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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.
Mujra. Tawaif Mah Laqa Bai dancing in court. Mujra is a dance performance by women in a format that emerged during Mughal rule in India, where the elite class and local rulers like the nawabs of the Indian society (often connected to the Mughal emperor's court) used to frequent tawaifs (courtesans) for their entertainment.
1987–. Known for. Akram Khan Company. Style. Contemporary dance, kathak. Website. www .akramkhancompany .net. Akram Hossain Khan, MBE ( Bengali: আকরাম হুসেইন খান) (born 29 July 1974) [1] is an English dancer and choreographer of Bangladeshi descent. His background is rooted in his classical kathak training and ...
Dandio: Dance performed using sticks in Thar. Charuri: A folk dance performed using metal pots in circle, this folk dance is performed in thar. Muhana Dance: A folk dance performed by Mohana fishermen and fisherwomen community of Sindh. Asimori: This is the folk dance of young girls in which two girls grab each other's hands and move in circles.
The Khattak ( Pashto: خټک اتڼ [xaˈʈak], Urdu: رقص خٹک Khattak attan) is a swift martial attan dance usually performed while carrying a sword and a handkerchief (while not always are they holding a sword and handkerchief) by the tribesmen from the agile Khattak tribe of Pashtuns. Khattak dance is also a national dance of Pakistan ...
Sheema Kermani (also spelled Kirmani) ( Urdu: شیما کرمانی; born 16 January 1951) is a Pakistani classical dancer and social activist. [1] She is the founder of Tehrik-e-Niswan Cultural Action Group (Women's Movement). [2] She is also an exponent of Bharatanatyam dance. [3] [4] Kermani is known as a renowned classical dancer ...
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]
Folk dances of Punjab. Punjabi dances are an array of folk and religious dances of the Punjabi people indigenous to the Punjab region, straddling the border of India and Pakistan. The style of Punjabi dances ranges from very high energy to slow and reserved, and there are specific styles for men and women.