UPMSP Intermediate Dance study guide
UPMSP Intermediate Dance · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
UPMSP Intermediate Dance is a Class 12 subject taken under the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Prayagraj, the board that conducts the High School and Intermediate examinations for schools across Uttar Pradesh. Candidates normally reach it after advance registration in Class 9 or 11 and then institutional (regular) or individual (private) registration for the examination year; both processes run online through upmsp.edu.in. The UPMSP Intermediate Dance study guide has 5 sections and about 1,681 words.
01Theory of Indian Classical Dance: Concepts, Terminology and Rasa–Bhava
Theory items on concepts and rasa-bhava ask for exact definitions and, more importantly, for correct application of vocabulary to a described moment of dance. Typical questions: define nritta/nritya/natya; name the navarasa; identify the sthayi bhava behind a given rasa; explain the rasa-sutra.
338 words, about 2 min02History of Indian Dance and the Kathak Gharanas
History items reward precise identification: which text, which author, which gharana, which exponent. Expect one-line identifications plus one short comparative answer on style or lineage.
334 words, about 2 min03Tala, Laya, Notation, Hasta and Body Technique
Numerical and terminological accuracy: tala structures, vibhag/tali/khali positions, laya multiples and standard hasta counts, plus correct body terminology for Kathak. Teental has 16 matras in four vibhags of 4: dha dhin dhin dha dha dhin dhin dha dha tin tin ta ta dhin dhin dha.
334 words, about 2 min04Repertoire, Abhinaya and Composition: Bandish, Tukda, Gat and Padam
Item recognition and composition sense: can you define a tukda, paran, amad, gat-bhav or padam, place items in a sensible performance order, and design a short abhinaya piece with a clear structure? A standard Kathak sequence: vandana or salami, thaat, amad, tode and tukde, paran, kavitta, gat-nikas and gat-bhav, ladi, tihai, tatkar, then a bhajan or thumri, closing on sam.
328 words, about 2 min05Practical Performance, Stage Presentation and Viva
The practical and viva together check whether body and vocabulary agree: can you hold tala while dancing, present an item with a clean start and finish, and answer short questions without contradicting what you have just performed? Open with a namaskar and a vandana or salami; announce the tala and laya before starting, since padhant (recitation of bols) is marked alongside the dance.
347 words, about 2 min