Bharata Natyam and Bollywood Dance are a deep performance-education of the rich traditions, heritage, culture, and spirituality of Indian dance, as well a way to teach students about the value of honest, devoted work, discipline, structure, passion and commitment.  

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Bharata Natyam, a traditional South-Indian Classical Dance, is a spiritual artistic yoga.  It is one of the oldest dance forms in India--more than 4000 years old.    It has various sculpture-like poses and postures that come from yoga;   intricate footwork (Nritta--pure dance), meaningful hand gestures (Hasta Mudras) and facial expressions (Abhinaya), especially the eyes.  

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All this conveys the myriad of characters revealed by the dance through the storytelling (Natya) of many Indian (especially Hindu) mythological stories.  

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Bollywood Dance derives from India, specifically the Hindi Film Industry.  It is becoming very popular throughout the world.  It consists of various dances including--Indian Folk Dance, Bhangra, Semi-classical and classical dances, modern, as well contemporary dances.  

 

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