Dance is the physical expression of the emotive content of music. Dance is nearly as old as the human civilization is.Dances of India are a very important tourist attraction.Religious literature recognized dance as an important activity in the human search for god.The pleasure of dancing is in watching that music take bodily shape and express its meaning in a visual experience.It is a miracle of both movement and stillness ,of music and of silence , the dancer taking you into his/ her innermost confidence.
Natyashastra
Natyashastra was composed by Bharat,a sage , and its date generally believed to falll between the 2nd century B.C. and 2nd Century A.D.
Theory
This art will be enriched by the teachings of every scriptur(Shastra)and will give a review of all arts and crafts.
There are 3 broad principles that govern the structure of Indian Dance.
*The mode of presentation modes(dharmis) stage way (natya) way of the world(loka)
*types of styles(vrittis)graceful(kaiseki) rand(sattavati) verbal(bharati)
*Types of acting(abhinaya)gestures(angika) vocal(vachiak)stageprops(acharya) temperament(sattvika).
Dancing is divided into three distinct categories namely natya ,nirtya and nritta.
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