Dancehall dancing is a
powerful and creative art form to introduce to the American culture. The
diversity of dance forms has been an important element in introducing cultural
and art to the American dance experience. Reggae dance explores not only music
and dance, but also culture and history. Reggae dancing is dynamically
authentic and exciting, with some of the most innovative and creative styles
yet to be seen and learn. Reggae dancing is not for the prude or
fainthearted; the moves are expressive with some showing traces of traditional
African movements.. However, to Jamaicans Reggae dancing is a
very significant part of Reggae music and often given the same importance
as the music itself. This type of dancing has always produced some of the
greatest, funniest, innovative and creative dance moves. the original term 'dancehall'
referred to any large room where people gathered to dance, usually accompanied by
a live sound system or instrumental group, some with vocalists, some without, in the
early eighties it became the name of a reggae genre. Dancehall was a rough,
immensely catchy ‘street’ style of reggae. Dancehall Explores not only music and dance, but also culture and history.
The energy and vibrations that is dynamically exciting