Indian Dances

Dance is the earliest art and the most eternal form of communication, which directly appeals to the eyes; human nature with its joy and sorrow is depicted by means of representation through dance. Indian Dances are such an intricate art, that it brings out the innermost feelings and at the same time depicts the cultural aspects of a civilization. T...

Folk dancing can be defined as a style of dancing that originated among the ordinary people before 19th century; their performance is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation in techniques. Indian Folk dances are more famous than classical forms of Indian dances as they are easier to understand and perform. From FFOlk Dances, o...

Bhangra is a popular genre of the Indian folk Dance, which with its root deeply associated in the land of Punjab has somewhat, redefined the very structure of Indian folk dance to a great level. In its conventional sense Bhangra is a typical dace form. It was much later Bhangra crossing the bar of being just a folk dance of the "harvesting season" ...

Manipuri one of the six classical Indian dance styles which is native to Manipur, the northeastern state of India. Manipuri Dance has become a ruling passion and an aesthetic obsession for initiated artists and the spectators alike because of its colourful adornment, lightness of dancing foot, delicacy of abhinaya, lilting music and poetic charm. M...

The Chhau dance of West Bengal has originated from the Purulia distrct and is considered as the most popular Indian folk dance and said to have originated from some primitive war-hoops. The Chhau dance is a mask dance performed only by the male dancers. Chhau is a festival dance, performed on the occasion of the sun festival observed according to ...

Mohiniattam is one of the major classical Indian dance style.. The dance form of Mohiniattam was nurtured in the region of Kerala in southwestern India. It has only been in recent decades that Mohini Attam has risen in popularity and acceptability. Mohiniattam though born out of the fusion of Kathakali and Bharatnatyam, has developed its own identi...

There are numerous classical Indian dancers who have carved a niche for themselves in Indian Dance. They have made an outstanding contribution in popularizing the varied Indian dance forms abroad. Notable dance personalities of India are Mallika Sarabhai, Shovana Narayan, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurthy. Mallika Sarabhai is a well known Kuchip...

Dandiya is the Most famous indian folk Dance organised in indian states like Gujarat and maharashtra. The uniqueness of dandiya from the rest is its use of colourful, musical sticks, its dress code, the scope it offers for improvisation, innovation and creativity, and the massive number of dancers in any single programme. As for sticks, they were ...