Encyclopaedia of Indian Dances

Encyclopaedia of Indian Dances

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Introduction • Dance In India; The Divine Origin of Dance in India; Importance of Dance in India; History of Indian Dance; Dance, Sculpture and Art in India; Shiva, Religion and Dancing Gods in India; Types of Dance; Orissan Dances; Elements of Indian Dance • Indian Classical Dances Bharatnatyam; Sattriya; Nritya Parva; New Format for Sattriya Dance; Purity of Form; Gentle and Hypnotic; a Dream-like Effect; Redefining Dance Genres; Kathak; Kathakali; Kuchipudi; Manipuri; Mohiniattam; Odissi Regional Folk Dances of India • Folk Dance; Andhra Pradesh’s Folk Dances; Kathak Dance; Dumhal and Rouff of Jammu and Kashmir; Bhangra of Punjab; Raas Leela of Uttar Pradesh; Folk Dance of Garhwal; Orissa’s Folk Dances; Punjab’s Folk Dances; Rajasthan’s Folk Dances; Dances of Himachal Pradesh; Garba of Gujarat; Ghoomar of Rajasthan; Bihu of Assam; Lavani of Maharashtra; Madhya Pradesh’s Folk Dances; Folk Dances of Nomadic Tribes; Maharashtra’s Folk Dances; Ghumura of Odisha; Kathakali of Kerala; Yakshagana of Karnataka; Karagattam of Tamil Nadu; Kalikapatadi of West Bengal; Gujarat’s Folk Dances; Haryana’s Folk Dances; Himachal Pradesh’s Folk Dances Kathak Dance and Music Ancient Religious Traditions in Kathak Dance and Music; Origin; The Backdrop; Temple Traditions: Devadasis; Various Steps; Gharanas; Innovation within Tradition; Janaki Patrik and Kathak; The Music of Kathak; Kathak Dance Elements; The Unchanged Tradition Kathakali Structure of the Performance; Aharya Abhinaya; Mudras; History; Reuniting Katha-Vaachan with Kathak; Kathakali Plays; Renowned training centres and masters; Origin and Development of Kathakali; Kathakali styles; Kathakali - Costume & Make-up; Other forms of dance and offshoots; Chenda; Maddalam; Chutti • Mohiniyattam The Dance of the Enchantress; Repertoirs of Mohiniattam; Mudra; Some Thoughts on Mohiniattam; Mohiniattam-Staging of Grace; Mohiniattam: The Dance of the Enchantress Kuchipudi Academy; Opears; Origin And Early Development …

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