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Sociological Development of Dance: History, Roots, Growth and Revival
Performing Arts: Indian Dance · Chapter 5 · 3. Sociological development of dance
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- Roots in temple ritual, folk traditions and community performance
- Growth under royal and court patronage (for example Kathak in the Mughal and Rajput courts)
- Decline in the colonial period and the social stigma attached to hereditary performers
- Twentieth-century revival: pioneers and institutions (for example Kalakshetra and Kerala Kalamandalam)