Go Beneath the Surface: A Study on Underwater Dancing

In recent years, underwater dance has received more and more attention from dance creators and audiences for its novel dance scenes and innovative technique handling. Experiments with underwater dance are gradually increasing in both Western and Eastern dance communities. It is gratifying to see that underwater dance, as a new creative arena, is full of possibilities and inspirations to be explored; it is also thought-provoking to see that underwater dance brings new technical challenges and new perspectives on the art of dance. This paper will use two underwater dance productions as an entry point to analyze the creative ingenuity and cultural impact of underwater dance, and theoretically reflect on and internalize this latest frontier in dance.