నాట్యము: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

 

==== India ====

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During the first millennium [[common era|BCE]] in India, many texts were composed which attempted to codify aspects of daily life. In the matter of dance, [[Bharata Muni]]'s ''[[Natyashastra]]'' (literally ''"the text of dramaturgy"'') is the one of the earlier texts. Though the main theme of ''[[Natyashastra]]'' deals with drama, dance is also widely featured, and indeed the two concepts have ever since been linked in Indian culture. The text elaborates various hand-gestures or [[mudras]] and classifies movements of the various limbs of the body, gait, and so on. The [[Natyashastra]] categorised dance into four groups and into four regional varieties, naming the groups: secular, ritual, abstract, and, interpretive. However, concepts of regional geography has altered and so have regional varieties of Indian dances. Dances like ''"Odra Magadhi"'', which after decades long debate, has been traced to present day Mithila-[[Orissa]] region's dance form of [[Odissi]], indicate influence of dances in cultural interactions between different regions.<ref>[http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/dance Dance: The Living Spirit of Indian Arts], by Prof. P. C. Jain and Dr. Daljeet.</ref>