Dance Related Lists - Outline of Dance, List of Dancers, List of Indian Folk Dances, List of Dance Companies, List of Ethnic, Regional (Paperback, annotated edition)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Outline of dance, List of dancers, List of Indian folk dances, List of dance companies, List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances sorted by origin, List of dances, Dance in film, List of dance personalities, List of DanceSport dances, List of U.S. state dances, List of dance style categories, National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, List of choreographers, List of Kathak exponents, List of partner dance books, Index of dance articles, List of National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame inductees, List of dance organizations, List of theaters for dance. Excerpt: An annotated list of popular/famous dancers. Uday Shankar (December 8, 1900 - September 26, 1977) (Bengali: ), the pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer, was most known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus laying the roots of modern Indian dance, which he later popularized in India, Europe, and the United States in 1920s and 1930s. Indian folk and tribal dances are simple dances, and are performed to express joy. Folk and tribal dances are performed for every possible occasion, to celebrate the arrival of seasons, birth of a child, a wedding and festivals. The dances are extremely simple with minimum of steps or movement. The dances burst with verve and vitality. Men and women perform some dances exclusively, while in some performances men and women dance together. On most occasions, the dancers sing themselves, while being accompanied by artists on the instruments. Each form of dance has a specific costume. Most costumes are flamboyant with extensive jewels. While there are numerous ancient folk and tribal dances, many are constantly being improved. The skill and the imagination of the ...