托福范文：舞蹈在文化中的作用

    In other dances, onecan see expressions of deep emotion: love, worship, grief, strength, anger, etc.and thus obtain clues about the inner feelings of the culture's individuals.Dance provides an opportunity for others to witness some of the specialbehaviors associated with activities in the culture. Also, dance is a (usually)public statement so that observers can see how members of the culture treatthose who are older members of the opposite sex, more respected members,etc.

　　The third aspect of dance that reveals much about a culture is the music orsinging that is typically a part of the event. Observers can see evidence of theof the types of instruments characteristics of the culture, and who plays theseinstruments as well as how they are used —— instruments may be associated onlywith special events and thus transmit valuable cultural information. Frequentlysinging is part of a dance program, and again an observer has an opportunity toobserve who is singing and the nature of the voices. I found this aspect ofdance particularly fascinating during a brief time I spent in a rural village inZimbabwe a few years ago.

　　Dancing is indeed a very important aspect of any culture. It provides acommunal opportunity for members of the culture to artistically express emotionswhile acting out typical activities and concerns in their world. For outsiderobservers, many valuable details about the culture are revealed。