The dance lovers of the city are experiencing the essence of Ballet dancing in a ballet workshop. A 15-day long workshop is being conducted for the dance lovers of the city. The workshop is being organised at Utkal Bhavan.
The students are learning the basics of Indian Ballet dance. Ballet dance form is innovative and enjoyable. Little things are explained through movements and expressions. The workshop is being organised by Yogi Dance and Theatre, Bhopal.
At the workshop, the students are able to explore the exquisiteness of the ballet dance. The students are also exploring the different themes of ballet, plays and other cultural items and are learning the actual concept of staging them. The artists are preparing with great emphasis on creative style of dance, folk, drama and music.
Here on Tuesday, the ballet expert, Yogendra Singh Rajput, told the participants about Uday Shankar who gave form to Indian ballet. By adopting European dance and theatrical techniques, he made his style by combining Indian classical folk dance styles, known as Uday Shankar Ballet style. The glimpse of nature in this dance structure is also evident.
The special thing about this ballet work is that most of the participants are children aged 5 to 10 years. The participants learned contemporary dance moves.
Notably, a 15-day long ballet workshop is being organised for the aspirants to learn the ballet form properly.
The dance lovers of the city are enjoying the workshop as they are able to explore different styles of dance which is mostly used in theatres.