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02/07/2022
While the Gati Bheda introduces the varied range of walking styles, Nadai Adaivu teaches us the flow or rhythm. There are 4 steps in this Adaivu.
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29/06/2022
Hansi- Goose
Mayuri- Peacock
Mrugi- Deer
Gajaleela- Elephant
Turangini- Horse
Sinhi- Lion
Bhujangi- Snake
Manduki- Frog
Veera- Victory Bringer
Manvi- Human
There are many walks that a dancer imitate in dance and play. Here are the 10 styles of walking described in the shloka.
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25/06/2022
So going through weird times.... my feet are swelling for no reason... have done X-ray and MRI even but couldn’t find anything wrong. Yet doctors have asked me rest for 3-4 months and wear ankle braces 😬
CANT WAIT TO DANCE AGAIN 👀
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22/06/2022
“Drishti” is a Sanskrit word which means a focused gaze. Drishti bheda shloka dictates the various types of eye movements that are commonly used in Bharatnatyam to express Bhava ~ emotion.
Samam: Keep eyes still
Alokitam: Roll eye balls in a circular pattern
Saachi: Look through the corner of the eyes
Pralokitam: Move your eyes side to side.
Nimilitam: It looks like a half shut eye, try to focus the eye ball towards the heart
Ullokitam: Look upwards
Anuvrittam: Move eyes up and down rapidly
Avalokitam: Look down
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20/06/2022
Alarmel Valli is a leading Indian classical dancer and choreographer and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style, in the Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam. She founded The Dipasikha Dance Foundation in Chennai in 1984. A talented dancer who was invited to perform at International Dance Festival of the Sarah Bernardt Theatre De La Ville, in Paris at the age of 16. She has inspired many dancers like me to study ancient texts in depth to understand the poetry and stories of Bharatnatyam.
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20/02/2022
Whenever Balasaraswati, also known as Tanjore Balasaraswati, appeared on the stage for her renditions of Bharatanatyam, the spectators were virtually electrified. Her body and every fibre of her being was always perfectly synchronised with the rhythm and music. Balasaraswati was possibly the greatest exponent of this dance form in the post-independent India. She was instrumental in showcasing Bharatanatyam beyond the frontiers of India, and in the process garnered worldwide recognition as well as popularity.
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11/02/2022
This is one of my favorites Adaivu. Because it just makes you look so graceful and coordinated. You can easily find several videos on YouTube showing the steps for this Adaivu.
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09/02/2022
This shloka provides a sneak peek into the graceful movements of Bharatanatyam.
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Ganesh kauthuvam is the welcome dance that praises Lord Ganesh. In this dance, the dancer prays for their success in the world of performing arts. They begin this dance as a Pranam for their artistic journey.
Every dance piece has its own unique Raag ~ Music/Melody and Taal ~ Rhythm.
Ganesh kauthuvam is performed in Raag & Taal listed below,
Raag: Natye
Taal: Aadi
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Jumping squats are fun when you do them right. PSA: Make sure you land with your entire foot on the ground. Stretching is crucial for a dancer so do not skip. DO NOT SKIP!
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12/12/2021
This is the last adavu, that I learned in my 1st year of Bharatanatyam. It was the most straining and yet fun adavu that I get to dance. I hope I can start posting videos soon to show how fun this one is. It has varied styles and mudras that let you move around the dance floor freely.
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19/11/2021
Karnam means to turn. Apaveshtitam, udveshtitam, vyavartirtham, and chaturtham. These 4 types of finger movements are created by ancient segas.
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18/11/2021
Padma Subrahmanyam, is an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, music composer, musician, teacher, Indologist and author.
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Alarippu is a welcome dance that I learned in my 2nd year of dance. ‘Alarippu’ is a Telugu word. Alari translates to petal and Pu means a flower. This dance piece in Bharatanatyam essentially awakens the dancers' inner ability to move around on the stage. It blossoms the person in a dancer just like a blooming flower.
Every dance piece has its own unique Raag ~ Music/Melody and Taal ~ Rhythm.
Alarippu is performed in Raag & Taal listed below,
Raag – Natye
Taal – Tishra Ekam
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16/11/2021
These are 6 basic foot movements in Bharatanatyam that each dancer learns in their initial years.
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Maintaining your health and sturdy physique is an integral part of being a good dancer. Dancers must follow a strict diet to develop a body that can perform long dance pieces with great expressions, accurate gestures, and beautiful grace. Include soups to boost your fitness.
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Let's learn to perform the side lunges for your predance stretches in 4 easy steps!
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13/11/2021
Hastharechaka mainly tells us the way we are supposed to move our hands as we perform dance pieces of Bharatanatyam.
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12/11/2021
And I am Back!
I love practicing Bharatanatyam, but there are times when dancing becomes stressful. Especially when the teacher is examining every step and mudras. This meme from Squid Game resonates so much with those moments very well!
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The expressions and emotions which are shown to depict a character or to derive the meanings of a poem or a story, are called Abhinaya. In Bharatanatyam, the facial expressions are given more emphasis than the rhythmic movements. These four are used together, to express the poetic meanings. Let’s look at these four, and try to understand each of them more deeply in later posts.
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09/11/2021
Bharatanatyam consists of ancient written text that guides the dancer in life and provides education. This is a good example of the same!
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Margam ( or ‘a path’) is a traditional order of dance items which are performed in an Arangetram (dance performance) with or without breaks in between. A traditional bharatanatyam Margam generally contains Alarippu, Jathiswaram, Shabdam, Varnam, Padam, Thillana and Shloka in the same order as above, as the dance items. But, in some institutions, Pushpanjali, Kouthuvam, Mallari, Keerthanam, Javali, etc., are also added.
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Berries are full of nutrients and antioxidants which may prevent certain diseases and improve digestion. So include them in your diet if you are dancing for boost of health!
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08/11/2021
Countless gurus that contributed in creating this beautiful art of Bharatanatyam have laid on many detailed rhythmic movements of body and Hasta-Prachara is one of them.
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Let's learn the Surya Namaskara today!
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As bharatanatyam was practiced by dancers of different communities, and taught by teachers of different areas and visions, so varied styles of the dance evolved to form these 5 major Gharanas or Bani of bharatanatyam that we know today.
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06/11/2021
Vardhamanaka means crescent shaped (curved like moon). This adavu consists of 4 steps each advancing in demanding choreography of mudras and travel. Maintaining complete control of one's body becomes challenging as the dancer is introduced to mandi (sitting), sarkula (circling), etc.
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Bharatanatyam performance consists of different art forms merging together in harmony to create a beautiful piece.
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05/11/2021
E. Krishna Iyer (image)
A legend, activists, lawyer and artist who paved the way for Bharatanatyam.
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05/11/2021
Natya Krama shloka gives a brief summary of Bharatanatyam performance. It's literally sorta wikiHow of what goes on behind making and presenting the dance piece. Swipe and read the meaning to understand better😁
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It important for every dancer to be mindful of their diet so to provide enough nutrition to the body. Try eating nuts for instant energy before you start stretching so that the energy will kick in by the time you start the dance practice.
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Adavu are created to state the definite movements of the dancer's body in varied forms which helps dancers to set any dance piece. There many Adavus however they all cover 3 of these listed aspects.
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03/11/2021
The word 'Tatta' means tapping of the feet onto the floor where as the word 'Mitta' means lifting only your heel while rest of your feet stays on the floor and then tapping that heel onto the floor. This Adavu is formed by the combination of these 'Tatta-Mitta' movements in variations.
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The word has its own meaning and it surely fits this mystic ancient art that we have come to
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Learning splits is crucial to enhance dancers flexibility and beautify some of the mudras in so try to practice it everyday.
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Learning splits is crucial to enhance dancers flexibility and beautify some of the mudras in so try to practice it everyday.
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02/11/2021
Shree Ganesh Vandana is the shloka that my guru always asks me to recite and practice prior to each class along with other shlokas that I've posted till now. Hope to post the dance to all of these soon.
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01/11/2021
Let's know the historical names of today. Can you guess any one of them? Well that's the question of the day!
Swipe and check the answers 😄
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Hasta Bheda are crucial part of and must be perfected by every dancer. It's exciting to learn the meaning of each hasta mudra which I'll share soon. Till then let's remember these 3 types of Hasta Bheda.
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