SOCIOLOGY OF DANCE: A CASE STUDY OF KATHAK DANCE IN PUNE CITY

Book excerpt: Human being is distinct from other groups of species in many respects. Human being doesn't live by bread alone. He is a social animal and socialization, communication and integration is what makes him social. It has become possible due to culture, which is produced by human beings. It is in the human society alone that culture in its multiple forms has got evolved. The cultural development in human society could be possible because human beings have certain natural, inherent abilities and capacities, which are necessary for its creation. It has been noted by the scientists that the human being in general is far more intelligent and creative than the other animals. He has distinct capacities necessary to reproduce, remember, imagine and to conceptualise.