ABSTRACT
Cultural forms that result from the creative use of human bodies in time and space are often glossed as dance, but the word itself carries with it preconceptions that mask the importance and usefulness of analyzing the movement dimensions o f human action and interaction. Dance is a multifaceted phenomenon. It includes, in addition to what we see and hear, the "invisible," underlying system, the processes that produce the system and the product, and the sociopolitical context.
