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Folk & Traditional

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Sep 2, 2008

Bulgarian folk dancing combines bouncing steps with flowing arm movements. Learn the basics of Bulgarian folk dancing in this free instructional dance video series. ...

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Aug 1, 2008

In this 5 part tutorial video, you will learn how to dance the Soukous. Soukous is a vernacular dance which is one of many roots of swing dance. Originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this f ...

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Jul 28, 2008

Bharatanatyam dance is the ancient, traditional dance of India. This two part how to video demonstrates the two steps of "Teermanam adavu" in Bharatanatyam dance. "Teermanam" means to conclude or an e ...

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Jul 28, 2008

"Tatti" means to tap (like in "Tatta adavu," foot taps) and "Metti" means a heel contact with the floor. For "Metti" one must first be on the toes (either a jump on the toes or just striking a toe) an ...

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Jul 28, 2008

"Visharu Adavu" involves swinging of hands in different directions, sideways, up and down. The leg movements are simple and straight in one line. The concept of shoulder pulls is also introduced later ...

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Jul 28, 2008

"Natta" means to stretch and so this adavu (foot work) involves some stretching to form beautiful patterns. The "Natta Adavu" involves heel contacts of the feet. Thus word "Nattu" in Tamil is also ref ...

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Jul 28, 2008

In Bharatanatyam, the word "Tatta" literally means "to tap". "Adavu" is translated as foot work, but "adavu" is not a presentation limited to usage of the the feet. Every single limb of the body is co ...

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Jul 28, 2008

Bharatanatyam dance is an ancient, traditional dance from India. "Ardhamandala" is the most important and frequently used leg posture in Bharatanatyam. Learn how to perform this essential dance move w ...

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Jul 28, 2008

A Bharatanatyam dancer starts and ends every session of dancing with Namaskaram (obeisance). The dancer pays respect to God (Nataraja), teacher (Guru) and audience. She touches Mother Earth and asks h ...

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Jul 9, 2008

In this how to video learn the basics steps of Irish dancing. Learn this traditional dance with this step by step tutorial. ...