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Word: walkaround (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...drawn from aesthetics, or history, or the other arts. For Cunningham, any natural movement is potentially the stuff of dance. To emphasize this, he often incorporates into his dances movements which have very little to do with traditional notions of dancing, such as the onstage change of clothes in "Walkaround Time." Movements which in isolation might appear clumsy acquire intriguing beauty in the context of a Cunningham dance: "I think dance only comes alive when it gets awkward again," he has said...

Author: By Jurretta J. Heckscher, | Title: Dance on its Own Two Feet | 2/16/1978 | See Source »

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