MOVEMENT AESTHETICS IN THE NEW DANCE STAGE: A STUDY OF DANCE SKIT MAKERS ON INSTAGRAM
The new dance stage has become a footstall her the development of dance art, thereby uplifting users to the spotlight of attaining a polished height of professionalism. Armed with this, aesthetics in movement/dance has become the magic that holds the audience spellbound, and the rate with which the audience appreciate these dances on this stage determines the trend of the entertainment industry. Therefore aesthetics in movement/dance herein has become a priority to capture and retain the audience attention, and hence keep them coming back for more appealing dances. This study identifies and examines popular dance movements that are appealing and appreciable to the audience; and are used by Instagram dance Skit Makers for making their dances. This study adopts content analysis (internet material) of the qualitative research method for collection of data and analysis. Therefore, this research concludes that the new dance stage has come to stay, hence, dancers should embrace the opportunity to upload their dance art; making sure that they are aesthetical enough to attract the audience attention.
Keywords: aesthetics, dance, instagram, makers, movement, skit, stage, study