History & Type Of Dance In English
Dance
(1). Dance is also a graceful display of human expressions. It is a universal art, born with human life.
(2) As soon as the child is born, crying and beating his hands and legs, he expresses his feelings that he is hungry – dance originated from these bodily actions. This art is very dear to Gods and Goddesses, demons and demons, humans and animals and birds.
(3). Indian culture and religion have been mainly associated with dance since the beginning. Devendra Indra being a good dancer – and the notion of continuous dance of Apsaras in heaven only indicates the association of us Indians with dance since ancient times.
(4) In the history of Indian culture and religion, many such proofs are found that the superiority of dance among the successful arts seems to be universally accepted.
History of Indian Dance
(1). The oldest treatise on dance is Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra. But its mentions are also found in the Vedas, which shows that dance was discovered in prehistoric times.
(2). The earliest evidence available in terms of history are the carvings of primitive humans found in caves and sculptures found in the excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, in relation to which archaeologists claim to be dancers.
(3). In this era, the following instruments were used along with the dance. The veena player and mridang player and vanshi player should accompany the dance and the player of the rhythm should sit.
(4) Dance related material is also available in abundance in Yerjuveda. Dance was considered as a form of exercise in that era. Dance was used to keep the body healthy.
(5). By coming in this era, the development of dance-drama-drama had already taken place. By the time of Bharat’s Natya Shastra, many types of arts had been fully developed in the Indian society.
(6).After this, the description of these dances in the ancient texts of Sanskrit like Kalidas’s Shakuntalam- Meghdootam- Vatsyayan’s Kamasutra- and Mricchakatikam etc. shows the artistry of our Indian culture.
(7). Even today in our society dance and music are given equal importance that none of our celebrations are complete without dance. The continuous disciplic traditions of various classical dances of India will continue to flow the stream of this cultural heritage of ours from generation to generation.
Types Of Indian Dance
(1). Indian dances are as diverse as our culture, but they can be divided into two parts – classical dances and folk dances.
(2). Recently a new style of Bollywood dance is becoming popular which is based on Indian cinema.
(3). In this coordination of Indian classical, Indian folk and western classical and western folk is seen.
(4). Just as water and speech change every second in India, dance styles are also diverse. The major Indian classical dances are:
- Kathak
- Odisi
- Bharatanatyam
- Kuchipudi
- Manipuri
- Kathakali
Types Of Western Dance
Ballet Dance
(1). Ballet serves as a base for many other styles of dance, as many other dance styles are based on ballet.
(2).Ballet is based on techniques that have been developed over the centuries. Ballet uses music and dance to tell stories.
(3).Ballet dancers have the ability to transport an audience to another world.
Jazz
(1). Jazz is a fun dance style that relies heavily on originality and improvisation.
(2). Many jazz dancers incorporate their own expression, mixing different styles in their dancing.
(3). Jazz dance often uses bold, dramatic body movements including contractions.
Hip Hop
(1). A dance style country and western dance that developed from hip hop culture, usually danced to hip hop music, includes many dance forms, typically danced to country western music.
(2).Hip hop includes various moves such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping and even house dancing.
(3). Improvisation and individual interpretation are essential to hip-hop dance.
Swing
(1).Swing dance pairs, swing spin and jump together which is a lively dance style.
(2).Swing dance is a general term that means dancing to swing music, or the music “swings.” How can you tell if a song “swings”?
(3). Swing dancers know because a song swings when they’ve heard it, they still can’t stand it.
Contra Dance
(1).Contra dance is a form of American folk dance in which dancers form two parallel lines and perform a sequence of dance movements with different partners down the length of the line.
(2).Contra dancing are relaxing with family-like atmosphere. Dancing is great exercise and dancers can set their own pace.
(3).Contra dancers are usually friendly, active people with a love of dance.
Belly Dance
(1). Belly dance is a unique form of dance characterized by fast, rolling movements of the hips and abdomen.
(2). The true origins of belly dancing are debated among enthusiasts.
Modern Dance
(1). Modern dance is a dance style that rejects many of the strict rules of classical ballet, focusing instead on the expression of inner feelings.
(2). Modern dance was created as a rebellion against classical ballet, emphasizing creativity in choreography and performance.
Latin Dance
(1). Latin dance is a fast-paced, often sensual, partner dance characterized by sexy hip movements. However, hip movements are not intentional in any of the Latin dances.
Salsa
(1). Salsa is a syncretic dance form from Cuba. Salsa is normally a partner dance, although solo forms are recognized.
(2). Salsa is usually danced to salsa music. Salsa requires a pair, although you can choreograph it as a form of line dancing in which a partner may not be necessary.
(3). This dance style is very popular throughout Latin America and over time it spread through North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
Line Dance
(1). A line dance is a dance dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or lines without regard to the gender of the individuals, all facing the same direction and executing the steps at the same time.
(2).While they have the dancers holding hands, the older dancers face each other in “line dance”, or “line” “line” in a circle following a leader around the dance floor, or all There are dancers.
Ballroom dance
(1). Ballroom dance is a dance performed with its partner, which is very much liked all over the world.
(2). This dance looks very attractive in light music. In this Salsa, Rumba, Samba, Casino and Buck etc. can be mixed.
(3).Barroom dance is usually performed with your partner in each other’s arms. There are two main styles of ballroom dancing – the American style and the International style.
