Traditional Indian Dancing

Dance is sometimes defined as any patterned, rhythmic movement in space and time. The word ‘dance’ comes from an old German word which means ‘to stretch’.

The gesture language of the Hindu dance traces its origin to the Yajur Veda, the symbolic formulae of sacrificial rites.

Gestures were first devised to evoke moods through ceremonial acts imaginatively performed as ritual. It is a perfect harmony between classical music and bodily movement.

In facts its objective can be summed up to create different moods in the minds of the spectators.

The Hindu dance is claimed to be the oldest traditional dance of the cultured world. It is characteristics by ‘mine’ and ‘gesture’.

The steps and gestures of all Hindu dances performed today are derived from a book, Natya Sastra (the science of dancing).

Hindu dances usually perform together as a group and they are typically described and picture this way.
Traditional Indian Dancing