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Dance education is a practice whereby students are taught a broad understanding of dance as a form of art and who are trained professionally in many different genres of dance. Dance education consists of specialized dancers who conduct original research for teaching others how to dance.
Jhumar or Jhoomar (also called Ghumbar in Sandalbar area) [4] is a traditional Saraiki and Baloch dance in Pakistan. [5] [6] It is also popular in the Sandalbar areas of Punjab. [7] It is slower and more rhythmic form. [8] The word "Jhumar" comes from Jhum/Jhoom, which means Swaying.
A tawaif was a highly successful courtesan singer ‚ dancer ‚ and poet who catered to the nobility of the Indian subcontinent, particularly during the Mughal era. Many tawaifs ( nautch girls to the British) were forced to go into prostitution due to a lack of opportunities by the time of the British Raj. [ 1][page needed]
Pakistan is a multilingual country with over 70 languages spoken as first languages. [ 2][ 3] The majority of Pakistan's languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. [ 4][ 5] Urdu is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred ...
Karachi is home to some of Pakistan's important cultural institutions. The National Academy of Performing Arts [27] is located in the newly renovated Hindu Gymkhana. The All Pakistan Music Conference, linked to the 45-year-old similar institution in Lahore, has been holding its Annual Music Festival since its inception in 2004. The festival is ...
Today, the Pashtuns are a collection of diversely scattered communities present across the length and breadth of India, with the largest populations principally settled in the plains of northern and central India. [ 75][ 76][ 77] Following the partition of India in 1947, many of them migrated to Pakistan. [ 75]
Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest city of Pakistan by population. [ 3][ 4] The city was originally founded by the Rai dynasty of Sindh. The modern city was built in the 1840s. [ 5] New Sukkur was established during the British era alongside the village of Sukkur.
N. National Academy of Performing Arts. Categories: Dance schools by country. Dance in Pakistan. Performing arts education in Pakistan.