Manipuri Dance is the
classical dance from the Manipur region in the North East.
The Manipuri dancers are the great personalities who have supported this dance
form in gaining a distinct structure whilst echoing the sheer aura of
antiquity. The Manipuri dancers with their immense creativity have made a
difference to Bishnupriya Manipuri society in the fields of dance and performing arts.
Because of its ecological location, the people of Manipur have been protected
from outside controls, and this region has been capable to keep hold of its
unique traditional culture.
The Manipuri dance is among
the major classical dance forms of India, particularly noted for themes based
on ‘Vaishnavism’ and stunning execution of ‘Ras Lila’,
dance dramas based on love between Radha and Krishna.
Manipuri dancers’ main
expression is devotional in character and is solely connected to Hindu Deities Radha and Krishna. The delicate steps, slow and
gracious movements and the exquisite appeal of the Manipuri dancers offered
this genre of dance form a distinct character. Manipuri as a dance style
gradually became popular even outside the native. Guru Naba Kumar is one of the
famous Manipuri dancers who went to
Ahmadabad to teach Manipuri dance in 1928. Soon, Guru Bipin Singha popularized
this particular dance form in Mumbai.
Amongst his pupils, most well known Manipuri dancers are the Jhaveri sisters,
Suverna, Nayana, Darshana and Ranjana. Apart from them other famous Manipuri
dancers are Bhimavati Devi who is the daughter of Guru Bipin Singha.
Manipuri dance is still regarded as the medium of worship and enjoyment and a door to the divine. From the religious point of view and from the artistic angle of vision, Manipuri dancers are some of the personalities who therefore practice the most modest, chestiest, softest and mildest and also the most meaningful dances of the world. The most courteous aspect of Manipuri culture is that, the Manipuri dancers has retained the ancient ritual based dances and folk dances along with the later developed classical Manipuri dance style. Among the classical categories, Manipuri dancers extensively popularized 'Ras Leela', a highly evolved dance drama, usually choreographed on 'Vaishnavite Padavalis'. Besides, these dance styles, the Manipuri dancers poised for many more manifestations of the song, dance and martial arts culture that is fundamental to the people of Manipur. With the passing decades, Manipuri dance have been greatly categorized into various other forms and styles. The Manipuri dancers have done great justice to all the Manipuri dance styles both nationally and internationally. They have introduced innovative dance styles like Gouralila, Thang Ta, Nupi Pala, Dhop Kirtan, Ipom and so on.
The scenario of Manipuri dance could not have been as graceful as it is today, without the immense involvement of the talented Manipuri dancers like Guru Bipin Singha, Guru Nileshwar Mukherjee, Guru Senarik Rajkumar, Guru Chandrakanta Singha, Guru Nilmadhab Mukharjee, Guru Haricharan Singha, Kalabati Devi, Preeti Patel and Tamanna Rahman.To know more read:
Manipuri dance is still regarded as the medium of worship and enjoyment and a door to the divine. From the religious point of view and from the artistic angle of vision, Manipuri dancers are some of the personalities who therefore practice the most modest, chestiest, softest and mildest and also the most meaningful dances of the world. The most courteous aspect of Manipuri culture is that, the Manipuri dancers has retained the ancient ritual based dances and folk dances along with the later developed classical Manipuri dance style. Among the classical categories, Manipuri dancers extensively popularized 'Ras Leela', a highly evolved dance drama, usually choreographed on 'Vaishnavite Padavalis'. Besides, these dance styles, the Manipuri dancers poised for many more manifestations of the song, dance and martial arts culture that is fundamental to the people of Manipur. With the passing decades, Manipuri dance have been greatly categorized into various other forms and styles. The Manipuri dancers have done great justice to all the Manipuri dance styles both nationally and internationally. They have introduced innovative dance styles like Gouralila, Thang Ta, Nupi Pala, Dhop Kirtan, Ipom and so on.
The scenario of Manipuri dance could not have been as graceful as it is today, without the immense involvement of the talented Manipuri dancers like Guru Bipin Singha, Guru Nileshwar Mukherjee, Guru Senarik Rajkumar, Guru Chandrakanta Singha, Guru Nilmadhab Mukharjee, Guru Haricharan Singha, Kalabati Devi, Preeti Patel and Tamanna Rahman.To know more read:
