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Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully

selected

sequences of human movement. This movement has

aesthetic and symbolic

value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a

particular culture. Dance can be categorized and choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical

described by its

period or place of origin.

Theatrical dance. also called performance or concert dance, is intended forms of musical.

primarily as a spectacle, usually a performance upon a stage by virtuoso

dancers. It often tells a story, perhaps using mime, costume and

scenery, or else it may simply interpret the musical

accompaniment.

which is often specially composed. Examples are western

ballet and

modern dance, Classical Indian dance and Chinese and Japanese song and

dance dramas. Most classical forms are centred upon

dance alone, but

performance dance may also appear in opera and other
forms of musical

theatre.

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Participatory dance, on the other hand, whether it be a folk dance, a

social dance, a group dance such as a line. circle, chain or

square interaction or exercise, of participants rather than for example, in the rave culture of electronic dance music,

dance, or a partner dance such as is common in western

Western ballroom

dancing, is undertaken primarily for a common purpose.

such as social

onlookers. Such

dance seldom has any narrative. A group dance and a

corps de ballet, a

social partner dance and a pas de deux, differ profoundly.

Even a solo

dance may be undertaken solely for the satisfaction of the

dancer. Participatory dancers often all employ the same

movements and steps but.

vast crowds

may engage in free dance. uncoordinated with those

around them. On the other hand, some cultures lay down strict rules as to the

particular
dances in which, for example, men, women and children

may or must participate.

Dance is generally, though not exclusively, performed with

the

accompaniment of music and may or may not be performed

in time to such

music. Some dance (such as tap dance) may provide its own

audible

accompaniment in place of (or in addition to) music. Many

early forms of

music and dance were created for each other and are

frequently performed

together. Notable examples of traditional dance/music

couplings include

the jig. waltz, tango, disco, and salsa. Some musical

have a

genres

parallel dance form such as baroque music and baroque

dance: other

varieties of dance and music may share nomenclature but

developed

separately, such as classical music and classical ballet.

All Indian classical dances are to varying degrees rooted in the

Natyashastra and therefore share common features: for
example, the

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mudras (hand positions), some body positions, leg movement

and the

inclusion of dramatic or expressive acting or abhinaya.

Indian classical

music provides accompaniment and dancers of nearly all

the styles wear

bells around their ankles to counterpoint and complement

the percussion.

There are now many regional varieties of Indian classical

dance. Dances

like “Odra Magadhi”, which after decades long debate, has

been traced to present day Mithila, Odisha region’s dance form of Odissi

(Orissi).

indicate influence of dances in cultural interactions

between different

regions.

The Punjab area overlapping India and Pakistan is the

place of origin of

Bhangra. It is widely known both as a style of music and a

dance. It is

mostly related to ancient harvest celebrations. love.

patriotism or

social issues. Its music is coordinated by a musical
instrument called the ‘Dhol’. Bhangra is not just music but a dance, a

celebration of the

harvest where people beat the dhol (drum), sing Boliyaan (lyrics) and dance. It developed further with the Vaisakhi festival of the Sikhs. natima), a carefully crafted ritual reaching far back into Sri Lanka’s pre-Buddhist

The dances of Sri Lanka include the devil dances (yakun

past that combines ancient “Ayurvedic concepts of disease causation

with psychological manipulation and combines many

aspects including

Sinhalese cosmology. Their influence can be seen on the

classical dances

of Sri Lanka.

Two classical ballet dancers perform a sequence of The

Nutcracker. one

of the best known works of classical dance The dances of

the Middle East

are usually the traditional forms of circle dancing which are modernized
to an extent. They would include dabke, tamzara. Assyrian

classical dances

of Sri Lanka.

Two classical ballet dancers perform a sequence of The

Nutcracker, one

of the best known works of classical dance The dances of

the Middle East

are usually the traditional forms of circle dancing which

are modernized

folk dance.

Kurdish dance, Armenian dance and Turkish dance.

among others.

All these forms of dances would usually involve participants engaging
each other holding hands or arms

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