Question

From the earliest times the practice of dancing in India began with religious
worship. Most of the old Hindu temples provided for a course o dancing which was full of
religious meaning, as a part of the worship of the Gods. Many of these old dances were in
danger of being forgotten, but then came a modern revival in the art of dancing, the most
conspicuous figure in this being Uday Shankar. He did not confine himself only to religious
dancing but conceived the idea o an Indian ballet using the gestures and movements of
Indian dancing to express modern ideas. In olden days dancing was carried out by women
and girls only, but in the ballet arranged by Uday Shankar and others, both men and women
danced together.
The origin of Indian dancing is religious, its purpose being to put into movement the
stories about the Indian Gods, so as to make them easily understood by the masses. We are
told that there are seventy-two hands gestures, each having a meaning of its own which is
as definite as the meaning of the letters of the alphabet. There are also nine sets o facial
expressions which help to convey to the audience all the emotions and feelings of human
nature.
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The origin of Indian dancing is religious, its purpose being to put into movement the

stories about the Indian Gods, so as to make them easily understood by the masses. We are

told that there are seventy-two hands gestures, each having a meaning of its own which is

as definite as the meaning of the letters of the alphabet. There are also nine sets o facial

expressions which help to convey to the audience all the emotions and feelings of human

nature.