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Exactly what is being interpreted with Interpretive Dance?



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Posted - September 28, 2018
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  • 6098
    Why whatever they want to interpret! This post was edited by officegirl at June 3, 2023 9:32 AM MDT
      September 28, 2018 7:07 AM MDT
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  • 44608
    I wonder if one can go to college to become an expert in interpretive dancing interpretation.
      September 28, 2018 7:46 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Probably at Oberlin, right in your backyard.
      January 10, 2023 9:05 AM MST
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  • 44608
    Super-conservative Christian school...I don't know.
      January 10, 2023 10:54 AM MST
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  • 13277
    One of the most notoriously liberal schools in the US.
      January 10, 2023 5:24 PM MST
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  • 19937
    Beats me.  A friend dragged me to a performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company a few years back and I was bored silly.  
      September 28, 2018 7:51 AM MDT
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  • 53509
      January 10, 2023 8:58 AM MST
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  • 10638

    This is the way you "body-sign" the letter "M". 
    A recent study stated that a growing number of deaf people are becoming visually impaired, which makes it difficult for them to see normal hand signing.  Therefore the CID (Central Institute for the Deaf) is developing a new method of communication called "body signing".  Body signing consists of 2-3 people using their entire bodies to do sign instead of only using their hands and arms.    The larger "image" makes it a bit easier for the visually impaired to see.  The CID also noted that signers who wore loose or excessive clothing were not as well understood by readers as were those who wore tighter or less clothing.  The CID is hoping to have body signing, along with normal hand signing, available at all public forums by the start of 2020.

      September 28, 2018 9:38 AM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Where do I “sign up“ for that? (Wink, nudge.)
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      January 10, 2023 9:01 AM MST
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  • 22891
    not sure, never heard of it
      September 28, 2018 1:51 PM MDT
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  • A quiet form of communication, because if I had to give up sarcasm, interpretive dance would be my only other option. 
      October 11, 2018 9:52 AM MDT
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  • 44608
    This is obviously not your first time around here.
      October 11, 2018 11:55 AM MDT
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  • LOL   It's only my second day, but I am loving it so far.
      October 11, 2018 12:18 PM MDT
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