What are the classical dances?

What kinds of classical dances are there

Many countries and nationalities in the world have their own unique styles of classical dances. In the world, each country has gradually accumulated and formed traditional dances with exemplary significance and unique styles during the historical development of its own people. So what are the types of classical dance? The following take a look at it!

Chinese classical dance

Chinese classical dance can be divided into Han classical dance and minority classical dance. Among them, the Han classical dance handed down dance movements, most of which are preserved in the opera dance; some of the dance gestures and modeling, preserved in China's extremely rich grotto murals, sculpture, portrait stone, portrait bricks, terracotta figurines, as well as a variety of unearthed artifacts on the paintings, decorative dance image modeling; China's rich literature and history also has a large number of specific descriptions of the image of the dance in the past.

Indian classical dance

Indian classical dance ` appeared most of its religious customs and habits, mainly by the Brahmaputra, Kathak, Kadakali, Manipuri, Odissi and Kuchipudi six traditional dance system. Its main artistic characteristic is the dance movement rhythm, rhythmic distinctive, strong modelling, with a rich connotation of colorful dance mime hand style and delicate facial expressions.

European classical dance

European classical dance is generally referred to as ballet. Classical ballet is a kind of European classical dance as the main means of expression, integrated music, theater, stage art and other art forms of dance varieties. Because of its performance technology is an important feature of the actress to wear special pointe shoes and dance on the ground with the toes, so it is also known as ? Pointe Dance. According to legend, ballet first originated in Italy and was formed in France before being introduced to Russia in the 18th century. At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century to become an independent and complete art form, the creation of the pointe dance technique, the development of a variety of aerial jumps and rotary skills, and produced a complete set of training methods, and gradually formed with different style characteristics of the Italian school, the French school and the Russian school, etc. In the 20th century, after the emergence of the 20's, the modern school of ballet, and successively gave birth to a number of ballet schools, popular in Europe and America. School, popular in Europe and the United States.