Introduction
Bharatanatyam is an interdisciplinary dance form that was originated in the state of Tamil Nadu and is familiar to people of Asian Indian origin. Research shows that Bharatanatyam has cognitive benefits in research studies and scholarly articles for Asia children living in the west and, therefore has good impact on dance education. According to a research by O’Shea, Bharatanatyam is a highly technical, primarily solo South Indian dance form that consists of a repertoire, abstract rhythmic choreography and abhinaya, dramatic dance. Its nonthematic sections consist of explosions of virtuoso footwork, performed with legs rotated outward into a bent-knee position that exemplifies the form’s characteristically grounded use of weight. …show more content…
This dance is not addresses in the US curriculum because Asian Indian are a minority and dance education is not taken seriously. A Bharatanatyam dancer is a transnational interpreter who helps students learn about their culture, religion, history, heritage and literature through the platform of dance (Meduri A.pg;179). Therefore, Bharatanatyam plays an important role in the lives of Asian Indians.Research shows that Bharatanatyam has cognitive benefits in research studies and scholarly articles for Asian children living in the west and, therefore has good impact on dance …show more content…
Through classical dance such as Bharatanatyam, individuals are said to be balanced as emotions is a vital part in the performing arts. If there was a balance or harmony in man, we would have developed certain fundamental values which could help in avoiding the muddles in the world. (Rajkot, Suprava Mishra, pg;1). A research by Miriam Lamas Balak has proven that ballet is a modified version of Bharatanatyam. This is because during the renaissance, operas and ballets were performed with Indian theme due to the interest of the society towards the art of Bharatanatyam and it helped improvise and reformulate Bharatanatyam. Each of these late-century projects offers Bharatanatyam an active role in a cosmopolitan urban environment by deploying methods of exchange between epistemologies that circumvent or reverse an orientalist problematic. Due to this, the similarities between these two dances may be the gathering result of the two distinct
Bharatanatyam is an interdisciplinary dance form that was originated in the state of Tamil Nadu and is familiar to people of Asian Indian origin. Research shows that Bharatanatyam has cognitive benefits in research studies and scholarly articles for Asia children living in the west and, therefore has good impact on dance education. According to a research by O’Shea, Bharatanatyam is a highly technical, primarily solo South Indian dance form that consists of a repertoire, abstract rhythmic choreography and abhinaya, dramatic dance. Its nonthematic sections consist of explosions of virtuoso footwork, performed with legs rotated outward into a bent-knee position that exemplifies the form’s characteristically grounded use of weight. …show more content…
This dance is not addresses in the US curriculum because Asian Indian are a minority and dance education is not taken seriously. A Bharatanatyam dancer is a transnational interpreter who helps students learn about their culture, religion, history, heritage and literature through the platform of dance (Meduri A.pg;179). Therefore, Bharatanatyam plays an important role in the lives of Asian Indians.Research shows that Bharatanatyam has cognitive benefits in research studies and scholarly articles for Asian children living in the west and, therefore has good impact on dance …show more content…
Through classical dance such as Bharatanatyam, individuals are said to be balanced as emotions is a vital part in the performing arts. If there was a balance or harmony in man, we would have developed certain fundamental values which could help in avoiding the muddles in the world. (Rajkot, Suprava Mishra, pg;1). A research by Miriam Lamas Balak has proven that ballet is a modified version of Bharatanatyam. This is because during the renaissance, operas and ballets were performed with Indian theme due to the interest of the society towards the art of Bharatanatyam and it helped improvise and reformulate Bharatanatyam. Each of these late-century projects offers Bharatanatyam an active role in a cosmopolitan urban environment by deploying methods of exchange between epistemologies that circumvent or reverse an orientalist problematic. Due to this, the similarities between these two dances may be the gathering result of the two distinct