Classical Vs Western

Irrespective of oriental or western, "Dance" is the part of every culture. In India, Classical Gharanas had established their milestone before a long period. India is mostly known for its rich culture,where the contribution of dance is noteworthy. Though dance took birth before a long time but it became noticeable from Mughal Dynasty.  Mughals were very traditional and in every occasion Mughal Samrats used to call dancers to perform in the middle of the court just to be entertained. Those dancers belonged to famous Kathak Gharanas. Not only Kathak, there are many more classical dance forms that were born in the lap of Indian diversity. Each and every corner of India has its own dance form, like Bihu in Assam, Bharatnatyam in Tamil Nadu, Kathakali in Kerala, Kuchipuri in Andhra Pradesh, Odissi in Odisha, Rabindra Nritya in West Bengal, Garba and Dandia in Gujrat, Bhangra in Punjab.

Kathakali

Garva

Bihu

Bhangra

Not only this even the folk and tribal dance forms are also very popular in India like Chounach at Birbhum in West Bengal and many more.

Chounach

 Each of them has their different way of execution, own way of expressing feelings, individual pattern of dressing and accessorize.

Odishi

 Many of the forms are based on Indian myths and legends which are carrying our history within them for many centuries. On the other hand we can include the rising dance forms into the topic that are trying very hard to prove themselves from the late 90s. Bollywood, Contemporary, Hiphop, Jazz, Salsa etc are the most popular western dance forms all over the world.

Contemporary

Hiphop

 Now if we bring them into a comparison to the Classical, may be they are not so traditional or culturally enriched in India, but Indians are nowadays tend to heading towards trendy things which are now in vogue. As a result a cold clash between these two cultures is clearly visible in these days. But as dancers, we have no such limitations or boundaries called western or eastern. Every dance form is like a new thing of interest to us, every dance move is like a way to know ourselves a little bit more. Anyone can dance in his own way. No rules or regulations can bind our feet to groove in a beat. So just enjoy the rhythm...it's all yours.