Unseen extract no 3 with expected answer

 A) Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities.

A1) Write true or false.

1)Bharat Natya is an art which had royal and religious patronage for centuries.            =True 

2)Kuranvanji performed in a temple can be seen twice in a year in the great temple at Tanjore.

=False

   Extract 

  Bharat Natya is now prevalent mainly in Tamilnad, in the Southeast of India. It is an art which had royal and religious patronage for centuries. Dancers were attached to the great temple and participated in the offerings at worship. 

     Today, Under modern legislation, there are no temple dancer and this dance no longer finds a place in temple ritual. In the word 'Bharata', the three syllables, Bha, Ra and Ta stand for the three components of all dancing. Bha for Bhava or expression, Ra for Raga or Melody, and Ta for Tala or rhythm.

          Dance Dramas also developed along the "Bharatanatya" tradition, Using the same technique as in the Solo dances. These stories from India's great epics, still enacted in certain village temples of the Tanjore district became nearly extinct through want of patronage. Only men of the priestly class take part in them.

       Another type of drama which employs Bharat Natya technique is the "Kuravanji" in which the dancers are women. All Kuranvanji's portray the human soul - represented by the heroine – in search of god. The only Kuravanji still performed in a temple can be seen once in a year in the great temple at Tanjore. The "Kuchupudi" dance dramas of Andhra performed by men of the priestly class can also be ascribed to the Bharata Natya school. 

        The dances of Orissa, except for the chow dances of Seratkella, have apparently derived from Bharata Natya. In the past Tanjore and Kanchipuram were the most important centres of this dance. Today, it has spread all over India but Madras is its real home.

A2) Complete the statements with the help of the extract. 
1) Bharat Natya is prevalent mainly in...tamilnadu.
2) The word Bharata stands for..the three component of all dancing.
3) the Kuchipudi dance Dramas of Andhra performed by... Priestly class 
4) The most important centres of dance..... Were Tanjore and Kanchipuram ...
A3) Find one word from the extract for the following: 
1) A person dancing alone.= solo dance 
2) No longer in existence.= extinct 
A4) Personal Response.                      
     Suggest some measures to preserve dance culture of India.

A5) Grammar. Do as directed 
1) In the past Tanjore and Kanchipuram were the most important centres of this dance.
 (Rewrite using 'not only...but also')
Ans= In the past not only Thanjore but also Kanchipuram were  the most important centres of this dance