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What responsibilities did George Beiswanger believe dance critics had?
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Dance criticism analyzes all forms of dance, including classic pieces such as Swan Lake, to enhance the understanding of the art form.
George Beiswanger, an American philosophy professor and influential critic who wrote primarily in the 1930s, believed that the primary obligations of a dance critic were accurate observation and faithful description. He articulated this responsibility as the process of "translating signs and symbols into images and feelings, conceptions and beliefs."1