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 .... to dance ... with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

  

 

Maya Angelou (  paraphrased )

styles

 My style is a dance. Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing


 
Friedrich Nietzche 

Folk dance is a participation dance, displaying the characteristics and temperament of the people who create it. It is usually a dance of anonymous origin that has been passed from generation  to generation. Most Indian dances have grown from popular dances into art forms.

 

 

folk

social

As for dances done for social pleasure they are in the main of momentary significance and some of them still require a lot of energy and effort.  Rarely are there dances which can be done for social pleasure and also have significance and some higher purpose.The most  significant form of dance is not that of the professionals. In the main you have to be fairly knowledgeable  about  professional and classical dances to appreciate understand them.  They have their place but they should not be regarded as the pinnacle of dance. The best and most significant and useful dances are communal dances. They soar and transcend far above professional performances.

 

 

circle

One of the most important patterns was the circle dance. The circle stands for itself; it is closed to the surrounding world and to spectators.The circle, or ring, dance was seen as an earthly counterpart of the heavenly dance of the angels,

 

 

western styles

To Follow

 

Ballroom

Ballet

Salsa

Morris

 

eastern styles

To Follow

 

Bhangra

Bharatnatyam

 

 

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