Peter Norman

It has been said that sharing my silver medal with that incident on the victory dais detracted from my performance. On the contrary. I have to confess, I was rather proud to be part of it.

Australian Athlete

My attitude was, they'd earned the right to do what they thought they had to do with their one square metre of Olympic dais, and I was glad they were doing it, and glad I was with them.

Gulzar

When I used to listen to the poets in other languages and the kind of appreciation they received, I wanted to be there on the dais and experience that myself.

Indian Poet

Often found in events where someone will speak to an audience, like lectures or debates.

Public Speaking

Being on a dais can symbolize importance or authority of the person above the rest.

Elevation Significance

A dais is commonly used during formal ceremonies to highlight the main person or event.

Ceremonial Use

In Asian weddings, the dais spotlights the bride and groom as the center of attention.

Cultural Spotlight

The dais represents the elevated status of the wedded couple in the community.

Symbolic Stage

The dais is often used as a prime location for taking formal pictures.

Photography

 and everybody had to dimension a building in terms of fractions, so a room would be dimensioned as one-fourth of a facade; the structural dais of that might be dimensioned as 10 units,

Dais

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Elevation Significance

Ceremonial Use

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