The development of the arts and entertainment in the United States—music, movies, dance, architecture, literature, poetry and the visual arts—has been marked by a tension between two strong sources of inspiration: European sophistication and domestic originality.
The UnitedStates is an enormous exporter of entertainment, especially television, movies and music.
That said, what one society considers entertainment is not necessarily reflective of the "true culture" of its people.
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Generally, speaking the national level categories contain @links to categories within the Arts: branch that have been regionalized to the "UnitedStates" level.
Instead, this category serves as a repository grouping for categories within the Arts: Performing Arts: Dance branch that are regionalized to the "UnitedStates" level or directly associated with this nation and its people.
Dance is a form of the performing arts the artistic movement of the body due to a compelling feeling, such as while listening to music, or because of religious, cultural or ethnic reasons as part of a tribute.
Think tank coordinating a national discussion of art, culture, and literature through scheduled public meetings in various states, and by a listserv email program.
TAPNet serves to network folklorists, and folk and traditional arts coordinators in the UnitedStates by keeping accurate and current links to resources on the Internet related to their work.
It is run by the National Council for the Traditional Arts through a contract from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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