The ballet is a comedy about two young people who fall in love against the wishes of their parents. It is an interesting ballet because it was one of the first to describe the lives of real people rather than fairies or fantasy ...

This does take a lot of practice. You also need special shoes called pointe shoes. The tip of the shoes is strengthened with a mixture of satin, paper and layers of hessian. These are all glued together to support the toes.

When you...

Bhangra is the most popular and best-known dance of the Punjab, in North West India. Though originally a male dance form, it can be performed by men or women to the accompaniment of the dholak (drum). Being a harvest dance it illustrates...

Dance can be written down in symbols as a way of remembering what has been created. There are two types of written notation that are used to record dance. One is called Labanotation. This reads up the page and has blocked symbols that ...

An arabesque is a position a dancer makes when he or she stands on one leg, with the other leg stretched into the air behind them. The arms of the dancer are also stretched into different shapes.

Arabesque is a French word meaning...

A spin or turn looks very different depending on the dance style, for example in ballet you spin on their toes but in kathak  you turn on the heel of the foot. One thing that is essential to a turn, in whichever style you are...

This is a very complex question! There are so many starting points and choreographic devices to use when making your own dance. From a personal point of you, I think it is important to have a theme or idea that inspires your dance. A...

It takes the choreographer (the person who makes the dance) anything from a few months to many years to make a ballet. The idea for a piece of work might be in the choreographers mind but finding the right piece of music the money to ...

*South Asia refers to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

There are 7 classical dance forms, which originate from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. These are Bharatanatyam, Odissi,...