Dances Of India - Classical Dances Of India,Indian Folk Dances,Cultural Dances in India

folk dances. some these art forms have been inspired by life and in turn have enriched life.

IIndian Culture has a lot of variety of dances and these Indian Dances forms had been structured around nine RASA or we can say nine emotions : Hasya (happiness), Shoka (sorrow), Krodha (anger), Karuna compassion, Bhibatsa disgust, Adhbhuta wonder , Bhaya fear, Viram (courage) & Shanta (serenity). These dances are performed to love and celebrate as well as to offer worship to the God. Indian Dances can be categorized in 2 parts Classical Dances and Folk Dances.

raised for centuries, dance in India has evolved in different parts of the area its own distinct style taking on the culture of that particular region, each acquiring its own flavour. accordingly a number of major styles of 'art' dance are known to us today, like Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Manipuri, Odissi and Sattriya. Then, there are territorial variations, the dances of rural and tribesman areas, which range from simple, joyous celebrations of the hardens, harvest or birth of a child to dances for the atonement of demons or for invoking spirits. Today there is also a whole new body of modern observational dance.

one and only of Shiva’s most remembered dances were performed at Tillandsia now known as Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. There lived in the forest of  Taragam ten thousand heretic rishis who did not believe in the existence of God and propagated that performance of work alone was ample to attain salvation. With the view to convert them to faith, Shiva went there disguised as a yogi and accompanied by Vishnu disguised as his lovely wife, and the gravid Serpent  Shesha.  Kathak is the major classical dance form of northern India.  The word kathak means "to tell a story".  It is derived from the dance dramas of ancient India.  When the patronage shifted from the temples to the royal court, there was a change in the overall emphasis.  The emphasis shifted from the telling of religious stories to one of amusement  Today, the story-telling aspect has been downgraded and the dance is primarily an abstract geographic expedition of rhythm and movement.

There is actually no such genre as folk dancing.  Rather, there is a large body of unrelated non-classical dance forms.  The only thing common among these dance forms is their rural origins. Many folk dances are performed by ordinary people rather than master dancers.  It is very usual that on special occasions, the villagers will gather and sing and dance, accompanying themselves on a variety of folk instruments.  Such special functions include gleaning, planting, marriages and religious holidays.