Monday, 23 September 2013

The Ewe people are an enthic group located in Togo. they have many different dances one of which is Agbadza. Agbadza is tyraditionaly a war dance but is now used in social and recreational situations to celebrate peace.
Irish dancing is a traditional dance which orgiginates from Ireland. the dance can be divided into social dance and proformance dance. irish dancing popularised in 1994 by the wword famous show Riverdance it is noteable for its rapid leg and foot movements while body and arms are kept stationary. There are plenty or Irish dance competions the most competetive dances are solo. The solo stepdance is generally characterised by a controlled but not rigid upper body, straight arms, and quick, precise movements of the feet. The solo dances can either be in "soft shoe" or "hard shoe".

Friday, 20 September 2013

Dating back to 1000 BCE, Bharatanatyam is a classical dance from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music.Its inspirations come from the sculptures of the ancient temple of Chidambaram. It was codified and documented as a performing art in the 19th century by four brothers known as the Thanjavur Quartet whose musical compositions for dance form the bulk of the Bharatanatya repertoire even today.
the Japanese have a traditional dance called Bon Odori it is performed during Obon. It is a dance to welcome spirits of the dead. The dances and music that accompanies them are different for every region of Japan.

Thursday, 19 September 2013

LES TWINS - France | Performance @ HHI's 2012 World Hip Hop Dance Champi...


People from all over the world come to compete in dance competitions, France, Italy,Germany,Ireland,Nigeria and many more countries  come together to show off their dance moves.
In this video there are two french twins dancing in a competition against people from other countries.
Watch the way they dance to the beat and the attitude they have when dancing.
I just want to let everyone know that no matter how old or young you are you can still dance, Dancing is not aged limited, it is for everybody. People can start dancing at an early age of 1 up to 99 years old. Dancing is for both young and old.

Friday, 13 September 2013

Did you know that there is a dance where Indians dance around a fire with pine knotts in their hand, the name of the Indian tribe is called the Redskins, the name of the dance is called The Indian Fire Dance They do that dance to celebrate festivals but the goverment authorities would not permit their festivals in the night time so they now do it at daytime.