Famous Women Dancers

The story of Northern Soul

The setting was St Salvador's Episcopal Church in Dundee in 2005, the event a special gathering to connect religious iconography with the passion of Northern Soul music. The award-winning film by artist Matt Stokes is called Long After Tonight and the McManus Gallery in Dundee is showing it over the summer to celebrate a subculture that has endured in Scotland now for nearly half a century. To the uninitiated, Northern Soul is a dance movement that emerged during the late 1960s in the North of England, one that embraced a style of black American soul music which had its roots in Tamla Motown. Strangely, it was mostly working-class people from Northern communities who connected with the sound and by the 1970s the music genre had evolved into an energised underground youth cult. Events attracted hundreds of people to "all-nighters" where dance aficionados performed spins, flips and backdrops in extraordinary styles that were in some respects a precursor to breakdancing. Stokes says: "I was invited to work on an art project about Dundee and I had three friends from the city who were huge Northern Soul fans. They told me that "Sally's" (St Salvador's Church) was a famous venue for soul nights and when I saw the church for the first time I thought it was stunning. My film juxtaposes dancers with the church's religious imagery. The roots of soul music was in gospel churches and the point was that Northern Soul is like religion to people, hence its motto, 'Keep The Faith'." Soul nights were actually held in the church's adjacent hall but after speaking to the minister and the congregation he was given permission to remove the pews, put down a temporary wooden dance floor and film inside the church itself, which was built in 1868. His film is just under seven minutes long but some ten hours of footage were shot over two nights. Maureen, 57, is as fanatical about Northern Soul as she was some 40 years ago and recalls that her first all-nighter was in 1972 at a club in Crewe called Up the Junction. As the scene erupted she travelled all over Scotland and the North of England to attend dance nights and says that the legendary Wigan Casino really put Northern Soul on the musical map. At that time, Maureen's hometown of Rosyth was a bustling naval base and lads there who hailed from Yorkshire and Lancashire would bring their soul records north which, she says, helped kick-start the scene in Scotland.

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The south India tour provides you an opportunity to peek into the cultural and folk life of the people living there. Each state has different language and customs unique in its own way.

Goa a paradise for tourists enchants them with the beautiful beaches and nightlife. There are a total of 27 folk art forms here. Godhi Modhni is a spectacular dance form of Goa performed in north Goa. The movements of war horses are mimicked by dancers having swords in there hands. The dance depicts the victory of Maratha warriors over the Portuguese. Rombat is a dance where the men dance to the beats of drums carrying banners and umbrellas in procession. You cannot miss out the delicious sea food prepared here. Kingfisher is the most common item, but there are others like pomfret, doumer, shark, tuna and mackerel. Number of shellfishes is also available like crabs, prawns and lobster. Feni is the double distilled and potent drink of Goa.

Karnataka music and dance is traditional in nature. Carnatic music is the most popular classical music of India. It was patronised by the Woodeyar kings. Bharatnatyam, Kucchipudi and Kathakali are other popular dance forms of Karnataka. Some of the famous Folk trances are Kunitha, Devara Thatte Kunitha, Yellammana Kunitha, Suggi Kunitha etc. The tourist can gather an interesting folk experience by participating in the Bhootha Ardhana. It is dance form where devils are worshipped and a procession is taken out where idols depicting ( bhooth) devils are carried out and placed on a plinth. The cuisines here are made especially by the use of spices, coconuts and fruits. The Udupi region of Karnataka serves a variety of mouth watering dosas. The coastal regions of Karnataka serve sea food. The pork curry and Bemble curry of Kodagu region are famous among tourists.

The Tamil Nadu region is famous for the Bharatnatyam dance while there are various other dance forms here. Kummi is one of the most ancient village dances performed by women. Mayil Attam is another dance form done by girls dressed as peacock. Oyil Kummi, Kavadi Attam and Poikkal Kudirai are some of the other dance forms which can be enjoyed to make your holidays delightful. The food here is both non vegetarian and vegetarian .Idly (steamed rice cakes),vada (deep fried lintel doughnuts),dosa(pancakes made of lintels) and Pongal(a msh of rice and lintels are the famous dishes prepared here eaten with coconut chutney and sambhar (seasoned lintel broth).Non vegetarian food contains curries or dishes cooked with mutton, chicken or fish. Coffee is a famous drink here.

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