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(c) Modern dance

When a creator adds something new to folk or classical dances, or
when an old tradition is modified and presented in a new style, it
becomes a modern dance.Modern dances are dances that do not
have stability and keep changing with time.Such dances are always
evolving and presentedin new forms to suit the needs of the nation,
time, circumstance, and audience.

Lyrical Hip-hop, Lyrical B-boying, Lyrical Contemporary, etc. are
examples of modern dances. These dances are performed focusing
on the meaning of each word.

Activity 13.4
Watch a popular modern dance on social media, learn the dance
styles used in it, discuss it with your friends, and perform the dance
in class.

(d) T1·aditional dance

Dances that are a mixture of classical and folk dances are traditional
dances. It uses traditional inusic and postures. Bhairava dance,
Nrisimha dance, Sorathi, Ghatu etc. are examples of traditional
dances. Such dances are influenced by ethnic costumes, religion,
and culture. The tradition of performing religious rituals holding a
belief in divine powersis also foundin traditional dance.
13.2 Postures (Mudra)

When human emotions were expressed through sound as a medium,
language, poetry, folk tales, dialogues, etc. were created. When
these emotions were expressed through different gestures and
movements of the body, dance came into existence.It is believed
that different postures were created when expressing happiness
and sadness, and when these postures were used artistically, dance
formswere developed. Various hand gestures are used in dance
and acting, which is called Hasta Mudra.The inudra performed by
both hands is called 'Samyukta' hasta mudra(joint hand gestures),
and the mudra performed by only one hand is called 'Asamyukta'
hasta mudra(disjointed hand gestures). Some of the mudras are
mentioned underneath.

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