The role of traditional dances in the preservation of cultural identity

Abstract

In the new historical conditions of globalization, the most serious problem to society and the individual is one of cultural identity. The article argues that in terms of the secularization of consciousness, it is folk culture becomes an important means of preserving the spiritual and moral foundations of society, as a conscious appeal to the cultural experience of previous eras can assist in the attainment of mental, social, and ecological balance. The author tries to justify the existence of the real socio-cultural therapeutic effect from use in modern life practices of traditional folk culture, particularly dance. Indispensable in any culture dance made him a unique ability to preserve the quality of sacredness. Traditional dances, claiming the image and transfer the ancestral human nature, strongly contributed to the strengthening of communication in society, as they can be used today. The author believes that the only sensible public policy for the preservation of traditional culture (including dance) and to provide her proper place in the system of upbringing and education can actually reverse the current difficult situation in culture.