Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2019
Published In
The Oxford Handbook Of Dance And Competition
Abstract
The chapter examines the myriad meanings of dance competitions through the lens of Indian dance reality shows. It discusses reality shows such as Boogie Woogie, Dance India Dance, Naach Dhum Machale, and the production of new hybrid dances and remixes. The symbiotic relationship between Bollywood dance, reality shows, and the television industry creates the new aspirational aesthetics of “remix.” By combining ethnographic research and textual analysis of song-and-dance sequences of Bollywood films and reality shows, the chapter explores the transformation of the mythopoetic bhakti rasa of classical dances into the remix of Bollywood dances. It argues that “item numbers” and reality shows shape new gender codes in contemporary India and open up new debates on respectability, gender, and nation.
Published By
Oxford University Press
Editor(s)
S. Dodds
Recommended Citation
Pallabi Chakravorty.
(2019).
"Dance-Off Or A Battle For The Future: Dance Reality Shows In India".
The Oxford Handbook Of Dance And Competition.
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190639082.013.13
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-dance/137