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Both male and female dancers wear makeup, including foundation, blush, lipstick, and thick eyeliner or kohl, which helps the audience see and understand their facial expressions.
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Both male and female dancers wear makeup, including foundation, blush, lipstick, and thick eyeliner or kohl, which helps the audience see and understand their facial expressions.
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Accentuate facial expression -To enhance their facial features to be visibly clear to the audience. Emotional expression-In order to make eyes more expressive and dramatic for the dance performance heavy use of Kajal and eyeliner are used. Improve stage performance- The make up gives the dancer more...
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Accentuate facial expression -To enhance their facial features to be visibly clear to the audience. Emotional expression-In order to make eyes more expressive and dramatic for the dance performance heavy use of Kajal and eyeliner are used. Improve stage performance- The make up gives the dancer more dramatic and striking appearance on stage. Lightening conditions -The heavy make up help dancers features remain visible and defined under these lightening conditions. read less
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