舞蹈基本原理

Dance is a form of art that expresses thoughts and conveys emotions by means of the human body.

In a heightened fashion, dances are the manifestations of the cultural attributes of a particular nation, a given society and a specific historical period.

At present, although there are quite a number of relevant courses and textbooks in the field of teaching theories of dance in art schools, there is still a lack, up till now, of books or textbooks that provide a systematic treatment of the basic theories of dance. The development of this textbook is precisely aimed at making up for a deficiency in this field. Therefore, this book can also be regarded as a textbook that has the nature of a monograph.

In this book, the author seeks to expound on the basic principles of dance by applying research methods in cultural, sociological, semiotic and aesthetic studies. Focusing on the underlying mechanisms of culture and on the art of dance itself, this book attempts to construct a system of fundamental theories of dance by understanding the philosophical genes of dance and how dance constitutes a form of art. By elaborating on the essential nature of dance, explicating the dynamic images in dance, and examining the language and vocabulary employed in dance, the different modes of expression and various categories of dance, this book expects to provide the students with a full access to the culture of dance and to develop an effective command of the basic principles of dance. In this way, they can accomplish their own creation, performance and research of dance on a heightened level.

This book is closely geared to the practical needs of teaching basic theories of dance at the undergraduate level in a university curriculum. It has assimilated relevant research findings from A Study of the Imagery in Chinese Dance. On the other hand, this book has tried to be succinct, systematic and practical in its analysis, with the sole purpose of making the fundamental theories of dance accessible to undergraduate students who major in dancing.

The key feature and the value of this book lie in the following dimensions. It is meant to serve the principle of facilitating the practical classroom teaching activities and to render the otherwise erudite theories easy to understand without compromising the accuracy of the knowledge and the academic rigorousness. In addition, in order to avoid an overly general and vague treatment of theories, the author has sought to carry out analyses in close connection with detailed discussions of specific dance works as a way of exemplification. It is hoped that this approach will help students develop the concept of incorporating theories with practices. In terms of the structure of this book, the author has taken into full consideration the schedule of a whole semester and has designed fifteen chapters for fifteen weeks, seeking a well-coordinated and purposeful balance between teaching and learning, and between the content to be taught and the time allowed to cover each chapter. These considerations have made it possible to eliminate any random arrangement of the content within teaching sessions. As a result, teachers will find it easier to effectively control the teaching schedule whereas for students they will find it easier to grasp the key items of knowledge designed for individual teaching sessions. In this way, the entire curriculum will be covered in an e effective and considerably standardized manner.

作者：

袁禾，中国第一个舞蹈学博士，国家二级教授，中国舞蹈意象理论创立者，北京舞蹈学院学术委员，北京舞蹈家协会理事。曾任北京舞蹈学院史论系、舞蹈学系副主任，舞蹈科研所副所长等职务。曾被国内多家媒体如央视、《光明日报》等先后报道。荣获“中国舞蹈艺术突出贡献舞蹈家”称号。

译者：

钱坤强，国际关系学院外语学院英语系，副教授，美国Marietta College访问学者；复旦大学英语系本科与硕士；北京大学英语系博士研究生；翻译学硕士导师，中国翻译协会对外话语体系研究委员会委员（自2017年）。

孙硕，国际关系学院外语学院教师，副教授、硕士生导师，英国诺丁汉大学访问学者；主要从事英语口译方向的教学，编写了《汉英口译技巧讲练》。

舞蹈是凭借人体来表情达意的艺术。舞蹈集中体现民族的、社会的、时代的文化特征。全书从文化的深层机制入手，立足于舞蹈本体，挖掘舞蹈的哲学基因，梳理总结舞蹈自身的艺术构成方式，从而建立起舞蹈的系统性基础理论。通过对舞蹈本质的论证，对舞蹈动态意象的阐释，对舞蹈语言、表现手法以及舞蹈类型的分析论述，辅助读者切实了解舞蹈文化，掌握舞蹈的基本原理，以期在一个更高层次上完成舞蹈的创作、表演与研究。

第一章 舞蹈的概念/

第二章 舞蹈的本体/

第三章 舞蹈的本质/

第四章 舞蹈语言/

第五章 舞蹈构图/

第六章 舞蹈的表现手法（一）/

第七章 舞蹈的表现手法（二）/

第八章 舞蹈的表现手法（三）/

第九章 舞蹈的表现手法（四）/

第十章 舞蹈的种类（一）/

第十一章 舞蹈的种类（二）/

第十二章 舞蹈的民族性/

第十三章 中古舞蹈的艺术特征（一）/

第十四章 中国舞蹈的艺术特征（二）/

第十五章 舞蹈的生命内涵