Dance has been a part of human history since the earliest records of human life. Dancing gives us refreshing energy, an optimistic attitude among us. Blocking out the world, forgetting about all your problems and freeing your soul, are all parts of dance. You have to be comfortable allowing others to see the real you. Being a dancer, you have to reach deep inside and find a very different person in yourself and express that person. One can express all of their emotions through movement and that alone is incredible.

• 'Contemporary dance' is a style of dancing wherein you can narrate heart touching stories through dance without even using any words.
• 'Moonwalk' is extremely famous dance moves that illustrate the illusion of walking backwards was first performed by pop icon 'Michael Jackson' in 1983, and even since it has gained planetary fame.
• 'Moonwalk' is extremely famous dance moves that illustrate the illusion of walking backwards was first performed by pop icon 'Michael Jackson' in 1983, and even since it has gained planetary fame.
• There are numerous western dance forms with respect to above mentioned dance types.
• 'Kathakali' from Kerala and 'Yakshagana' from Karnataka, an India dance form is well known to convey mythological stories to the spectators. Yakshagana is the most attractive, dramatic and elaborate form of classical dance.

Detailed make-up, wearing heavy costumes and jewelleries, work on gestures are most important aspects of Indian classical dance form

• 'Bharatnatyam' is known as the mother of all other classical dance styles, Bharatnatyam is the oldest dance form in India originated from temple dancers in Tamil Nadu.

There are many more Indian dance forms like:-
Dance - State

• Kathak - Uttar Pradesh
• Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
• Mohiniyattam - Kerala
• Chholiya - Uttarakhand
• Hojagiri - Tripura
• Chhau - Odisha
• Leela, ghumar - Rajasthan
• Bhangra, ludi - Punjab
• Matki dance, pandvan - Madhya Pradesh
• Chiraq (bamboo dance) - Mizoram
• Bihu - Assam
• Lavani, lezim - Maharashtra
• Garba raas - Gujrat
• Jata-jatin - Bihar

Etc,. and many more diverse and mesmerizing dance forms. All types of dance are meaningful.

Moving on to pursuing a career in dance, in earlier times there were no specific educational qualifications for dance. In today's era there are wide opportunities for choosing dance as a career. Degrees available for dance are Bachelors of arts (BA hons) in dance, Bachelor of fine arts (BFA) in dance, Bachelor of science (BS) in dance, BA Bharatanatyam, etc. the bachelor's degree. Masters of arts (MA) in dance, MA choreography, certain international universities like 'university of Salford Manchester' - MA in creative dance, etc. are also providing degrees in dance.

The truest expression of people is in its dance and its music. Bodies never lie. The best abbreviation that I would give for dance is,
D-dedicated
A-athletic
N-never give up
C-controlled
E-emotional.