Dances

Dances are a form of lucid expression of human beings. Like the Indian culture, Indian classical dances are equally diverse in nature. There are numerous classical dance forms in India and innumerable folk dances. If you are a dancer, dance teacher, critic, or a person associated with dances in any form, please send us your valuable contribution in the form of an article, essay, memoir, poem; on various forms of Indian dances, preferably with photographs and enrich our Dance Section.

A Poem on Hastamudras by Geeta Radhakrishna
A Universal Art by Alexandra Ramanova
A World of Expressions by Bijal Dwivedi
Ah! So Lucky That I Am Dancing by Padmaja Suresh
Ancient Religious Traditions in Kathak Dance and Music by Venus Umesh
Arangetram, Social Conventions and Artistic Endeavor by Magdalen Gorringe
Balle Balle Bhangra! by Rajender Krishan
Bharatnatyam by Sandhya Khurana 
Chau: The Rare Mask Dances of India by Prakriti Kashyap
Concept of Nāyaka in Bharata's Natyaśastra by Parimal Phadke 
Dance and Art of Being by V. Soumyasri 
Dance Away The Folksy Way by Smitha V 
Dance is her Pathway to Heaven by Suresh Doraiswamy 
Flamenco Natyam: A Mosaic of Flamenco & Indian Classical Dance by Rajika Puri
History of Dance and its Significance Today by Shreelata Suresh
Improvisation: The Subtle Paths Of Musical Nuances by Venus Umesh
Indian Classical Dance Has Lost Spiritual Purpose by Indu G
Indian Dance in the Diaspora by Rathna Kumar
Integration in Bharatnatyam with Tagore's Composition by Anjana Banerji 
Kuchipudi - Past and Future by Shoba Natrajan  
Mahari: The Divine Damsels by Rahul Acharya 
Mohiniattam: The Dance of the Enchantress by Sunanda Nair
"Nritta" in Ancient Treaties by Parimal Phadke
Odissi: A Tribute to Divinity by Ramendra Kumar
Reuniting Katha-Vaachan with Kathak by RaniKhanam 
Sabda Nritya by Aloka Kanungo 
Secularism in Indian Classical Dance Form by V. Soumyasri
Some Thoughts on Mohiniattam by Pallavi Krishnan
Swan in a Dancing Trance by Maalok
'Swang' : The Folk Dance of Malwa by Anand Jha
The Arangetram Scene by Raama Bharadvaj 
The Song and Science of Dance by Rajgopal Nidamboor 
The Value of Arangetram by Murali Balachandran
Tradition and Transition by Ashish Khokar

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