Dancing Identities

“Bollywood dance” is used by diasporic communities to reinforce and negotiate their national identities.

Objectives

After completing this assignment, students should be able to

“Swaying to an Indian Beat”

• Define and distinguish between Shresthova’s terms “Bollywood dance” and “Hindi film dance”
• Define the two versions of “Dola Re Dola” that Shresthova analyzes [She discusses the first version on 94-96 and begins discussing the second on page 97]
• Explain the purpose and the meanings that she argues are communicated by the two versions of the dance

Kruti Dance Academy

• Identify Kruti Dance Academy and summarize the reasons for its fame
• Identify the two types of dance practiced by Kruti

Reading

• Sangita Shresthova, “Swaying to an Indian Beat”
  [PDF available in Georgia View “Content”]
• Kruti Dance Academy home page

Viewing and Listening

• Secret Atlanta: Kruti Dance Academy (pbs.com)
• Kruti on NPR! (youtube.com)

Quiz

• Devdas and Shresthova