Hai guys… So today  I am sharing something about Classical Dance . Hope you all enjoy reading…

   There are so many classical dance form, now I am sharing only four among them, they are kathakali of Kerala, Bharatanatyam of South India, Manipuri of Assam and Bengal , Kathak of North India. All these four types of dances are distinct from one another in their movements and technique, though all of them have their origin in Natya Sastra. 

  KATHAKALI :

       Kathakali is a type of dance drama that had its origin and is still in vogue in Kerala (the Western Coast of South India). It is full of dance movements and combines in itself Nritta, Nritya and Natya in a remarkable manner. In Kathakali dances are performed while depicting stories selected from Ramayana and Mahabharatha. Kathakali is one of the very few types of classical dances that have attained perfection in Nritta, Nritya and Natya,  in all their aspects. Kathakali has got a peculiar type of make-up, which does not allow the dancer to open his mouth so easily and he has to express the varying emotions only through gestures and facial expressions. 

  BHARATANATYAM : 

        Bharatanatyam is another type of classical dance based on Natya Sastra, which is very popular in South Indian. It was formerly called ‘Dasiattam ’. As it is performed today, it constitutes a number of items. Bharatanatyam was originally performed by ‘Devadasis ’ in temples and is particularly suitable for women. It combines in itself Nritta and Nritya in a large measure and Natya to a lesser extent. This type of dance is usually performed by a single girl and she dances with suitable Abhinaya and movements to the time measure kept by the Nattuvanar (dance-tutor) and adapting to the time of the song sung by him, supported by a suitable orchestra. Bharatanatyam performance begins with Alarippu, followed by Jatiswaram, (both Nritta type), Sabdam, Varnam and Padam  it usually close with Tillana which is dominated by Nritya. Most of the songs for Bharatanatyam is performed in the Telugu language. 

   MANIPURI  :

        Manipuri dance is popular in Assam and Bengal. This is a graceful type of dance with soft movements of Angas and Pratyangas. This is essentially a Lasya type of dance more suitable for women. Manipuri dancers wear a gorgeous type of costume  which is very attractive. 

   KATHAK  :

        Kathak is a popular type of dance in Northern India. There is more of Nritta than Abhinaya in it, as it is performed now. Kathak is full of Nritta especially foot-work and Bhramaris. Tala (time-measure) has reached perfection in this type of dance. 

 That all about this … 

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