For which kind of dancing do you normally take off your shoes?

Indian classical dancers dance barefoot to symbolize a connection with Mother Earth. There are about 8 different types of Classical Indian dance: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri, %26amp; Mohiniattam.





Middle Eastern Bellydance, African, Tahitian, Polynesian, Cambodian, and some other Asian dances are also done barefoot.





Mainly Western dances wear shoes, most Eastern %26amp; older dance styles don't.

For which kind of dancing do you normally take off your shoes?
African dancing and belly dancing are two
Reply:i think ballet
Reply:I would say most traditional folk dances are "shoeless", such as Hawaiian hula, Tahitian dance, belly dancing, etc.





Also, many people take off their shoes for modern, contemporary, lyrical, and sometimes ballet or jazz.





I suppose it really depends on the particular piece being performed and/or the teacher/choreographer.
Reply:polynesian dances (tahiti, hula, maori, tongan, samoan) doesn't need shoes. philippine folk dances as well. a good example of this is tinikling. here are some videos:





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Reply:fire dancing.......dont wanna burn up my shoes........but i do like cutting rugs
Reply:I don't dance.
Reply:maybe a spiritual dance
Reply:Beach dancing!
Reply:i think the Filipino Folk Dance "Tinikling" normally take the shoes off
Reply:Horizontal dancing!!!!!!
Reply:Belly Dancing
Reply:ballet. i always have 2 take off my shoes b4 practicing.
Reply:Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri, %26amp; Mohiniattam.
Reply:Dirty
Reply:sock hopping !
Reply:I mean it allr eally depends what you feel like doing bare foot, because you could do jazz bare foot just as easily as you could do it with shoes on. You can also do african, modern, and many other forms of dance. I'd say pretty much anything but tap.
Reply:the horizontal mamba... though he does like me to keep my heels on occassionaly
Reply:You have to take off your shoes when you hula (Hawaiian) dance.
Reply:ballet i guess or maybe some other type of dance were your up in the air a lot.....
Reply:I am in modern dancing and we have to take our shoes off :)



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