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Charlotte Anne Wilson Heth (1937-) is a North American ethno-musicologist, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.She is notable for her scholarship in and teaching of the traditional music, dance, and ceremonies of indigenous North Americans and for her publications and recordings in this field.
Dance in India include classical (above), semiclassical, folk and tribal. Dance in India comprises numerous styles of dances, generally classified as classical or folk. [1] As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.
Domkach is a dance performed during a marriage ceremony by the bride and groom's family. Fagua is performed during the festival of Holi. [21] Paiki is a nagpuri martial dance. Chhau dance is a semi-classical Indian dance with folk traditions which originated in the eastern states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha. It has three styles, named ...
Kuchipudi (Classical Indian Dance, Andhra Pradesh) Kolattam (folk Tamil Nadu) Koli Dance (Folk Maharashtra) Karakattam (folk Tamil Nadu) Kanyarkali (Folk Dance, Kerala;
Indian classical dance, or Shastriya Nritya, is an umbrella term for different regionally-specific Indian classical dance traditions, rooted in predominantly Hindu musical theatre performance, [1] [2] [3] the theory and practice of which can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra.
Nautch dancers in Old Delhi, c. 1874 Nautch dancer in Calcutta, c. 1900 A Raja awaits the arrival of Nautch dancers A Nautch girl performing, 1862. The nautch (/ ˈ n ɔː tʃ /, meaning "dance" or "dancing" from Hindustani: "naach") [1] was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in later Mughal and colonial India. [2]
An image of a dancer belonging to the Kalbelia tribe from Rajasthan, India. The dancers are women in flowing black skirts who dance and twirl, replicating the movements of a serpent. They wear an upper body cloth called an angrakhi and a headcloth known as the odhani; the lower body cloth is called a lehenga. All these clothes are of mixed red ...
The ritual dances of Karnataka are known as Kunitha. One such dance is the Dollu Kunitha, a popular dance form accompanied by singing and the beats of decorated drums. This dance is primarily performed by men from the Kuruba Gowda caste. The Dollu Kunitha is characterized by vigorous drum beats, quick movements and synchronized group formations.