Art, in its ever-changing mixture of intellectual and emotional, physical and spiritual, offers a unique means of exploring ourselves and our position in the wider world. It allows us to exchange with others about what we see, feel, think and sense, opening dialogue within and between individuals and communities. Dance, a fully-fledged art form belonging to the performing arts, allows us to express our inner feelings, thoughts and experiences. It is a natural form of self-expression, and through it, our body expresses how free we actually are while also highlighting the restrictions our minds impose on it. Dance is an art form in which human movement becomes the medium for sensing, understanding, and communicating ideas, feelings, and experiences. To be proficient in the art of dance, one must understand and apply its own content, vocabulary, skills, and techniques. All these elements are simultaneously present in a dance or even in a short movement phrase.

Author-Vibhuti Pathak