Reference:
Coming of Age in Samoa
Margaret Mead
1928 Harper-Perennial
Summary:
Dancing plays a major role in Samoan society. It is one of the few activities that everyone participates in, and can determine a growing child's self confidence. Children learn to dance from a very early age, and the dance is one of the few times they don't have to worry about rebuke.
Discussion:
While many of the situations that Mead has described can still be found in modern society, these small informal dances are now largely gone. I've never been particularly interested in dance, but it's still worth pondering what society has lost in our advancement. I wonder what else will be lost as progress continues.
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