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Waltz your way through dance sites

With a little help from these websites, learn the intricacies and nuances of this visually appealing art form called `dance'

Tap your feet away to glory. Learn about dance forms around the world and also grab an opportunity to learn various dances online.

Ballet

www.learntodance.com/online20ballet20lesson.htm: Learn the dos and don'ts of ballet, and instructional video clips.

Ballroom dancing

www.dancetv.com/tutorial/: To begin learning how to ballroom dance, click on the category of your choice available in the titles of Waltz Tutorial, Fox Trot Tutorial, East Coast Swing Tutorial. Each category contains lessons listed in order from least difficult to advanced.

Children's dances

www.supercrawler.com/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Dance/: Learn these dance steps from the pictures and directions, and then practice the simple dances. Online versions are available in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish. It also has links to sites with features like games, pictures, stories, and competitions for children who love to dance.

Folk dancing

http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/dancpage.html: A variety of information on folk dancing is available on the page. Click on the menu to the left if you like to explore these fields further. Each number contains links that open a door to various International Folk Dance Resources.

Tap dancing

www.tapdance.org/tap/tapvids.htm: Here you can find descriptions of and sources for a few tap videos. These include documentaries, instructional tapes and performances.

These videos, for sale on this page, explore the art of American tap dance through stage performances, candid interviews, and vintage film clips.

Bharatanatyam

www.natya.com/natyamain.html: The purpose of the Natya Dance Theatre (NDT) is to serve as an agent of cultural preservation, presentation and exchange. NDT seeks to sustain and develop the traditional art forms of India through the teaching and performance of Bharatanatyam for audiences of all backgrounds. It also leads to other sites with information on where to learn this dance form.

AYYAPPA NAGUBANDI

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