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“For all those who are interested in the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, esthetic, historical or any other aspects of our dance art... It is high time that our universities had faculties for dance, giving the art its due place in the academic world.” quote by Padma Subrahmanyam
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“For all those who are interested in the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, esthetic, historical or any other aspects of our dance art... It is high time that our universities had faculties for dance, giving the art its due place in the academic world.”

Padma Subrahmanyam

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This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Advocates establishing university dance departments to legitimize and study dance as an academic discipline.

In simple terms: Dance should be taught and researched in universities.

Key Takeaway

Push for dance programs in higher education.

Themes

academic art culture education history

Mood

hopeful determined

Type

advocacy argument

When to use this quote

  • university curriculum design
  • arts funding proposals
  • student enrollment in dance majors

Key Concepts

cultural studies arts education institutional support

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can dance be integrated without compromising its artistic integrity?
  • What benefits do formal dance studies bring to society?
A Different Perspective

Resistance may arise from traditional academic hierarchies.

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