Before painting, sculpture, dance, music and poetry were listed in the category of art, these practices and the practitioners in them were not necessarily respected by society.
在绘画、雕刻、舞蹈、音乐和诗歌被列入艺术范畴之前，这些活动及其从业者不见得被社会尊敬。
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The ancient dance of China went through embryo and childhood stages in a primitive society.
我国古代舞蹈在原始社会中渡过了萌芽、形成期。
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The thickening stench hangs over the city, a metaphor for the wider decay in Russian society where aristocrats dance the night away and the poor starve in mouldy rooms.