Uyghur folk dance is cheerful, spirited and sometimes humorous. The dance is lively, beautifully modeled and upright. Uyghur folk dance specializes in the use of head and wrist movements, through the movement of the neck (moving neck) and head shaking coupled with the head, chest, waist and other postures, as well as the eyes of the clever cooperation, showing the character of different characters, so that the dance style is rich and distinctive.
Overview of the characteristics of Indian dance
For Indians, dance is not only an art, but also a religious meaning. Indian dance originates from the unparalleled devotion to God clean and selfless love, dancers by their fingers, arms, eyes, five senses, the body to express and interpret everything in the universe. Therefore, some Indian dance is only performed in the temple to God, Indian dance is also therefore a layer of mystery.
Basic movements: Indian dance is fast-paced, a four-minute dance has about 50 movements. Including hand gestures, eyes, inner thoughts, facial expressions, such a variety of postures can represent the human feelings and desires, and can even represent the natural scenery of the world, mountains and water, and natural phenomena such as day and night.
● Before starting the dance, keep your legs bent and close your hands in an opening salute.
● Hands are stretched out and feet take a step forward. Begin to change hand positions to the music.
●The rhythm of "dong-dong" begins to appear in the music, and the foot movements begin to change.
●Keep smiling.
● Dance faster and faster with lots of hand movements.
Clothing: In India, generally only married women wear sarees up to 6 meters long, but the exception is the dancers, even very young girls can dress like this. Sometimes dancers also wear PUNJABI: pants + knee-length coat + long scarf. There are many styles of pants, some wide, some tight. The scarf can be worn around the neck, or tied around the waist when dancing, to add a sense of line. punjabi has become fashionable, and last year it was all the rage in Japan.
Accessory: The long, pointed ornament affixed to the forehead is called a bindi, which is traditionally very large and studded with diamonds and gemstones. But nowadays, a simpler style is popular. Girls usually wear it for weddings or dances. A circle of loose diamonds above the eyebrows can also be called a BINDI for good luck.
Red Dot: A red dot on the brow. When dancing, small diamonds can also be used instead of the traditional red dots in order to add brightness. If dancing to show Muslim themes, only small diamonds can be used, as the red dot is a Hindu symbol. When not dancing, only married women are usually allowed to light the red dot.
Bangles: In Indian dance, hand gestures are very important dance language, so dancers care about bangles. They are worn in large numbers, up to 20.
Anklets: Indian dance has many stomping movements, to have a crunchy sound, but also a sharp rhythm, so the foot halter is very important. It is said that there are dancers who have been trained to be able to move only one small muscle on the foot, making only one foot bell ring.
Hand Posture: An important element of Indian dance is the hand posture. There are about 100 different hand postures, each with a specific meaning, some representing beauty, some peace, some anger, and some even ugliness. Indians believe that hand gestures are symbols of communication between man and God, and different gods like different hand gestures.
Smile: During the dance, the dancer's heartfelt smile is consistent throughout, expressing a joyful and peaceful state of mind.
Head movement: the head moves rhythmically to the left and right.
Waist movement: the swing of the waist makes the body graceful.
Foot movement: toe, heel, stomp. Indian dance foot movements are also very expressive.
Eyes: Dancing with your eyes is the essence of Indian dance.
● Indian dance sign language is unpredictable. For example, the finger face posture to express the beauty of the lotus flower hand gesture is commonly used to perform to the God to see the hand gesture. Hand gestures are not only performed to dazzle the viewer, a variety of hand gestures also reflects the active thinking of the performer, is a real brain exercise, can be called "handy."
● The jumping posture represents the Indian bird "PIKAKE". When jumping, keep your eyes on your hands. This jumping pose not only looks good, but also practises balance and improves bone density, especially the strength of the hips and pelvis.
● Unlike other dances, Indian dance requires dancers to be in a semi-squatting position. This position is good for thighs and hip lines!
●Want to have the look of a woman's eyes? Learn from Indian dance! Keep your head still and turn your eyes in all directions, remembering to keep them wide open as you do so.
● Heel stand toes. Indian dance foot movements will give you beautiful calves and ankles.
● During the dance, the shoulders should often be kept in an end-flat position, and the head-turning movement will help take care of your cervical spine.
● When dancing Indian dance, your back must be kept straight. This explains why Indian beauties have the sexiest backs in the world.