Charlotte Norman Indian Dance

Indian Dance - Charlotte Norman

Origins:

 Indian dance has a number of styles generally classified into classical or folk.

 All the different forms of Indian dance come from different parts of India.

 In the Hindu arts, dancing is one of the most revered because it has melody, drama, form and line incorporated through it.

 Gestures, body positions and head movements are emphasized in Indian dance. Gestures, body positions and head movements are the main movements in the classical Indian Dance.

 The Indian Dance often incorporates significant hand gestures that have a cultural meaning in them. Their dances often related to historical stories and folktales.

 Indian dance is often performed at family ceremonies such as weddings and also performed at

It consists of gently joining the tip of the thumb and the index finger together and the other three fingers stretched out straight or slightly bent.

Movement and non-movement components

 Movement: The movement components would be the body movements, hand gestures, arm movements, feet movements and body shimmying. They also do a lot of wrist twisting and feet hopping.

 Non-Movement The non-movement components would be the colourful costumes, the music they use and the area that they perform it in. They often perform Indian dance at family ceremonies such as weddings as this is a very cultural dance style.

Influence/Inspiration on other dance styles

 Indian dance has influenced many styles of dance such as Bollywood, jazz funk and hip hop. The hand gestures and body movements are a main influence with the flowing motions. Its religious ways and creativity of storytelling influence a great amount.

 Indian dance movements that have influenced most modern dance styles are shaking of the hands, skipping movements and feet flicking motions.

Reference:

Anon., 2017. [Website]

Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_in_India

Anon., 2018.