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If all artists were to create art creations without any individuality, even the best of art would lead to monotony. A dancer bases all his works on certain conditions which cannot be analysed. When a dancer creates a dance, his medium of expression is the human body - every part of the complicate machinery. In all classical Indian many subtle movements are performed by the neck, eyes, eyebrows and cheeks, the  shoulders, arms,

knees  and feet. These movements are sometimes suggestive and sometimes conventional. Suggestive movements, no doubt, are easily apprehended but conventional movements are not so. When the audience is full of 'Rasika-s' (Aesthetes) then the ability of the dancer is well assessed because the "abhinaya' aspect is easily grasped by the 'Rasika-s'. On the other hand, pure dance or Nritta of any kind is understood and enjoyed by all spectators. Intricate rhythmic patterns, statuesque poses and live

choreography are always a source of enjoyment to all eyes. So dancers in their zeal, should not entice the audience by including in their repertoire, acrobatic feats. The composer of the dance must know the limitations of the dancer because all human bodies will not have the same suppleness of limbs and trunk. Any graceful movement of a dancer will appear to be awkward if another dancer does not have the physical ability to repeat such movements. This does not mean that such a dancer cannot become a great artist. Beauty of any kind is not measurable by any one aspect but by a totality.

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