Dance
and technology over many years have worked hand in hand in the
process of change and evolution. They both have evolved so much so
far and continue to. Dance was greatly effected by technology because
now for instance people don't need to go see a live performance
anymore when they can just simply go on the internet and see a live
performance right there in front of their eyes. This helps to show a
dance companies work to a vast audience and communicate more
effectively. Although you'll never get the same effect of a live
performance experience, through a computer you can still experience a
virtual one. This also can be very convenient and cheaper to some.
Another great improvement made by technology to help and effect dance
positively was the technological advancement of pre-recorded music.
Now instead of a live orchestra which many dancers do still work with
today, you can replay a song, pause it, or even stop it to add on to
a work your trying to create. This also creates an easier and more
effective way for dancers to rehearse and practice. Pre recorded
music is a technological advancement that is very beneficial when I
am teaching. I can literally look up any song that I want and connect
it to a sound system in an instant. In conclusion these are just
two ways out of many that technology helps and will continue to help
advance dance in the near future.
I'll be the first to admit that I am not overly familiar with dance, so I would not have thought about how technology can be a benefit to it. This post states ways that it can be a help that should have been obvious, but I never realized! Watching a video on Youtube of a dance routine, while not having the same effect as a live performance as you noted, can be a great way for one to learn about a new show or routine that they may have to perform, in a cost and time-friendly way. And instead of needing live performer to play music, one can simply log into their iTunes account and find the desired music. This was a very interesting post to read.
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