- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses/gs-concepts/indian-culture/folk-dances {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/p[1]', u'end': u'/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/p[1]', u'startOffset': 15, u'endOffset': 1395}], u'quote': u'classical dances tend to be subject to a definite \norder and a complicated system of gesture languages, footwork and body \nmovements, folk dance is generally much more spontaneous. Its primary impulse in \nrhythm; its roots lie in religious and seasonal festivals, and dance it is often \nguided by songs glorifying nature, expressing traditional occupations and \noffering devotion to deities. The vast majority of folk dances are performed by \ngroups of people, usually consisting of either men or women. Certain basic dance \npatterns exist. These have been described in medieval Sanskrit literature and \nconsist of the pindi (gourp), the thrinkhala (chain), lata (creeper) and \nbhedyaka (the separate movement of each dancer away from the group). Even more \nbasic is the rasak or rasa, referring to a circular dance. There are two kind of \nrasa dance; the Talai-rasa, with rhythmic clapping of hands, and the Danda-rasa, \nin which each dancer marks the rhythm with a pair of stikcs. Through these \ndances unsupported by the written word, and established by its tremendous \nsociological impact, customs and tradition have been established and people\u2019s \naesthetics enriched. With national consciousness for the arts growing from \nday-to-day many of these beautiful expressive dances are coming to urban \naudience and are being received with the enthusiasm and success they deserve.', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'folk-dance-characteristics', u'tags': [u'folk-dance-characteristics']} created: Fri, 05 Jun 2015, 05:37 AM UTC