Man first danced from the sheer urge to express himself.
On this #InternationalDanceDay ,I'll give snippets from the history of Indian dances and ..
it's therapeutic role.
My study: Heal As U Dance.
#SPED #Indianculture #Thread
On this #InternationalDanceDay ,I'll give snippets from the history of Indian dances and ..
it's therapeutic role.
My study: Heal As U Dance.
#SPED #Indianculture #Thread
2/n Man danced to all that he saw around him. Emotions were generated. A dancer's soul pervades all his body. Dance came into being after settlements came in - as Ritualistic dances, abt nature, animals, birds, etc
3/n Middle ages saw the bifurcation into folk and classical. Folk is related to day to day lives, in festivals, ground on which they dance, for ex,dances of mountain people have intricate n slower steps than the dances plains. folk dances talk of climate n geography of the place.
4/n Pinnal kollatam , kummi was very common. i remember dancing them in my younger days all the time.Pinnal kollatam has its origin in Dora DarunGophVeni - rope plaiting, Maharashtra you guys can add on your respective state folk dances and your tryst with it.
5/n Kapila Vatsyayan says there are 4 periods of classical dance.prehistoric- 1. mohenjadaro , Harappan civilizations, vedas 2.from 2nd century BCto 9th century AD carved in caves .3.10th to 18th century AD- sculptures, different styles of classical dance n music 4..till present
5/n EQ is something we ought to learn n teach kids to handle at a v.young age. ex,when we see others in distress, we show similar facial features. Emotional balance is essential for a balanced personality, hence kids with challenges face more of emotional disturbance.
6/n Acc to my study, only few dominant onesI'll highlight here: dancers hv less anxiety, happiness, self worth, anger, envy more enthu, overall more emotional n behavioural cntrl than non dancers. Less social concern was seen in females more than males-tada!
7/n Artists hv an unusual gift of insight.Through dance therapy, emotions can be mobilized n modified to counter responses like, hyperactivity, psychosomatic issues, autism,Down's syndrome, improving gross n fine motor cntrl in spastic individuals, better cognition, memory,#SPED
