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" Folk " Folk in our practice today indicates community and expression that are spontaneous. What is Folk Art ? How is it different from classical dance? Classical dance is that which belongs to a certain class. The class that patronized the traditional dance and music of this nation was always the Folk . There are two broad streams of dance form in India.One is the classical dances of India and the other is more joyous Folk dances of India.It has Rhythm or Taal springs spontaneously from their steps , expressions or Bhava which is the essence of dance flows from the communicative eyes and provides Rasa that is ecstasy and Ananda that is Joy but there is little difference between verbal and non-verbal communication system and technique. Every region has particular form of folk dance like Rouf , Neyopa , Bhangra, Pangi and many other form of dances . The songs of these dances are sung in the traditional tune of the region of the region and the costumes , make - up are a...

ODISSI Orissa is an area of many cultures. This dance form is the most lyrical classical dance of India which still alive for its own sculpture of Sun Temple at Konark. Odissi was performed by the young girls called ( Maharis ) who performed in the temples. Also the young boys perform this dance as a mark of devotion they are called( Gotipua ). Odissi for centuries had been a solo dance.Now under the name of innovation group performances are being presented. The key posture of this dance form is Chowk . The hand movements are also in the position of Chowk that is Square Position . The basic body posture of the dance is " Tribhanga ". This divides the dancers body horizontally into three parts. As we already know that in Bharatanatyam the upper portion of the body should be straight. But in Odissi the head and the lower portion of the body bend to one side and the " Torso " till the waist , bends to the other side. The main base is JAIDEV'S ( GEET GO...

B eautiful gift of God I have already written about dance and their beauty. And through my article I try to give you more details about our culture. But this is not enough because our Indian culture , Indian classical dance flows everywhere. Today our indian culture has a distinct identity. And now many classical dancers have their own identification towards the Indian classical dance. They always entertain themselves through their dance. DANCE is a beautiful gift of God. Talent grows everywhere whether it is a town or a small village. Because God gives us the same mind to think that how?.How can we develop our inner talent?. Indian classical dance is a magical wave or we can say it is a wave of dance!! Indian dance styles as practised today have captured global attention. Classical dances firstly started from temples. Our art never really died nor ever disappeared from the hearts of the simple folk. On the other hand the " Nataka" or dance drama traditions were popul...

Gestures In every classical dance form the eyes , neck , body and hand gestures plays an important role. There are nine rasas or main sentiments in the art of expression. They are love , anger , laughter , compassion , valour , fear , disgust , wonder and peace. All of these sentiments or rasas are expressed by the facial expressions or Abhinaya.Without saying anything through hand gestures the dancer can tell or express everything. In every classical dance form the body language of every character tells different things or express different bhangimas. There are 28 single hand gestures and there are 24 double hand gestures. It is possible to say something for the dancer to use two different single hand gestures ( bhangima ) on each hand. For instance she can say lotus eye girl by holding a lotus in her left hand and showing the eye in her right hand at the same time. While writing this article I have gone through a very beautiful Shloka on how to give life to these gestures. ...

RITU RANGA Rabindra Nath Tagore There are six seasons in the Indian calendar, Grishma or summer, Varsha the rainy season, Sharat early autumn, Sheet the winter season and Rituraj Vasanta spring, the king of all seasons. The artistic and musical genius of Rabindranath Tagore has celebrated the ever changing moods of these seasons in hundreds of poignant and evocative songs. Music and singing came very naturally to Rabindranath: he did not have much formal training in music, but he was, nevertheless, a very talented singer (he once remarked, “I can't remember a time when I could not sing”) and a consummate lyricist. He always loved to live very close to nature. One of the most creative phases of his life was spent by the bank of the mighty river Padma (now in Bangladesh). He observed nature, and with what delicacy he depicted the seasons of riverine Bengal. The wide skies and open spaces of Santiniketan, where, over a span of 40 years, he experimented with education ...