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MORE DANCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Added on: 2nd Jan 2015

 

 

BHARATA NATYAM

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Bharata Natyam was developed over centuries in the temples,

in Southern India. It was handed down as a living tradition

from one generation to the next under the Devadasi system,

wherein women were dedicated in serving the deity as

dancers and musicians.

 

TAP DANCE

 

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Tap Dance’s name comes from the tapping sound that’s made

when small metal plates on a dancer’s shoes make contact with a

hard floor. It was first seen in the US during the late 19th century.

 

 

WALTZ

 

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This is danced to slow, melodic music and it requires the

dancers to execute fluid and delicate movement.

 

 

SALSA

 

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Salsa is a dance form with origins from the Cuban Son and Afro-Cuban

dance. This partner dance is quite sensual in its form since it’s known for

having flirtatious movements.

 

 

POLKA

 

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The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance

music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas.

 

 

SWING

 

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“Swing dance” is most commonly known as a group of dances that

developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s. This is

the blanket term for dances such as the Boogie Woogie, Jitterbug

and Lindy Hop, among others.

 

 

FANDANGO

 

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One of the primary dances in Portugal, it involves the dancers

tapping their feet and quickly changing their positions.

 

 

CANCAN

 

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This is a high-energy as well as physically demanding music hall

dance usually performed by female dancers in chorus line while

wearing costumes that have long skirts, petticoats and black stocking.

Its primary features are skirt lifting and manipulation, high kicking

and suggestive body movement.

 


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