Passion of Dance

Dance plays an important role in our life. It gives happiness to our soul. It has the power to make us forget ourselves and our surroundings. It not only makes the performer happy but also the audience. There are many valuable benefits which we gain through dance, they are
1. It adds beauty to our eyes.
2. It strengthens our muscles.
3. It increases our memory power.
4. It also teaches us how to balance our problems and overcome it.

The person who dances or calls themselves to be a dancer cannot gain ll the above benefits, because a true dancer should have patience, respect towards dance, interest, but should not be lazy. A person who has all these qualities is a perfect dancer.

There are different kids of dance in India, some of them are,

1. Kathakali
2. Mohini Aatum
3. Kuchupudi
4. Kathak
5. Manipuri
6. Odisi

Kathakali: It is a famous dance form of Kerala. we also call it as a dance drama. Most of the scenes in this dance form are derived from Mahabharatha, Ramayana, etc.







Mohiniyattam:

Mohiniyattam is also one of the famous dance of Kerala. This dance is performed by girls. The dancers tie their hair on the left side and decorate it with white flowers.

Kuchupudi: This dance form is from Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi dance drama consists of ancient and contemporary compositions based on Hindu mythology. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the present name.






Kathak: 

Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers. Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances, and the influence of the bhakti movement. From the 16th century onwards it absorbed certain features of Persian dance and Central Asian dance which were imported by the royal courts of the Mughal era.





Manipuri: This dance was performed from the ancient days. After the independence this dance was not known by many people. This genre of dance became popular by the efforts of Rabindranath Tagore. 




Odisi: THis dance was first started in the state of Orissa. It is mostly based on the pictures those are carved on the walls of some of the caves like lalitha giri, udayagiri, etc. 






Dance is a gift which is given to us by our ancestors, and each form of dance is unique to its own region. Let us preserve our culture and tradition.

Swathi. D

10th Standard

Class of 2012-13