Topics from July 2020
- Which is the Indonesia’s traditional lion dance used as a storytelling device to depict the triumph of good over evil?
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- A form of theatre that’s been around for nearly four centuries, which traditional Japanese art form uses dance and song in a highly stylized way?
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- Originating in Odisha, which dance form is considered to be among the oldest surviving Indian classical dances?
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- Which dance form, marked by pointe work that efficiently uses toes, originated in Italy around the 15th Century?
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- Which dance form, usually accompanied by songs, a stick tapped on the floor to keep time, and guitar music, is associated with the Andalusian gypsies of Spain?
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- Which ballroom dance emerged in the late 19th Century in Buenos Aires, and is said to be a mix of dance forms from Spain and Argentina?
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- Made popular in the U.S. and Europe in mid-19th Century, which ballroom dance characterised by simple forward and backward steps originated in Brazil?
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- Which Afro-Cuban dance and music form borrows heavily from Latin America, including Cuban mambo and Latin jazz?
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- Which is the energetic dance form, with stylised footwork and athletic move that originated in New York in the late 1960s?
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- Which is one of the main classical dace styles of the country, this form is indigenous to Tamil Nadu and is said to have been performed publicly only since the 1930s?
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- Which is one of the classical dance-drama forms of the country, it originated in Kerala, involves elaborate costumess and make-up, and usually depicts incidents from the epics?
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- Which classical dance form that’s said to have originated in a hamlet called Kuchelapuram in Andhra Pradesh?
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- Spanning mythology and stories from the epics and marked by powerful dialogues, impressive costumes and colourful make-up, which dance-drama form from Karnataka usually begins at night and goes on til
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- Which folk dance form popular in Maharashtra, it is usually performed by women in nine-yard saris and to the accompaniment of rythymic music?
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- Performed in groups by women, men and children wielding colourful sticks and moving rhythmically in circles, which dance form is very popular in Gujarat, especially around Navaratri?
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- Believed to have originated in eastern India, which dance form is performed in States such as West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand etc. and often involves the adorning of masks named after the dance form
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- The dance form of the north-eastern State of Manipur is marked by dramatic costumes worn by both women and the men. Do you know what the women’s costume is called?
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- Which folk dance form is named after the most important festival of Assam and celebrated thrice every year?
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- Marked by high energy, leaps, kicks and accompanied by drums, which folk dance that originated in Punjab was originally associated with the spring harvest festival, Baisakhi?
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