Do You enjoy Classic Dance?
By winterose
@winterose (39887)
Canada
April 13, 2008 1:15am CST
I was watching a program today about India and the were demonstrating a classic Indian dance from the city of Orissa, it is one of the hardest dances to master because your body must work in opposite directions at the same time. The dance is called, Odissi dance and has been depicted in many ancient indian artifacts. The reason that the dancer must be graceful but at the same time contort the body in some strange postures is because the dance is imitating the ancient sculptures and statues of the great gods and godesses like shiva
here is a link to the dance if you are interested,
http://www.indialine.com/travel/orissa/dances.html
Do you enjoy watching classical dance?
Can you dance?
If so what types of professional or classical dance can you do?
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7 responses
@jeanniemay (1798)
• Philippines
13 Apr 08
I enjoy classic dances. Like our cultural dance, it somehow depicts history and the practices of ones culture or nation. Like agricultural, courtship and war dances, it shows how they value the culture and practices they have grown to know and love.
Like the Indian classical dances, it strengthens nationalism and fosters patriotism. Not only such, it makes the bond stronger between those who have the same origin and culture.
Here's a sample dance of my culture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eaaDtaCKdI
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
14 Apr 08
thank you so much for the information and youtube site it was beautiful
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
14 Apr 08
there is something beautiful in all dances I find, I wish I could dance.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
31 May 08
I like to watch some of these shows and dances sometimes. We have a channel called KET and they have all kinds of shows on there and they show some different cultures and their ways of life on it sometimes. It all depends if it is something that catches my attention, as to whether or not I will watch them. I can dance a little bit but I am not very good at it. I do not know any steps to a dance. I know just a few steps or lives from a couple of dances, but that is because my family used to go to dance classes.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
31 May 08
ah but if dancing makes you happy then who cares if you know the steps or not right?
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
14 Apr 08
yup, i know this dance as i am from India, and you are true Winterose that Classic Dance is really very difficult dance and i wonder how they do this whennever i have to watch that show... I don't think i can do that but my mother knows a lil about this but not much...
Have Fun!!!
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
14 Apr 08
there are some master teachers that can show you but it takes many years of training I am told.
@sreejithsreenivas (10200)
• India
13 Apr 08
I am from kerala,south India and Kathakali is the famous dance form of our site.Any time you watch this art form?Like you i also like classical dance.
