Kathak

So ass you have seen that i love dancing, it is also one of my activities. I started dancing since I was eight. I never thought off doing this, but when my cousin asked me to take some dance lessons I said ok. And that is how I started with Kathak and I'm still doing it.

Well, in Suriname there aren't any classical dance competitions.But in 2008 The Indian Cultural Centrum in Suriname, started with a dance competition called "PAYAL KI JANKAAR". So that was my first dance competition ever and I must say I have learned a lot during the competition. I came to know what my stongest and weakest points are in dancing, and I'm trying to improve that. I can say that after the competition I have become a better dancer. BUt Still need to improve, so still working on it :-).

In 2008 I became 3rd in the dance competion "PAYAL KI JHANKAAR".

Payal Ki Jhankaar

Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from northern Indiain the areas which are now part of Pakistan. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers. These bards, performing in village squares and temple courtyards, mostly specialized in recounting mythological and moral tales from the scriptures, and embellished their recitals with hand gestures and facial expressions. It was quintessential theatre, using instrumental and vocal music along with stylized gestures, to enliven the stories. Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances, and the influence of the bhakti movement. From the 16th century onwards it absorbed certain features of Persian dance and Central Asian dance which were imported by the royal courts of the Mughal era.

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