Briefly describe two classical dance forms that originated in South India
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴍs ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀɴɢᴇᴇᴛ ɴᴀᴛᴀᴋ ᴀᴋᴀᴅᴇᴍɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ: ʙʜᴀʀᴀᴛᴀɴᴀᴛʏᴀᴍ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛᴀᴍɪʟ ɴᴀᴅᴜ. ᴋᴀᴛʜᴀᴋ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜᴛᴛᴀʀ ᴘʀᴀᴅᴇsʜ. ᴋᴀᴛʜᴀᴋᴀʟɪ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴋᴇʀᴀʟᴀ
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1. Bharatanatyam ;
Most popular in South India, Bharatanatyam is the most ancient of all the classical Indian dance forms. Originating in the temples of Tamil Nadu, today it is the most popular and widely performed of all the classical Indian dance styles. Considered to be a fire-dance, the movements of the Bharatanatyam dance resembles a dancing flame. Traditionally, this dance is a solo dance form that can be performed by male or female dancers and is characterized by different features—lasya for feminine movements and tandava for the masculine aspect. In more modern times, this dance has been performed by groups.
2. Kathakali ;
This dance form consists of a group of dancers who portray various roles with content based on Hindu mythology. This dance form originated in southwest India in Kerala. Characterized by its dramatic makeup and elaborate costumes, audiences are taken on a visual journey in this dance form. Colors are used to describe the character’s moods and status. Angry and evil characters wear red makeup, women are adorned with yellow faces, and the dancers wear large headdresses to add to the dramatic effect.
The hands, facial expressions, and body movements embody and tell the stories in the Kathakali dance form. Traditionally, these dances would start in the evening and last through the night, but now Kathakali can be performed in three-hour presentations