Dance style and culture

Folk Song Style and Culture American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington DC Published In Pages: 222-247
By Lomax, Alan, Bartenieff, Irmgard, Paulay, Forrestine

Hypothesis

"Transition types [of dance movement] seem to bear a positive relationship to the scale of productive complexity. One plane simple reversal falls off sharply in complex cultures. Both curve and loop are tied to increased productive range" (242).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedp<.01.68UNKNOWN