How much do you think dancing has changed since 1965?

Question:Going From a dances in which every 1 knew and did, becoz they were so easy, to being a more freestyle environment.

These days it takes alot more practice and flexability to do most dances.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Going From a dances in which every 1 knew and did, becoz they were so easy, to being a more freestyle environment.

These days it takes alot more practice and flexability to do most dances.

From graceful to funky chicken.

um did girls grind on each other in 1965?

As Sarah Kaufman wrote in a recent article for the Washington Post (9/16/07), "Schlock Triumphs Over Ballet":

"The sharp rise in reality-show dance on TV is matched by a dizzying drop in public television broadcasts of the pros. In other words, the washed-up celebrities and adventurous athletes of "Dancing With the Stars" are all that the viewing public knows of dance these days, since ballet and modern dance companies have been virtually voted off the air.

A decade or two ago, there might have been half a dozen programs on PBS's "Great Performances" and "Dance in America" series to look forward to, airing important works by major companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. These have dribbled down to one, maybe two broadcasts a year."

The article concludes with a quote by Sabra Johnson, the recent winner of "So You Think You Can Dance":

"'My goal as a dancer is to be in a contemporary ballet company,' announced 20-year-old Sabra Johnson, the latest winner of 'So You Think You Can Dance' (and dubbed by the show 'America's Favorite Dancer'). More power to her. Yet if none of her fans can tune in to a contemporary ballet on a local public television channel, if none of the viewers who voted for her salsa hips ever ventures into a theater, will there be anybody watching her?"

Many of the questions in this section of Yahoo! Answers demonstrate the resulting ignorance brought about from a lack of exposure to concert dance, as though they see dance as only a mating activity and not a serious art form that requires rigorous study.