Video: Odissi Dancing: Forward & Backward Walk

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When walking in Odissi dancing, put toes heel to toe. Learn to do the forward and back Odissi walk from a professional Indian dancer in this free dance lesson video.

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In this clip, we are going to show you the basic walk in Odissi dance. The walk forward and the walk back. The walk forward is done on the heel. And the heel co-ordinates with the shoulder movements and the head and the eyes. And the backward walk, we use the toe to walk backward. So now we have Roopa Mathur, who is going to show you the forward walk and the back walk. To a little bit of music. Eyes. Keep going. Take a circle there. And start walking back. And. And as you saw, when she walked forward. She did not turn her body from side to side. But as in Odissi, the walk forward encompasses the entire audience. With the shoulder and the head gesture. Similarly, as you draw up back. You draw the audience with you. Without taking the audience with you, with taking the audience. And not having to turn the body.

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Odissi Dancing: Forward & Backward Walk

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