Why dance is NOT a universal language | Fangfei Miao | TEDxUofM

[@EmbraceLifeCoachingAndFitness]

I've never considered dance as a universal language. When we bring in culture and tradition, it's a language of itself that sometimes isn't understood or can be misunderstood even in the country or culture it derived from.

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[@jackbicknell4711]

Dance, as a medium for the pure expression of the soul, can be compared to facial expressions. The passion being communicated is intuitively obvious. You may never have encountered a particular dance before, but within a few minutes, the length and force of every gesture will have expressed to you the sentiment. Dance is as universal a language as a smile.

[@witchofbloom]

how well spoken and measured, really got her point across, the talk was absolutely amazing, the way she puts it really had me understanding

[@Metonymy1979]

The way she moves speaks to me. I could tell she was a dancer immediately.

[@nikhilPUD01]

No robots

[@Metonymy1979]

@@nikhilPUD01 YES robots

[@michaelparker7831]

Oh yes. She speaks to me too. I could tell she was Chinese immediately.

[@Metonymy1979]

@@michaelparker7831 Spoken like a non dancer

[@patriciajob7829]

Very interesting video. Dance is an expression of an émotion. Using the Body to say something here is its Universal langage. You say "neither of them identify my message" . But, as an artist you must understand and be generous enough to realise that when you give your art to the world Each one Will put his Dreams, story, hopes, fears,... Cause as soon as you give it to the world it doesn't belong to you anymore. It belongs to Each of us. That why Each part of the world you discribe could see something différent (différence of background, of collective incounciousness too) and in Each group an interpretation for Each person. Communicate with words, Body langage, books is subit to interprétation. Communication is all it is ! and that's Universal too. Thanks to talk of this Subject and with such a pleasant way. You pushed me to think about it, and sheer my thinking with People. Thanks very much. Namasté

[@nmkone2207]

I did enjoy her examples, illustrations and perspectives. Bravo to the demonstration. I think that dance is considered universal because of the reaction humans have when the hear music and react to it regardless of the genre of music the are listening to and how well they execute the dance moves based on type of music. The type of dance skills and level of mastery then is scrutinized based on culture and social review as onlookers look at how proficient you perform the moves, which gets critiqued by people from that culture of dance as she explained so well. In the end we dance as a form of reaction to music as a stimulus and it people looking that decide to just either just see it as just someone reacting to the music or the can critique how well our dance moves compliment the music.

[@Figs4Fun]

Universal.....not Global......you know....Other beings from other worlds.....don't be smug.....what we think is dance to show happiness...could be misunderstood for hate or some illogical who knows.

[@RuinedTemple]

@@Figs4Fun They weren’t being smug. Universal, in the context it’s used in this vid & comment, is defined as “used or understood by all”, & the most common way in which the word is usually used is to refer to that which is “general”. The speaker’s message pertains only to how dance is interpreted differently by ppl from different human cultures, which then often leads to confusion & misunderstandings that the speaker, as someone with much personal experience with & understanding of more than one culture, can use to speak to the humans who belong to either of them in order to encourage connection, understanding, & unity between them. Since the speech only touches upon the experience, interpretation, & meaning of dance to humans upon planet Earth, then the “all” that the definition of the word universal refers to, in this use & context, can be safely assumed to specifically mean “generally, all the humans among the different cultures on Earth”.

[@Figs4Fun]

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[@RuinedTemple]

@@Figs4Fun I either haven’t seen an extraterrestrial being or, if I have, I either didn’t recognize it for what it was or I don’t recall having the experience. However, I believe that they should statistically exist, they might even exist upon our planet, that crafts which potentially belong to them are often visible in the sky, & that there are many ppl who say they’ve seen them. So, no, I usually don’t think it’s a joke or a lie when ppl tell me that they’ve seen an extraterrestrial being.

[@fionafinden8818]

Fangfei Miao, thank you for this presentation . It is very interesting and communicated your point about indirect communication and interpretation by the observer all the more eloquent for your gestures . This video dropped into my news feed this morning and has stayed with me all day because it has invited me to confront the points you were making here. Thank you

[@canny1485]

Dance is the language of the soul when you don't speak! When you dance you don't have to use words, your pain, happiness, sorrow will ooze from your movements and dance!

[@yuxiumei1023]

I think this is exactly what the speaker tries to argue against with, this universal idea of dance as just being the externalization of the internal emotion, the idea that refuses to see dance as profound culture but reduces it into simple embodiment of emotion.

[@kingkoiroi]

Dance isn't a universal language, groove is though. And most people confuse dance with groove. Every culture and background has it's own groove. As soon as you groove, everyone understands that you are dancing.

[@TheKpopProf]

This was absolutely lovely. I will be assigning the talk to my students!

[@jamessr79]

A enjoyable talk, as well as informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

What a beautiful presentation, lovely women, thank you Ted Talks :)

[@aceyourlife9791]

Quite profound! Thanks for sharing that beautiful perspective. ❤

[@rajackson50]

Dancing Requires No Human Culture Only Human Emotion. As I traveled the world The smile and movement of a human has always called to me!

[@RuinedTemple]

It may not require it, but it’s certainly affected by it. Would the beautiful forms of dance that have been developed by the many different groups of ppl all over the world ever have been created without human culture?

[@yuxiumei1023]

Dance is culture and no need for requiring culture.

[@CarolineCP]

@@yuxiumei1023 You'd be surprised.

[@MsPhoebus]

Very interesting. Good talk. Thank you.

[@orbicc]

do you remeber anything from it? even only 3 hours later.

[@davidlee8406]

She could have said the same thing in less than 3 minutes.

[@neutralfog]

She laid down no arguments to back up her claims. Just repeating the same phrase. Very cringe for someone who has a PHD.

[@yuxiumei1023]

@@neutralfog it is clear to me that her argument is “dance is not universal language”. The back up analysis, for me, are examples linked by stepping on and off the paper on the ground.

[@SnewpTD]

Awesome science and technology.......

[@aaronrosenberg6633]

TED's expanded its on its content since it began. Don't be upset.

[@nikhilPUD01]

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[@bienvenidojrcascanillo4037]

Love is a universal language

[@jackbicknell4711]

Dance is the pure expression of the soul and since the soul is universal to all people, so is the language of dance.

[@lapatrie6568]

She is very lovely 😊

[@manofculture-69]

It was lovely.

[@gixellia8455]

Interesting ... just by looking at her posture, I wonder where her vertebrae suggests a right lateral scoliosis ...

[@nHans]

Suppose dance _were_ a universal language. Does that mean, instead of typing this reply, I would have to dance it out and upload it? 🤔 Imagine everyone dancing on a Zoom call!

[@6DAMMK9]

Maybe I’ve recently watched too much philosophical videos, this is about cognitive bias, how misunderstandings is made, without spoken words. Perception of art is quite problematic since it depends on personal experience of the audience, and it is hard to notice since it is a subconscious effect. Interestingly, when the presenter describes how the “dance” is interpreted as “moving animals” by ordinary Chinese, instead of philosophical view, they usually “assumed” that dancers / artists are following a kind of script instead of purely personal expression. The idea of “personal” is highly suppressed in Eastern, thinking as an “individual” is usually ignored in public act. The idea is not easy to understand but yeah, it is a fact actually, and we should be aware of that.

O vídeo estimula boas reflexões sobre comportamento e cultura.

[@152manoj]

Remarkable mind

[@laurastilwell7949]

I don't agree at all. Dance IS a universal language. Dancers are artists, who tell their story. Their expressions come from inside, and the audience either feels what the dancer is feeling, or not. Or an audience member can choose to feel what they feel because of their own personal history. Artists cannot expect the audience to feel the same feeling as the artist. How boring this world would be if this happened. Artists express a universal language of communication, whether it's dance, music, visual art, poetry, etc..."No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader". It is a feeling that we as Artists evoke, and then we let go...

[@ryano.5149]

Heh...not a universal language... Learned this the hard way... I took a couple years of tap. I saw an opportunity for what I thought was a low-pressure, intermediate dance company. No ballet experience at all, and I expressed this to the instructor. "No! Come Audition! You'll be fine!" she says. I was not fine. I was NOT fine! It was the most physically demanding thing I have ever done - they went through Ballet, and all these other disciplines for like 3 hours, and then afterwards "Oh, ok. I guess we should do tap now..." 💀

[@jonahbert111]

Yes, very good. But I would say that art in general is not very good at language. It is in the eye of the beholder.

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[@manofculture-69]

Ok

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[@vebnew]

Math is the universal language of God. Regardless of your nationality or language spoken the language of math is the same everywhere.

[@yuxiumei1023]

Using Arabic numeral systems of a Western God?

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[@lifeofmike556]

This is possibly the worst Ted talk I've ever seen 😂😂😂

[@yuxiumei1023]

Maybe because it proves your limit of knowledge

[@lifeofmike556]

@@yuxiumei1023 I totally understand the reasoning and concept believe me Im fully aware of what she's talking about and I understand her point and yes dance is not a universal language but this is just so goofy lol 😂 kinda bizarre. If you're into dance then I understand it appeal's to you but hey there's an episode for everyone.

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[@byoloye]

Only in the US..forget it

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[@boogboog8097]

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[@rajackson50]

Dancing isn’t Universal? In the 90’s when I was in the Army (my name is Jackson) Everyone I met would sing “Man in the Mirror” and Moonwalk! 😂🤣😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@yuxiumei1023]

I don’t think many people in Africa or China knew it at that time. If “universal” only means that small to you, if you only think of universality within a very small location…

[@rajackson50]

@@yuxiumei1023 Excuse The English language not to differentiate between Universal to include Rural “Remote” areas. But I can definitely tell you that prior to the “Internet” “Radio” waves dominated. Maybe not a “Majority” of its citizens. But if you Heard or Saw the Video. Not everyone saw or heard the song. But every “Human” that saw the Moonwalk tried to do it. Including you and me and our grandchildren. 🤣😂🤣😂. That’s “Universal” the reaction and emulation of Human movement.

[@Carlos-pi4xx]

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[@johnnychang4233]

Why does she insist on politics instead of artistic freedom?🤔

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

She was talking about the obstacles she faces as a Chinese American through her dancing abilities. Nothing wrong with that. Her story is beautiful. And as the grandson of Italian and Ukrainian immigrants, it’s important we respect and take care of all humans especially if they want to be Americans.

[@johnnychang4233]

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI But my point is if she was referring to the 'cultural revolution' that happened during the 60's and 70's in PRC which was all but cultural :(

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@johnnychang4233 I get it, but when she was talking about culture, it’s not always political

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