This dance represents a man's courting of a young woman.

The dance of the Nanos precedes the parade and represent the pagan festival.

The dance represents the courtship of a man and woman, with the woman first rejecting the man's advances than accepting them.

The dances accompanying theatrical performances represent only a fraction of the myriad diverse dance styles found across the island.

The two remaining dances on the program represent the past and future of the company.

Velakali dancers represent the Kauravas and the dance represents the battle between the cousins.

The dance they are now performing may represent a conference on strategy.

The dance represents an erotic courtship between a male and female couple characterized by its frenetics acts towards each other.

He explained: "One side knew she needed it, another side was resistant, and our dance represented that battle inside."

The dance represents a survival of beliefs based on agricultural and the solar year.