration Zhiwei Tu**

=Imago, Cinderella, and Dance in Life=

Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">V1: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She spins and she sways, to whatever song plays <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Without a care in the world, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> And I'm sitting here wearing the weight of the world on my shoulders <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> It's been a long day and there's still work to do, she's pulling at me sayin' "dad, I need you, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited, and I need to practice my dancing" <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Oh please, daddy please...

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Chorus: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So I will dance with Cinderella <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">while she is here in my arms, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cause I know something the prince never knew. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So I will dance with Cinderella <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I don't wanna miss even one song. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And she'll be gone.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> V2: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Well she says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She wants to know if I approve of the dress. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She says "dad, the prom is just one week away and I need to practice my dancin" <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Oh please, daddy please...

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chorus

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> V3: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Well she came home today with a ring on her hand. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Just glowing and telling us all she had planned <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She said "dad the wedding's still six months away but I need to practice my dancing" <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Oh please, daddy please

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Chorus

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 13px;">When I saw "Dance in Life", I immediately was reminded of the song "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman. One of the many definitions of imago is the many stages of a bugs life, and my interpretation of Ben Timpson's art show entitled Imago was the many stages in the life of a person. The song "Cinderella" goes through the major stages of a girl's life, and the piece "Dance in Life" represents a stage in a girl's life.