Brandon Ferry - Dance and Philosophy

Sacred and Profane Beauty has brought up the subject of dance in regards to philosophy countless times as this semester has gone on. Specifically the notion of dance capturing a moment while the world seems to stop is extremely interesting to me. "The real" and everything around it are what the dancer feels during this euphoric experience, and feelings of spirituality must be intrinsically felt by the dancer as well. A world behind this world is experienced if the dancer truly loses them self in such a spiritual moment and in that case the concept of ecstasy takes hold. With such an intrinsic connection to ecstasy, the euphoric state of dance can only be completely understood by the dancers themselves as they encounter a great human experience on this earth.