A slideshow for my Participation in Occupation 1 blog. My chosen occupation is dancing, an activity that I participated in and observed during fieldwork two - here are twenty images that relate to dancing and the concepts of being, doing and belonging.

1. Dancing
“ There are short cuts to happiness, and
dancing is one of them.”- Vicki Baum

2. Dancing is an art form, using expression through
rhythmic movement of the body, usually to
music (Wikipedia, 2012).
Humans use dance as a meaningful occupation
to express themselves socially, spiritually or
artistically, to interact with others and to
perform.

3. “The dance is a poem of
which each movement is a
word.”
– Martha Graham

4. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance in the film
Flying Down to Rio
Focus Features. (2008). Fred and Ginger – 75 years of perfection. Retrieved from http://focusfeatures.com/photofolder/
1229551532_567aa50adbfeb4a8039002d3fec39c75

5. A ballerina practices in the streets of New York City
Shitagi, D. (2012). The ballerina project. Retrieved from: http://ballerinaproject.blogspot.co.nz/

6. “To dance is to be out of
yourself. Larger, more
beautiful, more powerful.”
–Agnes De Mille

7. Performance dance
Young, N. (2007). Dance. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickyoungphoto/490308524/

8. The Royal Ballet performs Swan Lake
Muir, A. (2011). Swan Lake, Royal Ballet, review. Retrieved from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8279269/Swan-Lake-Royal-Ballet-
review.html

9. Indian Bollywood style dance
Courtney, D. (2012). Bollywood dance. Retrieved from: http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/nritya/bollywood.html

10. “Dancing is the loftiest, the most
moving, the most beautiful of the
arts, because it is not mere
translation or abstraction from life;
it is life itself.”
– Havelock Ellis

11. Women performing an ondjongo dance before a wedding
Beckwith, C., & Fisher, A. (2012). Photo gallery: African marriage rituals. Retrieved from: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/african-
marriage-rituals/#/himba-ondjongo-dance_11326_600x450.jpg

12. Young boy dancing in Malawi
Evans, A. (2012). Dancing in Malawi. Retrieved from http://digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/05/dancing-in-malawi/

13. Overcoming social barriers – In the film “Billy Elliot”, the title
character pursues his dream to become a ballet dancer
Ray, M. (2012). #269 – Movie 3. Retrieved from: http://mettelray.wordpress.com/tag/billy-elliot/

14. “The truest expression of a
people is in its dance and in its
music. Bodies never lie.”
- Agnes de Mille

15. A dance class for kids with Down syndrome
Snavely, R. (2010). Free 2 be me dance: Ballet for kids with down syndrome. Retrieved from: http://www.worldpulse.com/node/17810

16. Dancing with wheelchairs
Mathur, A. (2012). Dancing with the stars is overated: Dancing for disabled persons – a pure joy on wheels. Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.com/
articles/307220/20120301/dancing-stars-overrated-what-disabled-persons-pure.htm

17. A disability does not have to prevent engagement in meaningful occupations
such as dance
Mathur, A. (2012). Dancing with the stars is overated: Dancing for disabled persons – a pure joy on wheels. Retrieved from
http://www.ibtimes.com/ articles/307220/20120301/dancing-stars-overrated-what-disabled-persons-pure.htm

18. “Nobody cares if you can't dance
well. Just get up and dance. Great
dancers are great because of their
passion.”
― Martha Graham

19. Dancing can create a sense of unity – a group performs in a
Flashmob
Phan Man. (2012). EDM flashmob NYC mix. Retrieved from: http://thruthevine.com/tag/flashmob/

20. A screenshot from a viral YouTube video of a wedding party dancing up
the aisle – watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-
94JhLEiN0&feature=player_embedded#!
YouTube. (2009). JK Wedding entrance dance. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0&feature=player_embedded#!

21. Dancing children.
Early Sparrow. (2009). Dancing in Chicago. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlysparrow/4173684178/

22. Dance knows no age!!
Oldagepeople. (2012). How to stay and look healthy even after 40. Retrieved from http://oldagepeople.wordpress.com/page/2/

23. “Dancing can reveal all the
mystery that music
conceals.” - Charles
Baudelaire

24. Beatitude nuns perform a traditional Jewish folk dance

26. When I was at school, we had a production called “Dancing with the
Staff ”. Here are some of the younger children performing.

27. Doing the Charleston - Akaroa Area School
“Dancing with the Staff ” production 2009

28. And lastly here’s me trying to bust a
move… Thanks for watching!

29. References:
Wikipedia. (2012). Dance. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance