WORLD DANCE DAY : FAMOUS DANCES AROUND THE WORLD
To get your emotions out the best way is to dance whether it is anger, pain, happiness, sad; confused or anything dances is the thing that can bring out your feelings without uttering a single word. And it gives you happiness, and a feeling of satisfaction.
To some it is just an entertainment and to some its is exercise, but for some it is more than that it is their life and their passion. So here we are bringing you some of the best and famous dances around the world.
The Barong of Indonesia
He is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in Barong dance to represent the eternal battle between good and evil.
WALTZ
One of the most romantic dances till date, Waltz is one of the most popular Ballroom dances and is also considered by some as the ‘Mother of all present dances’. Originated in Germany, this pleasantly flowing dance gradually escalated to one of the most popular dances all over Europe and USA.
The Celestial Dance of Cambodia
‘Apsara’ or the beautiful maiden from the heavens above, she holds you with her charm and grace as she performs a dance that is ethereal and hence called the ‘Celestial Dance’. Dancing to gently swaying rhythms and tunes, the dancers are a delight to behold in all their grace and their beautifully intricate costumes that are topped off with beautiful golden crown. Their slow, graceful and measured movements can cast a spell on anybody!
HIP-HOP
Hip-hop is a dance style, usually danced to hip-hop music, that evolved from the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop includes various moves such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping, and even house dance. Improvisation and personal interpretation are essential to hip-hop dancing
SALSA
Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in New York City with strong influences from Latin America, particularly Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Colombia. The movements of salsa have origins in Cuban Son, Cha-cha-cha, Mambo and other dance forms, and the dance, along with the salsa music originated in the mid-1970’s in New York.
JAZZ
Jazz is a fun dance style that relies heavily on originality and improvisation. Many jazz dancers mix different styles into their dancing, incorporating their own expression. Jazz dancing often uses bold, dramatic body movements, including body isolations and contractions
GHOOMAR
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, India and Sindh‚ Pakistan. Ghoomar was developed by the Bhil tribe and was then adopted by other Rajasthani communities. It is performed by women in swirling robes, and accompanied by men and women singing together.
TANGO
Tango is a partner dance that originated in the 1880s along the River Plate, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay, and soon spread to the rest of the world. Early tango was known as tango criollo (Creole tango).
BALLET
Ballet serves as a backbone for many other styles of dance, as many other dance genres are based on ballet. Ballet is based on techniques that have been developed over centuries. Ballet uses music and dance to tell stories. Ballet dancers have the ability to transport an audience to another world.
BALLROOM
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.
FLAMENCO
Flamenco is an art form native to the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and jaleo (vocalizations) and palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping)).
PASADOBLE
Pasodoble is a lively style of dance to the duple meter march-like pasodoble music. It is modelled after the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish and Portuguese bullfight. The traditional couple’s dance was originated in France and then adopted in Spain and Portugal.
Famous bullfighters have been honoured with pasodoble tunes named after them. Other tunes have been inspired by patriotic motifs or local characters
BELLY DANCE
Belly dance is a type of Middle Eastern dance. Originally a “solo, improvised dance involving torso articulation,”[1] belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally.
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