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Dance in India covers a wide range of dance and dance theatre forms, from

the ancient classical or temple dance to folk and modern styles.

Three best-known hindu deities, Shiva, Kali and Krishna, are typically

represented dancing. There are hundreds of Indian folk dances such as Bhangra,Garba and special dances observed in regional festivals. India offers a number of

classical Indian dance forms, each of which can be traced to different parts of the

country. The presentation of Indian dance styles in film, Bollywood, has exposed

the range of dance in India to a global audience.

Each form represents the culture and ethos of a particular region or a group

of people. The criteria for being considered as classical is the style's adherence to

the guidelines laid down in Natyashastra by the sage Bharata Muni, which explains

the Indian art of acting. Acting or natya is a broad concept which encompasses

both drama and dance.

Indian classical dance is a misnomer, as actually dance refers to natya, the

sacred Hindu musical theatre styles. Its theory can be traced back to the Natya

Shastra of Bharata Muni (400 BC). The Sangeet Natak Akademi currently confers

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classical status on eight "dance" forms. Those who worship Vishnu are considered

Vaishnavas. The dance style performed by Sri Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu) and

the gopis in Vrindavan is called rasa-lila, and is considered as a form of devotional

dance. Many other Indian classical dances are used to illustrate events from the

Puranas related to or describing Vishnu.

Dance in early Bollywood films, was primarily modelled on classical Indian

dance styles and particularly those of historic northern Indian courtesans (tawaif),

or folk dances. Modern films often blend this earlier style with Western dance

styles (MTV or in Broadway musicals), though it is not unusual to see Western pop

and adapted classical dance numbers side by side in the same film. The hero or

heroine will often perform with a troupe of supporting dancers. Many song-and-

dance routines in Indian films feature unrealistically instantaneous shifts of

location and/or changes of costume between verses of a song. If the hero and

heroine dance and sing a pas de deux (a French ballet term, meaning "dance oftwo") often staged in beautiful natural surroundings or architecturally grand

settings, referred to as a "picturisation".

They also do Bollywood dancing. Bollywood films have always used what

are now called "item numbers". A physically attractive female character (the "item

girl"), often completely unrelated to the main cast and plot of the film, performs a

catchy song and dance number in the film. In older films, the "item number" may

be performed by a courtesan (tawaif) dancing for a rich client or as part of a

cabaret show. The dancer Helen was famous for her cabaret numbers. In modern

films, item numbers may be inserted as discotheque sequences, dancing at

celebrations, or as stage shows.

Bollywood producers now release music videos, usually featuring a song

from the film. However, some promotional videos feature a song which is not

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