Indian scholars believe that this dance originated from Aryan culture in North India, but it has been developed and perfected in South India.
Prabharata dance has a long history, which was described as early as the 3rd century. After entering the 20th century, through the unremitting efforts and bold innovations of countless artists, they not only copied and reproduced the 108 dance movements of Shiva, the god of cosmic dance, from the stone carvings, murals and inscriptions preserved in ancient temples in India, but also brought new artistic life to the ancient dance of Brahma through innovation.
Brahma's dance costumes are very exquisite and are often regarded as clothes made of gold. They are very beautiful. In addition to the dance jokes of praying and worshipping God, there is also pure dance? Chadi-Swama? (Jathi-Swarma) and Sabah Damace, who gives priority to lyric poetry? And pure dance? Obi Shinya? (Obhinaya)、？ Tirana? (Thi-lana) and so on. Dancers should skillfully and gracefully alternate actions in different situations, and use rich facial expressions, emotions and various sign languages to express the exquisiteness and difficulty of the dance of Bharata. Because the audience can fully understand the thoughts, feelings and stories that the dancers want to describe and express through the dancers' gestures, eyes, facial expressions, body language and the speed of the music beat, some people call it? Stupid dance? .
Prabharata dance is one of the five classical dance forms in India, and its origin can be traced back to the description in Natya Shastra written by Saint Prabharata more than 2,000 years ago. This dance form originated from the temple dance in Tamil Nadu.
People think that the dance of "Brahma" is a dance of fire and a mysterious expression of the fire element in the human body. The dance movements of "Brahma" imitate the swaying flames. In dance, movements are divided into two categories, one is Lasya, which represents the graceful lines of women, and the other is Tandava (Shiva's Dance), which represents the masculine movements of men, similar to China's theory of Yin and Yang. The dance "Brahma" is widely circulated, and many people, both men and women, all over the world are practicing it.
There are two main aspects of Brahma's dance: NRITTA (pure dance) and NRITYA (expressive dance). Dance is famous for its elegance, purity, softness and sculptural posture. The movements of hands and feet in dance are strictly regulated and defined. In the word "Bharata", bharata stands for Bha-Bhava, which means expression, Ra-Raga means melody and music, and Ta-Tala means rhythm. A variety of dance forms can easily express ancient and modern themes.