Authors
K. Kabatas
Abstract
Folk dance demonstrates the nation's temperament, art, culture, simplicity, social status and customs. In simple language folk dances are the nation’s mirror. The folk dancers are represented by basic folks commonly of a specific community. These are the dances performed by the whole village community by the young and the old. Traditional folk dances has a role in preserving traditional values and teaching it to next. Folk dance are performed spontaneously with great ease and grace. Every individual region and state suggest a unique glimpse and taste into its system of life, and related traditions and rituals. The number of folk dances of India is very large so here we explore some main folk dances of north India. Most of the north Indian dances are traditional or folk dances, which marks the celebration of festivals, marriages ceremonies, celebration of birth, and the harvesting time. The present paper aims to explore the popular folk dances of North India by studying the present status of the dancing community. Keywords: Dance, Folk, India, Customs
Introduction
In India, dance is considered as widely spread activity which include their different forms and manner. It is not new as covering from the ancient time consisting of dance in temple, modern form and classical one. Folk dances is one of the type of dance which represent the specialty and culture of particular community. It is very well known fact that in any group of people or community the sharing of living style and behaviors i.e. emotional or cultural is very common and important. As they live together they also shares some of the mutual occasions where they equally celebrate, enjoy and happy. With the connection of the mutual bonding and culture they used to reflect in their own manner in the form of dance or folk dance converting their artistic manner as well. From the past time, it can be established that in different manner these folk dance use to represent their own being and community.
If we talk about, dances of Indian folk dances they are simple as well as beautiful. These folk dance are performed for the purpose of showing their celebration and enjoyment. Folk dances are performed in every single occasion as a manner of showing the beauty of their culture. The occasion like any wedding celebration, any kind of activity i.e. get together, hunting or even the birth of the new one.
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