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India in itself a rich country when it comes to dance forms or styles. When Era of dancing shows started here in India, I mean It kinda hold a grip over TRP audience and We Indians started liking dancing shows as much as singing shows, Dance shows never focused on Indian classical forms or folk. Did They? Usually a product seek innovation when it has already tried everything domestic, but I can't recall much occasions when we got tired of seeing Indian dance forms and started craving for overseas art. We were never that equipped to decide. Audience sees what they offer when it comes to dancing reality shows in India.
Very few had shown courage to attempt pure Indian classical. I can see the reason behind too much fusion over there as not everybody find Classical forms as enchanting. So mixing it with little bit of freestyle or using Bollywood number or taking creative liberty, we have seen it all. But now I can see even this fusion getting disappeared. We see hardly 1 performance from each participant in any reality show which is Indian classical or folk. And here they seem to discharge their responsibility.
Dance shows are about anything other than Indian dancing literature. I mean Aren't we missing on something very beautiful and refreshing? When we have mediums to witness our rich dancing literature, we are busy adoring international dance forms. A blend would be refreshing to watch plus enlightening too.
Classical dances are always seen as a thing of professionals in most of regions of India. We don't go out to see a Bharatnatyam or Kathak performance here in North. Nor I can see people adoring Bhangra or Ghoomer or so on anymore here. But we do get amused by seeing Salsa, Rumba or anything international. Are we bored of Indian dance forms?? I don't think so. We are not even aware of beauty of Indian dance forms. We haven't seen them yet. I haven't. Apart from tit bits and fusions shown over reality shows, I am a downright ignorant.
My point is that Indians aren't exposed to beautiful Indian dance forms yet, not properly. We might wanna see them with much care and attention getting performed on this big reality shows.
It's good to see people performing and getting trained in international dance forms. Somewhere I feel proud that our nation is learning beyond boundaries.
But at the same time, it's shame that we don't even know about our own dancing forms.
Entertainment, sensuality, edge, Meaning, emotions, expressions and so on! Our Indian dancing forms too are signification for the same. I don't see a reason why they shouldn't be given a chance on dancing reality shows?
I have followed two seasons of JDJ. Show has a large audience and why not showcase Indian dancing literature here where celebrities can promote them. Lovers of Indian dancing styles are not less but limited to specific demographic regions. I would love to see magic unfurled all over universe.
I don't see a valid reason behind this despair by makers of reality shows.
Do share your views!
Anupamaa
