DANCE ART AS A SYMBOL OF NATIONAL IDENTITY AND HISTORICAL MEMORY
Abstract
This article analyzes the role of dance art in preserving national identity and historical memory. Dance is not only a form of aesthetic expression but also a type of intangible cultural heritage that artistically conveys a people’s socio-historical experience, traditions, beliefs, and values. Through Uzbek folk dances, historical memory, national identity, and cultural layers are preserved through movements, images, and rhythms. The article also highlights the educational, aesthetic, and intergenerational continuity functions of dance. It analyzes how national dance motifs are reinterpreted in contemporary choreography to instill historical and aesthetic codes into the consciousness of today’s youth.
Keywords
national identity, historical memory, dance art, intangible cultural heritage, Uzbek folk dances, cultural identity, aesthetic expression, generational continuity, choreography, folklore.
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