Why Dance Bollywood Style
It's roots are set in various traditional Indian dance forms like Kathak and Bharatnatyam, some of which are over 20,000 years old.
The dance is specially choreographed for the movie and song it is being featured on. It’s ever changing as choreographers compete to incorporate new moves in the hope that they become a signature move and will be copied by dancers all over the world. Thus immortalizing the dance move, the song and ultimately the movie.
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Bollywood dance has no rules.
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It's for the free spirited.
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It doesn’t need any prior dance experience or level of fitness
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You can dance fast or slow. Alone, with a partner or in a large group.
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You can jump in and join a group anytime.
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You can learn it as you go. You can add on to it and even change a step or a gesture if you don’t like it.
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You can incorporate ANY other dance form. hip hop, jazz, ballet. You can whip and do the Nae nae to the beats of Bollywood music.
That's why I love Bollywood dance the most.
Bollywood dance explained on BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18686742