New Year Greetings :)

Hey all ,
Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous New Year.
Hope all dancers out there are successful in all fields.
Starting the year with NrityaShakti Calendar 2014
Take Care , be happy , keep dancing -

                                                                               

Contemporary -Expression of emotions beyond words

Its the 2nd most practiced dance form in the world. Its contemporary. It is that form of dance which lets you express your feelings by letting yourself loose.Contemporary requires you to feel the mood of the dance and  the passion present in it. It is a mixture of ballet and modern dance. This form can be done as a solo , duet act or a group act. Costumes for contemporary as usually very simple as the dance focuses more on the expressions, movement and dance than the colors and costumes. Its classic and simple nature leaves the audience awestruck. Here are a few techniques that may help you learn this beautiful form of dance-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP7sbeU18fI - 

Basic routine for contemporary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2UpkV9ZzMg-

Here's another one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eGPAqhXWHI-

One of my favourite perfromances by Shakti mohan ( my inspiration) on 

Dance India Dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMgmPdbniKo-

Another contemporary duet on Channel v's Dil Dosti Dance :))

Snapshots of contemporary by Shakti Mohan

Some of my favourite Contemporary Photographs-