Dancing Mood Preliminary

Artistic conception is one of the core concepts in traditional Chinese aesthetics,and the most distinguishing element of the traditional art theory. It appeared under thedeep influence of traditional philosophy and thus has close connection with ourenduring culture. Each category of art is found with evident feature of this conception.So a better understanding about the “artistic conception” in each category issignificant for us to master traditional art in a deeper level and to discover its currentvalue.In the course of Chinese art, it appears that poem and painting related theories ofartistic conceptions are most frequently discussed while others are less popular. Themain reason is the dominant role of poem and painting in the field of art. In general,however, artistic conception should be applied to a larger scale for it is part of theaesthetic category which grows up in the soil of traditional Chinese art culture. Inmodern times, it is especially important to further explore the artistic conceptionsimplicated in other forms of art and their constitutional features to rejuvenate anddevelope our traditional arts. So the modern value of this paper is showed by puttingits emphasis on exploring artistic conception of dance and its theory connotation aswell as constitutional and aesthetic features, and on guiding dance practices.Specifically, this paper include as follows:1）Connotation analysis of the artistic conception of dance. On basis of acomprehensive grasp of traditional artistic conception, this chapter further discussesthe unique connotation and deep implication of this concepts, and points out that thisconception includes the following meanings: the unification of subjectivity andobjectivity (the internal communication of emotional world of dance and the aestheticform of the body), the fusion of feelings with the natural settings (the interaction ofthe inside and outside of the noumenon),and the complementation of false and truth(the transcendental fusion of the realistic world of dance and the vitality of theuniverse)2）The generation process of artistic conception of dance. On basis of the above mentioned, this chapter further describes the generation characteristics of artisticconception of dance. Through the description of the uniqueness of its generationcharacteristics, it makes clear the difference between the artistic conception in danceand that in other forms of art. Specifically, the generation process mainly includesguiding the formal beauty, building emotional atmosphere and promoting stagedesign,etc.3）The cultural value of artistic conception of dance. This chapter carries on thedescription by comprehensively exploring the conception’s value and meaning. Itpresents two things—the integration of dance art with the traditional culture and itsopposition to the current inartistic phenomenon—to show the internal meaning of theconception and its function for the development of dance art.Currently,there is little research on the artistic conception of dance. Danceemphasizes practice, so over the long period of development, skills and trainings indance are given much more weight than studies and reflections on the art itself. Inparticular, studies on how the classic traditional culture correlates to dance art andhow the culture and aesthetic theory inspire the development of modern dance art arenot readily available.To undertake the responsibility of uplifting people’s moralshackles and guide them into a free spiritual zone, dance art have to combine with thetraditional culture,which is a better choice to get rid of the current “skill-first fever”.Artistic conception, as an aesthetic category of the traditional Chinese culture, hashelped improve the aesthetic effect of art and has been the essence of traditional artspirit. So, studies concerning the artistic conception of dance should be strengthenedso as to touch the inner part of this art and to lead its development. Also, by furtherstudy, dancing will play a more active role in helping improve people’s heart andcreate the beauty of perfect personality, and at same time it will be lifted to a newheight where it can promote a people’s quality and where it can make its contributionto the personality construction of modern people.