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A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance

Author : Roxanne Kamayani Gupta
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775273
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance written by Roxanne Kamayani Gupta and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The yoga and classical dance traditions of India have been inextricably entwined for millennia. The exacting hand gestures, postures and movements of Indian classical dance can only be achieved through yogic concentration. Conversely, the esthetics, symmetry, and dynamism of dance enhance the practice of yoga. These two traditions, so complementary and essential to one another, are united and explicated for the first time in A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance. Twenty-five years ago Roxanne Kamayani Gupta embarked on a journey of dance and yoga, yearning to unlock their mysteries and discover their common origins. As a twenty-year-old student from America she was miraculously and mysteriously absorbed into Indian culture, became a Hindu, and began an odyssey so unusual and unique that the reader will be enchanted by its telling. Choosing the path of the dancer, Roxanne Gupta accomplished what no Western woman had done before: being accepted and trained by Indian masters and then performing in the Indian classical traditions--from the palaces of maharajas to the arts festivals of Europe and America--while at the same time achieving a doctorate in the anthropology of religion and being initiated into a number of yogic traditions. Having mastered the classical form of Kuchipudi dance and studied with teachers of the hatha and kriya yoga traditions, she brings together these two great streams of consciousness and practice. In this tantric approach to yoga and dance, expressed through the body and through a yoga of emotions, we see the traditions embodied in a manner that embraces the totality of the human experience. The result is the dance of the yogini, the sacred feminine initiatress who dances with one foot in nature and the other in the realm of the gods. With extensive photographs of innovative yoga routines, Roxanne Kamayani Gupta distills her experience into techniques for yogic study certain to assist students of all levels to achieve a dynamic, beautiful, and graceful practice.

Indian Dances of North America

Author : Reginald Laubin
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806121727
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (217 download)

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Book Synopsis Indian Dances of North America by : Reginald Laubin

Download or read book Indian Dances of North America written by Reginald Laubin and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptions of the dances, costumes, body decorations, and musical accompaniment supplement information on the cultural background of Indian dancing

India's Dances

Author : Reginald Massey
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
ISBN 13 : 8170174341
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book India's Dances written by Reginald Massey and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dances Of India Are Among The Oldest Dance Genres Still Widely Practiced Today. In Recent Years They Have Become Increasingly Known And Appreciated All Over The World. This Book Details The History Of The Several Styles Of Indian Dance And Gives An Account Of The Cultural, Religious, Social And Political Factors Which Influenced Their Growth And Development. There Are Fascinating Side-Lights On The Etiquette And Mores Of Indian Society. Many Of The Myths And Legends Which Form The Subject Matter Of The Dances Are Recounted And Theories Suggested To Explain Their Inspiration And Sources.This Is A Comprehensive Survey For Readers Who Want To Relate The Classical Dances To The Broader Background Of Indian Culture. For Students, Indian And Non- Indian, It Provides Valuable Historic And Technical Information; And For Dance Lovers It Serves As A Guide Telling Them What To Look For In A Performance. There Is, In Addition, An Overview Of India'S Many Folk Dances. The Glossary Of Terms Germane To The Different Styles Is A Useful Adjunct As Is The Bibliography.In The Latter Part Of This Book The Achievements Of Leading Delhi-Based Dancers Are Recorded And, At The Same Time, New Talent Is Readily Recognized.Written By An Acknowledged Authority, India'S Dances Is, Quite Simply, A Defmitive Volume On Some Of This Country'S Most. Enduring Contributions To World Culture.

Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance

Author : Anna Morcom
Publisher : Hurst & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781849042789
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance written by Anna Morcom and published by Hurst & Company. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the 1930s no woman could perform in public and retain respectability in India. Professional female performers were courtesans and dancing girls who lived beyond the confines of marriage, but were often powerful figures in social and cultural life. Women's roles were often also taken by boys and men, some of whom were simply female impersonators, others transgender. Since the late nineteenth century the status, livelihood and identity of these performers have all diminished, with the result that many of them have become involved in sexual transactions and sexualised performances. Meanwhile, upper-class, upper-caste women have taken control of the classical performing arts and also entered the film industry, while a Bollywood dance and fitness craze has recently swept middle class India. In her historical on-the-ground study, Anna Morcom investigates the emergence of illicit worlds of dance in the shadow of India's official performing arts. She explores over a century of marginalisation of courtesans, dancing girls, bar girls and transgender performers, and de- scribes their lives as they struggle with stigmatisation, derision and loss of livelihood.

North American Indian Dances and Rituals

Author : Peter F. Copeland
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486299136
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book North American Indian Dances and Rituals written by Peter F. Copeland and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-07-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color 38 authentic scenes of traditional tribal dances and rituals: Rio Grande Pueblo Deer Dance, Zia clown dancers, Hopi Snake Dance, many others.

Yaqui Indian Dances of Tucson, Arizona

Author : Phebe M. Bogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Yaqui Indian Dances of Tucson, Arizona written by Phebe M. Bogan and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indian Classical Dance

Author : Leela Venkataraman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789383098644
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book Indian Classical Dance written by Leela Venkataraman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering eight classical dance forms of India Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi and Sattriya Leela Venkataraman seamlessly weaves together a historical perspective with the contemporary scenario. Stripped of their association with the temple and the court, classical dance traditions in India went through a series of unprecedented change in the period marking the last few years of British rule and thereafter. From becoming part of the nationalist struggle when India was trying to rediscover its lost identity, to sharing the international stage today with dance forms from all over the world, the last sixty-six years have seen many changes in perspective and presentation of Indian Classical Dance some intentional, others involuntary. While looking at these years closely and their impact on dance forms, one realises that this is a phase in an ongoing process, with each new generation of dancers and musicians adding to an already rich tapestry of tradition."

A Panorama of Indian Dances

Author : Yu. Es Kr̥ṣṇarāv
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Panorama of Indian Dances written by Yu. Es Kr̥ṣṇarāv and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 1993 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Choctaw Music and Dance

Author : James Henri Howard
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806129136
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Choctaw Music and Dance written by James Henri Howard and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1997-02-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Choctaws are among the largest and best-known Indian tribes originally of the Southeastern United States, but over the centuries they have become one of the most acculturated to white ways, known more for what they absorbed of white culture than for their own distinctive traditions. Since the removal of the greatest part of the tribe to Oklahoma in the 1830s, Euro-American acculturation has become especially dominant. Nevertheless, among the isolated group of Choctaws that remained in Mississippi after Removal and a few individuals in Oklahoma, the old tribal dances and songs have been preserved. This book discusses all aspects of the Choctaw dances and songs performed today by dance troupes in Mississippi and Oklahoma. It describes the social organization of the troupes, the construction and use of their musical instruments, and their costumes. Extensive historical information surveys the early literature on Choctaw music and dance, the divergent experiences of the Mississippi and Oklahoma Groups, and the recent movement toward cultural revival among traditionalists in both states. The choreography for each dance that survives in the Choctaw repertory is described in detail and illustrated by photographs. The book also contains an overview of Choctaw dance music, with a classification of the song and in-depth analyses of musical elements, form, and design. The structure of dance events is reconstructed here for the first time. Musical transcriptions of thirty songs are included. The authors, using a comparative approach, have focused on the relationship between contemporary performances in Oklahoma and Mississippi. Despite regional variations in performance practice, the Choctaws have sustained considerable continuity in their dance and music in this century, successfully resisting fierce pressure to assimilate and thereby lose all remaining vestiges of their culture. This is the first book-length study of Choctaw music and dance since 1943, with much new information on the dances. It will be welcomed by ethnomusicologists, dance ethnologists, students of Native American culture, anthropologists, folklorists, and anyone interested in American Indian dance.

Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs

Author : Alice Cunningham Fletcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs written by Alice Cunningham Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Western Texts on Indian Dance

Author : Donovan Roebert
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000609669
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Western Texts on Indian Dance written by Donovan Roebert and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique work is an annotated collection and collation of Western writing on Indian dance from the period of Marco Polo’s travels to India to the formulation of the anti-devadasi bill in 1930, and a little beyond. The book reproduces more than 250 extracts from important texts, which provide examples of how dance in India was perceived as an art, as well its position in the broader cultural, religious, social, and ethical environment. Though some excerpts from these texts are cited in other writings on Indian dance history, there is no other available work that reproduces such a large number of historical writings on Indian dance and places them in a fluid historical context.

We Have a Religion

Author : Tisa Joy Wenger
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807832626
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book We Have a Religion written by Tisa Joy Wenger and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Native Americans, religious freedom has been an elusive goal. From nineteenth-century bans on indigenous ceremonial practices to twenty-first-century legal battles over sacred lands, peyote use, and hunting practices, the U.S. government has often act

Dance, Sex, and Gender

Author : Judith Lynne Hanna
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226315515
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Dance, Sex, and Gender written by Judith Lynne Hanna and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988-05-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ambitious in its scope and interdisciplinary in its purview. . . . Without doubt future researchers will want to refer to Hanna's study, not simply for its rich bibliographical sources but also for suggestions as to how to proceed with their own work. Dance, Sex, and Gender will initiate a discussion that should propel a more methodologically informed study of dance and gender."—Randy Martin, Journal of the History of Sexuality

India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective

Author : Dr Margaret E Walker
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409449505
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective by : Dr Margaret E Walker

Download or read book India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective written by Dr Margaret E Walker and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-09-28 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an analysis both broad and deep of primary and secondary sources, ethnography, iconography and current performance practice, this enquiry undertakes a critical approach to the history of kathak dance and presents new data about hereditary performing artists, gendered contexts and practices, and postcolonial cultural reclamation. The account that emerges places kathak and the Kathaks firmly into the living context of North Indian performing arts.

Let's Know Dances of India

Author : Aakriti Sinha
Publisher : Star Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788176500975
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Let's Know Dances of India written by Aakriti Sinha and published by Star Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information About Various Dances Of India With Colourful Pictures

New Directions in Indian Dance

Author : Sunil Kothari
Publisher : Marg Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book New Directions in Indian Dance written by Sunil Kothari and published by Marg Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains Contributions Of Dancers, Choreographers, Inn Ators, Scholars And Scholars Which Cover A Wide Range Of Topics Which Mirror The New Directions Indian Dance Is Taking. Explores The Tradition Of Abstraction, Martial Arts And Other Dance Traditions. Also Covers Issues Of Inter-Culturalism And Modernism. Generously Illustrated The Book Reveals The Mystique Of The New Indian Dance.

Indian Dances: Their History and Growth

Author : Rina Singha
Publisher : London : Faber
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Indian Dances: Their History and Growth written by Rina Singha and published by London : Faber. This book was released on 1967 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the history of the various styles of Indian dancing. It gives a related account of the religious, social, and political factors which influenced their growth and development, with side-lights on the etiquette and mores of Indian society. Many of the legends and myths which form the subjects of the dances are recounted and theories suggested to explain their origins.