Indian dance has a long history. As early as the Indus civilization, Indian ancestors liked dancing very much. Among the cultural relics unearthed in Harappa and Mohenjodaro, there are bronze statues of dancers and stone statues of male dancers, which are evidence of popular dances at that time. In the Vedic era, Indian dance developed obviously and was recorded in writing. Dancers were recorded in Rigveda in 1500 BC. ? Qiu Sha wears shiny clothes, like a dancer. Men wear gold jewelry and perform scenes about war through dance? ,? Young men and women dance together? ,? There are even castes who specialize in dancing and singing for a living? . It can be seen that the dance had developed quite well at that time.
In the 4th century BC, the great Indian legalist bonini also mentioned it? Dancing? This word. As for Ramayana, one of the Indian epics, there are even more records about dance. Ramayana wrote:? For the king's enjoyment, the metropolis holds dances and concerts day and night? ,? A dancer's graceful dance charmed Robona? .
Indian dance is divided into North Indian dance and South Indian dance. The music of the northern Indian dance is Hindustan, while the southern Indian dance uses Kannadic music. The rhythm and melody of the two kinds of music are different, and their expressions are also different. Indian dance is performed for God. For Indians, dance is not only an art, but also a religious significance. Indian dance stems from unparalleled piety, cleanliness and selflessness to God. Dancers use their fingers, arms, eyes, facial features and bodies to express and interpret everything in the universe. Therefore, some Indian dances are only performed for gods in temples, which adds a layer of mystery to Indian dances.
Basic movements: Indian dance has a lively rhythm, and there are about 50 movements in a 4-minute dance. Including gestures, eyes, inner thoughts and facial expressions, this changeable gesture can represent people's secular desires, and even represent natural scenery such as heaven and earth and natural phenomena such as day and night. Before dancing, keep your legs bent, put your hands together and start the performance. Open your hands and step forward with your feet. As the music starts, change the posture of your hand. Started appearing in music? Knock, knock. Rhythm, start to change the pace of action. Keep smiling. The dance moves faster and faster, and the gestures are changing.
Clothing: In India, only married women usually wear saris up to 6 meters long. Besides dancers, even very young girls can dress like this. Sometimes, dancers also wear Punjabi: pants+knee-length skirts+long scarves. There are many styles of trousers, wide and tight. Scarves are tied in different ways. You can wear it around your neck at ordinary times and tie it around your waist when dancing to increase the sense of lines. Punjabi has become a fashion. This style of clothes became popular in Japan last year.
Accessories: The long and sharp ornament on the forehead is called BINDI. The traditional BINDI is very big, covered with diamonds and precious stones. But what is popular now is concise style. Girls usually wear them when they get married or dance. A circle of bare diamonds above the eyebrows can also be called Bindi, which means good luck.
Red dot: A red dot between the eyebrows. When dancing, in order to increase the brightness, you can also use small diamonds instead of traditional red dots. When not dancing, usually only married women can order red dots.
Bracelet: In Indian dance, gesture is a very important dance language, so dancers care about bracelets. Wear a lot, 20 at most.
Ankle: In Indian dance, stamping is very important because of its many movements, crisp voice and fast rhythm.
Hand shape: An important element of Indian dance is hand shape. There are about 100 kinds of gestures, each of which has a specific meaning, some represent beauty, some represent peace, some represent anger, and some even represent ugliness. Indians believe that gestures are a symbol of communication between man and god, and different gods like different gestures.
Smile: In the process of dancing, the dancer's heartfelt smile is consistent from beginning to end, expressing joy and peace of mind. Head movement: The head moves rhythmically to the left and right.
Waist movement: the swing of the waist makes the body beautiful.
Foot movement: toes, heels, stamping. The movements of Indian dance feet are also very expressive. Eyes: The essence of Indian dance is to follow the eyes when dancing.
Indian dance sign language is unpredictable. For example, finger and facial gestures are used to express beauty, and lotus gestures are common gestures when performing for gods. Gestures not only dazzle the audience, but also reflect the active thinking of performers, which is a real mental exercise. Clever and handy. ? The jumping posture represents the Indian god bird? Picaco? . When jumping, pay attention to keeping your eyes on your hands. This kind of jumping posture is not only beautiful, but also can practice body balance and improve bone density, especially the strength of hips and pelvis. Unlike other dances, Indian dance requires dancers to be in a semi-squatting position. This posture is good for thigh and hip lines! Want to have all kinds of eyes? Learn from Indian dance! Keep your head still and turn your eyes in all directions. Remember to keep your eyes open when turning. Raise your heels and stand on tiptoe. The action of Indian dancing feet will make you have beautiful calves and ankles. During dancing, always keep your shoulders flat, and turning your head can also help maintain the cervical spine. You must keep your back straight when dancing Indian dance. This explains why Indian beauties have the most charming backs in the world.