Today another western dance form will be
discussed which has been derived from a famous Indian local dance i.e. tapori
dance. It is very interesting and surprising that the famous hip hop dance that
is grooved by every dancer is actually an extension of the once upon a time
famous tapori dance.
Tapori was actually a language that was
basically found in Mumbai streets. The unique style of speaking in Hindi was
called tapori. Gradually this transformed into a dance form which was seen
mostly being performed by Street thugs. Tapori culture though resented by
many was widely imitated as humorous or comical. It found acceptance in
Bollywood films.90 s was basically the tapori era as then every hero was seen
performing tapori dance. And then slowly tapori dance faded somewhere behind
the street dancing or the hip hop dance which is a groomed or a westernized
form of tapori dance. Hip hop was then largely worked on and was divided into
certain forms such as locking popping and free style. The Bollywood dance
industry responded to hip-hop dance between the late 90s and early 2000s
leading to slow death of tapori dance. The free scattered dance that we used to
see then turned to cluster hip hops and cutting. Interestingly; the name given
to our half cup tea is also a dance style. Tapori dance also led to innovation
of jazz funk which started being performed by classical trained dancers in
United States who developed studio styles in order to create choreography from
the hip-hop dances that were performed on the street. Because of this
development, hip-hop dance is practiced in both dance studios and outdoor
spaces.
Do you mean to say that hip hop is a western equivalent of tapori dance? Or that it was derived from it?
ReplyDeleteHip hop is equivalent to tapori dance because to a major extent it is derived from tapori dance and also over shadowed tapori dance.The difference would be visible if u see the ganpati dance in movies for 90s and late 2004
DeleteInadvertently flashes of 'sapne mei milti h' and 'kya bolti tu' comes into my mind whenever I think of tapori dance..It's equivalency to hip-hop must be recognized and worked upon.
ReplyDeleteSome years down the line, Tapori dance was also termed to be 'Ganapati dance wherein people used to dance in haphazard manner just for the sake of shaking and moving their body. But when you look at Hip Hop style of dance, that seems to be professional and looks good when you actually see it happening as compared to the dance that the local thugs do! good post! interesting
ReplyDeleteTapori dance is done only at festival time. but if you see tapori dance, dance step are not decided people just move their body on the music. and while watching Hip Hop dance style you get to watch some magical step which are not seen in tapori dance. Hip Hope dance is done in a professional manner and it actual look good than tapori dance
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