MESMERISING WORLD OF INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES

INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES COME UNDER THE ORIENTAL DANCES AS IT IS MAINLY BASED ON MYTHOLOGY AND RELIGION.THESE ANCIENT DANCE FORMS ORIGINATED TO PLEASE THE GODS AND WERE MAINLY DONE IN THE TEMPLES. SO THEY WERE KNOWN AS TEMPLE DANCES.THESE DANCE FORMS USE "MUDRAS" -HAND GESTURES THAT HAVE RECOGNIZED MEANINGS COMBINED WITH RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT OF THE BODY UNIQUE TO EACH STYLE.THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS KNOWN AS "NAVARASAS" ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE DANCE FORMS.