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Boarding School in India, In Orrisa Odissi is the traditional dance and probably owes its origin to the temple dances of the 'Devadasis'.

The Odissi dancers use their head, bust and torso in soft flowing movements to express specific moods and emotions.

The history of Odissi dates back to somewhere between the 8th and the 11th century, when the kings took great pride in excelling in the arts of dance and music.

Jayadeva's "Geeta-Govinda", the Bible of an Odissi dancer, written in the 12th century, has stupendous influence on the arts of Orissa.

Odissi performances are replete with lores of the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. It is a soft, lyrical classical dance which depicts the ambience of Orissa and the philosophy of its most popular deity,

Lord Jagannath, whose temple is in Puri.

Residential school, Odissi technique is based on the "Chowka", a manly posture, and the weight of the body is distributed equally on both the sides. About Odissi interesting is that body position is not merely a part of the vocabulary or framework.

Odissi dancer costume is a silk saree draped in a practical and comfortable style. Wears on the head ornament called the "Mathami", on ears "Kapa", on wrists "Kankana"

Today Odissi is a well established and codified classical dance form of India.

Boarding School in India - In India, dance is an age-old tradition. This vast sub-continent has given birth to varied

forms of dancing, each shaped by the influences of a particular period and environment.

International school, Indian dance is an extremely intricate art requiring skill, hard work and discipline. All Indian dances portray some expression of life and almost every dance posture has a specific meaning.

Dance themes are derived from mythology, folklore, legends and classical literature.

Indian dance is said to have originated from 'Natya Shastra', which is a detailed script written on all aspects of Indian dance. The author of 'Natya Shastra' was 'Bharata Muni' who wrote it some time in the 2nd century B.C.

The two main divisions of dance are classical and folk forms. There are dance forms typical to certain parts of the country and these dance forms are based on ancient dance discipline.

Residential school & International school, The various classical forms are Bharatnatyam of Tamil Nadu, Kuchupudi of Andhra Pradesh, Odissi of Orissa, Kathak, Kathakali and Manipuri. The uniqueness of Indian classical dances is that they are all devotional in content.

Of all these dance forms, Bharat Natyam is believed to be the oldest and the purest Indian classical dance.

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