Presented By:

Redoan Ur Rahman (14.02.04.043)

Debosree Mukherjee (14.02.04.051)
 CONTENTS
What is Dance?
History & Origins
Why we Dance?
Features of Dance
Kinds of Dance
Dance as a profession
Competitive Dancing
Dance around the world
Dance in Bangladesh
Dancers around the world
 WHAT IS DANCE?
An art

Moving rhythmically to music, typically following a set

sequence of steps

Best method to transfer message

A method to express feelings through body movements

 HISTORY & ORIGINS
Dance has been said to be the mother of the arts

Before the invention of written languages, dance was a more important method of passing
stories down from generation to generation.

The Bible and Talmud refer to many events related to dance, and contain over 30 different
dance terms
 HISTORY & ORIGINS ( CONTINUE )

Rocks Shelter of Bhimbetka Egyptian Tomb

WHY DO WE DANCE?
 FEATURES OF DANCE
Music
Movements
Theme
Techniques
Design
Costume
Properties
 KINDS OF DANCE

1. ETHNOLOGICAL DANCE
 KINDS OF DANCE ( CONTINUE )

2. SOCIAL DANCE

I. BALLROOM DANCE

II. FOLK DANCE

 KINDS OF DANCE ( CONTINUE )

3. SPECTACULAR OR THEATRICAL DANCE

I. BALLET

II. MODERN DANCE

 DANCE AS PROFESSION
I. Dancer

II. Dance teacher

III. Choreographer
 DANCE COMPETITION
There are four type of Dance Competitions

I. Competitive

II. Open

III. Dancesport

IV. Single-style

Asia
(Indian Sub-continent)
Kathakali, Bharatnatyam,
Kuchipuri, Katthak, Monipuri, Bihu
Dance, Bhangra, Odissi, Sattriya
etc.
DANCE AROUND
THE WORLD
Asia (Mandarin Zone) Oceania
Dragon Dance, Ribbon Dance, Haka Taua, Maori, Tahitian,
Chinese Fan Dance, Fon Phu Thai, Wedding Dance of Fiji, Hula etc.
Sri-Nuan, Ka-Lai Dance etc.
 DANCE AROUND
THE WORLD ( CONTINUE )

AFRICA Middle east south America

Jerusamera, Umteyo, Adumu, Belly Dance, Raqs sharqi, Raqs Merengue, Tumba, Bachata,
Mohobelo etc. baladi, Ghawazi, Persian dance, Bomba, Plena, The Argentine
Turkish dance etc. Tango etc.
 DANCE AROUND
THE WORLD ( CONTINUE )

North America Europe (UK) Europe (Rest)

Red Indian Dance, Swing dance, B- Irish Tap Dance, Contra, Square Salsa, Mambo, Flamingo, German
boying, Cakewalk, Cha-cha-cha, Dance etc. Dance, Passadoble etc.
Jazz dance, Ballet, Clogging, Whip
etc.
 DANCE IN BANGLADESH
The dance styles of Bangladesh may be divided into three categories:

i. Classical,

ii. Folk

iii. Modern.
 DANCE IN BANGLADESH

garo dance marma fan dance

Bodo traditional dance Sikhri-Sikhla

(Butterfly Dance)

monipuri dance chakma bottle dance

 DANCE IN BANGLADESH

Folk Dance katthak

bharatnatyam

semi-classical dance Odissi

 FAMOUS DANCERS
AROUND THE WORLD

Michael Jackson

Anthony Thomas
(hip-hop) paula abdul
anna pavalova (hip-hop) Carmen Amaya
(ballet) (flamenco)

martha graham
(contemporary)
 FAMOUS DANCERS
AROUND THE WORLD

Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Limón (contemporary) Tamanna Rahman jerry ames (tap) fred astaire and ginger
Zagoruychenko (manipuri) rogers (tap)
 FAMOUS DANCERS
AROUND THE WORLD

pandit birju maharaj Shibli & Nipa Shukla Sarkar

(katthak) CV Chandrasekhar
(bharatnatyam)
(Bharatnatyam)
darshana zaveri
(manipuri)

Prabhu Deva
Bollywood
THANK YOU