The history of dance is difficult to access because dance does not often leave behind clearly identifiable physical artifacts that last over millennia, such as stone tools , hunting implements or cave paintings . It is not possible to identify with exact precision when dance became part of human culture . An early manuscript describing dance is the Natya Shastra on which is based the modern interpretation of classical Indian dance (e.g. Bharathanatyam ). During the reign of the last Mughals and Nawabs of Oudh dance fell down to the status of ' nautch ', an unethical sensuous thing of courtesans. Bharatanatyam's theoretical foundations trace to the ancient Sanskrit text by Bharata Muni , Natya Shastra , its existence by 2nd century CE is noted in the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram , while temple sculptures of 6th to 9th century CE suggest it w...
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