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8/8/2019 Dance Form Presentation

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DANCE FORMDANCE FORM

Group Members:-Sneha Tayde

Vidyadhar Raghavan

Tanvi Shah

Priyanka Pachpatil

Rupali Chauhan

Saloni dutta


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Introductionto Dance

Dance refers to movement ofthe body, usually rhythmic and to

music. Itis an art form whichis used as a form of expression,

social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance kind

of a setting.

Dance may also be regarded as a form ofnon-verbalcommunication betweenhumans.

Dance is passion

Dance is emotion

Dance is science

Dance is worship

Dance is entertainment

Dance is stress buster

Dance is expression


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Classical Dance InIndia

Itis one ofthe oldest ofthe classical dance forms inIndia and is

also known as the fifth Veda.

Bharatanatyam is usually accompanied by SouthIndian classical

music.

Ithas its inspirations from the sculptures ofthe ancienttemple of

Chidambaram.

Bharatanatyam is considered to be a fire dance. It portrays the

mystic manifestation ofthe metaphysical element of fire inthe

human body.

The movements of an authentic Bharatanatyam dancer resemble

the movements of a dancing flame.

Bharatnatyam


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Bhangra and Gidha

Folk Dance is a form of dance developed by a group of people,which reflects traditional life of people of certain region.

Bhangra: Performed duringthe festival of Baisakhi. Amongthemost virile and captivating dances ofIndia, itis undertaken by menand includes tricks and acrobatic feats. The drummer, usually inthecentre ofthe circle, is surrounded by men dressed in lungis andturbans.

Gidha: The dance is performed by the women folk of Punjab. Inthis

dance form, a woman or a pair of women dances at a time, while theothers surround them and clap in rhythm. The dance is mainlyperformed duringthe festival of Teeyan, to welcome the rains.


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MJ Style

MICHAEL JACKSON, I WOULD RATHER CALL THE DANCEFORM MICHAEL JACKSON THAN BREAK DANCING WHICHrefers to the breaks in music, and the movements that can beassociated withthese breaks.

It emerged relatively recently, from the Bronx inthe 1970.Several

moves are inspired from Kung-fu, and once ortwo have supportactions that are almost balletic. Breakdancingis associated withthestreets of New York, and often when competingteams would danceto win, a real fight would break out.

Breakdancers typically wear low pants, T-shirts and a hattippedsideways. The dance must be done in sneakers, forthe dancer'ssafety. Breakdancingis known as an especially dangerous sport forseveral reasons.


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MJ Style

Breakdancingincludes movingthe feet sideways and onto the toes,spinning onthe knees, head, hands and elbows, mock fightingmoves, and pantomime, an elementintroduced inCalifornia inthe1980's.

THE MOON WALKIS A DANCE MOVE WHERE IT LOOKS LIKEYOUR WALKING FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AT THE SAMETIME!ITS AN OTICAL ILLUSION.


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Ballet

Ballet is a formalized kind of performance dance, which originated in

the Italian Renaissance courts ofthe 15th century, and which was

further developed in France, England, and Russia as a concert

dance form.

Itis primarily performed withthe accompaniment of classical music.

This type of dancingis very hard to achieve and takes much practice

to master.

Ballet dance is differentiated from other forms of dance by its

precise movements and formal gestures and poses.


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Ballet

It requires high level of practice to be able to perform this highly

skilled form of dance, along with concentration.

It requires the dancerto have qualities like strength, elegance,

grace, patience and mostimportantly the passion.

Balletis of 3 types:

Classical Ballet

Neoclassical Ballet. Contemporary Ballet


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Salsa

Salsa is syncretic dance form with origins from Cuba, as the originalmeeting point of European and African cultures.

Its movements originate inCuban Son, with stronginfluences fromMambo, Guaguanco, and other Afro-Cuban music.

Salsa is normally a partner dance, althoughthere are recognized

solo forms, line dancing (suelta), and Rueda de Casino wheregroups of couples exchange partners in a circle.

Salsa traces a 90 yearhistory in whichthere are a multipleevolutionary paths, sometimes split due to political and socialinfluences.

As result, today, there are three major salsa styles,

1. Cuban Salsa (Casino),2. New York Style ("Mambo on 2")

3. Los Angeles Style ("On 1").

Other Salsa branches include Colombian Salsa ("Cali-Style") andMiami-Style Salsa


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Bachata

Bachata has its origins inthe Dominican Republic

The Bachata dance is considered to be a passionate and sensual

kind of expression of love through dance its story-tellinghumor also

depicts women overpowering men

The dance is a four-step beat achieved with a walkingCubanhipmotion, the male leads the female with subtle communication.

The style developed in Europe and US is lifting ortapping a foot or

using stylish footwork while poppingthe hip to the side opposite of

the natural Cubanhip motion.

The dance was then used as a means of merrymaking ofthe peopleinthe village.


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Bachata

Bachata Styles: 1. Dominican Style Bachata

2. Traditional Style Bachata

3. Moder n Style Bachata

4. Tango Style Bachata or BachaTango 5. Ballroom Style Bachata

It was said thatthe early Bachata music was created usingitems

commonly found on ones backyard such as garbage cans, pots,pans, and fences, among others. This is one ofthe reasons why theBachata is called such because in some parts ofthe DominicanRepublic, bachata refers to trash


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