Friday, January 31, 2014

Odissi Dance - Another Traditional way to show Odisha's Talent to World

Odissi dance is a traditional and classical dance form the pre-history culture of odisha.Odishi dance costume give the graceful and sensual and it forms in three regions of body movements like the head,the chest(abdomen) and finally the pelvic.
           Now a days the youngers try to save the culture and heritage of odisha in the dance form.All Indian dance costumes are different and unique but in odissi dance costumes, jwellery and the make-up is most needed.The odissi dance costume require the most excellent color of traditional handloom silk saree from the weavers and the designs always show the richness of odia heritage with it's beautiful costume.

Best Dance form of Odisha
Odissi Dance - Image: Hindu

                  Odissi dance costume is similar to the traditional Bharatanatyam dance.Odissi dance saree always made of sambalpuri saree like pasapalli or bomkai and khandua silk saree .The handloom saree are made of solid colors with beautiful designs.In odissi dance they always prefer to the bright color saree with red and black blouse called kanchula but it designs with gold or silver thread  on the border.Then there is a pallu called Thallaippu which is a pleat made in the front to look good and unique.
Odissi dancer wear the silver jwellery like bangles, ear-rings,necklaces,anklets ,arm pieces and on foot they wear the ghunguru.Finally they make-up their face with white paint, red big bindi,red dark lipstick and lots of safety pins, etc.The make-up of odisshi dancer in the traditional form is kajal which applied around the eyes to give elongated look On the forehead where the red bindi worn a white kumkum or sandalwood powder put with a small bindi on all side.They put all the make-up with dance costume and finally they wore the crown called mahkoot.The crown mahkoot consist of two parts ,one is the ghobha which decorated with flower on back piece to look like a bun at the back of the head.
           Finally the odissi dance costume is fully prepared to give the poise of dance.

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