Manipur dance is developed from beautiful folk dance. According to folklore, in ancient times, Shiva and the goddess of snow mountain created a dance and chose a valley suitable for this dance, but it was low-lying and submerged in the water. So Shiva used his trident to split the mountain and drain water, filled the depression and opened up a place for dancing. This place is Manipur today. The first dance of Shiva and Snow Mountain Goddess in Manipur was called Raiharoba. Raiharoba dance is the original form of Manipur dance, and it is a kind of dance to pay tribute to the village gods. When dancing, the whole village often takes part.
Manipur dance is a general term for several dances, including Banger Jalan 'en dance (quickstep dance), Gladar Jalan 'en dance (high-five dance), Lakar dance (partner dance), Tabard Kingby dance (moonlight dance) and so on. What people usually say is also the famous Manipur dance in India, which refers to the erotic Laslila dance. It is said that about 1700 years ago, Manipur had a king named Jasinger. Once, he saw Laszlo dance in his dream and heard beautiful music, so he taught his daughter to learn this dance. Since then, this kind of dance has spread to this day.
Laslira dance also includes Wasenderas dance (spring dance), Gula dance (Lin dance), Mahara dance (Grand Dance), Nidieyera dance, Divora dance and so on. All these dances show the scenes of love and frolicking between Krishna and Goby girl (a kind of shepherd). The main roles in the dance are Lata and Krishna.
Lata and Gaby girls are wearing a round skirt called Baniger, which has no pleats. The skirt is covered with tulle, with a belt around the waist, a tight coat, a scarf and a hat. Krishna is dressed in yellow. The colors of their costumes are in harmony with the dance atmosphere, which makes the dance more beautiful. Balata dance is a traditional dance in Tamil Nadu, southern India, and one of the four classical dances in India. Indian scholars believe that this dance originated from Aryan culture in North India, but it has been developed and perfected in South India. The development of the southern bharata dance is closely related to the slaves in the southern temples. It is said that the fairy Prabharata is the founder of this dance.
There are different opinions about the origin of the bharata dance, but whatever it is, it is related to Azuna. There is a story that when he lived in a foreign land in Azzona, he taught this dance to the humble princess Eulate. Later, this dance spread from Vilat (today's Jaipur) to all India; Another way of saying it, A Zhou taught this dance to Jitlonda, the daughter of King Jitlavaheng (she later married A Zhou) when she was in Malag Badenmo, the capital of Jelinga. So in South India, it is generally believed that Kit Da Lang later became a god slave, and Ariunaa didn't go with him when he returned to China. There is also a saying that this dance is developed from Gulawangi, a famous folk dance in Tamil Nadu. Gulawingi is a mobile mountaineer. They live all over the state and make a living by reading palms and dancing. The dance they danced was called Gula Wengi. Gulavingi dance is simpler than balata dance, but it is very popular.
Pantomime performance is the characteristic of the dance of "Bharata", which expresses rich thoughts and feelings, such as war, love and hatred, through the movements of various parts of the body. It needs props, and wearing various masks to express different stories is also a major feature of this dance. Bharata dance is usually accompanied by goellner Tucker music. As soon as Alai's piano rang, the actor put his feet together and raised his hands above his head. Then, with the sound of musical instruments directing the actors' movements coming from behind the scenes, the actors freely express their thoughts with the movements and expressions of their necks, mouths, eyes, hands and other parts of their bodies. Getakri dance is the most famous dance in Kerala and one of the four classical dances in India. The Hetakri dance is actually a unique dance that tells stories and praises the gods. The great poet Valadeau called the Hetakri dance "the queen of art". Stories, poems, music, dances. The ingenious combination of performance and painting is a major feature of Getakley dance.
The Hetakri dance is usually performed in the evening during the temple fair, and all the roles in the play are played by men. The form of performance is pantomime, but accompanied by percussion instruments. The story in dance is expressed in the form of poetry. The poem was written in Sanskrit Malayalam and read by a person behind the scenes. The posture and gestures of the actor's body have certain symbolic significance. The content of the poem is expressed by the jumping speed of feet, the movements of hands and fingers, and the different movements and expressions of eyes, nose and lips. Actors only perform without talking. Excellent Hetakri dancers are very proficient in the movements and performance skills of all parts of the body. They can express all kinds of thoughts and feelings with their eyes, and display circles, Arabic numerals "8" and so on at the speed of their eyes. They perform the movements of swans, snakes, monkeys and other animals, and their images are very realistic. They can even perform hatred and anger with half of their faces and joy and joy with the other half.
Facial makeup plays an important role in Getakli dance. This kind of makeup is a special painting art, and the face after makeup is helpful to express various ideological contents of dance. They made a thick paste of rice flour and applied it to their faces. According to different roles, they paint five colors, such as green, red and yellow, and the faces of the positive characters are painted light green and white. The villain's face was painted several layers of white powder, his nose was painted red, his eyes were painted black and he had a red beard. The female horn is painted with a layer of white on a yellow and red background.
Hetakri dance is generally based on two epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, but some people use it as a means of political propaganda.
The art of Hetakri dance is not easy for ordinary people to appreciate, but in Kerala, everyone can understand its artistic beauty, and all cities and villages can perform Hetakri dance. Ketak dance originated in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is a famous dance in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and one of the four classical dances in India.
Ketak is a caste, specializing in dancing and making a living by busking. The dance they dance is called Ketak dance. Ketak dance was originally a court lap dance. In the feudal emperors' era, it was exclusively for the leisure of princes and nobles. Become a dance that everyone dances with.
Ketak can be danced by both men and women. The content is mainly about the love story of Krishna and Lata. There are many small copper bells tied to the feet of Ketak dancers, and the actors make different sounds with the change of drums, sometimes sonorous and sometimes noisy; Sometimes it's thin, sweet and beautiful. Because drums and music use the movements and facial expressions of various parts of the body to express various feelings, some people call them dancing in various postures. This kind of intermission often appears on the screen and in dance halls.