Natta Adavu in Bharatanatyam

April 12th, 2008 by Anjali

“Natta” means to stretch and so the Adavu involves some stretching compared to the Tatta Adavu we explored earlier. And compared to Tatta Adavu, the Natta adavu involves heel contacts of the feet. Thus word “Nattu” in Tamil is also referred to “Perching of heels”.

With an intention of organizing the posts I have linked all the videos of Natta Adavu here. This should be easy and better to navigate.

  1. Natta Adavu First & Second Step
  2. Natta Adavu Third and Fourth Step
  3. Natta Adavu Fifth, Sixth and Seventh step
  4. Natta Adavu Eight Step
  5. Natta Adavu Ninth Step
  6. Natta Adavu Tenth Step
  7. Natta Adavu Eleventh Step
  8. Natta Adavu Twelfth Step
  9. Natta Adavu Thirteenth Step
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12 responses so far ↓

  • 1 varsha Apr 22, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    The beginner lessons of bharatnatyam are very helpful for my daughters.Hopefully in future I will be able to get further help in upcoming classes.

  • 2 sherina May 10, 2008 at 11:41 am

    is it not only 8 steps in natta adavu?
    because i only learnt 8 of them!

  • 3 Anjali May 12, 2008 at 3:09 am

    I am aware of the differences in different schools. You can learn if they are not thought to you. Thanks for visiting and keep adding your thoughts and opinion. Also read my replies to one of the comment here. http://onlinebharatanatyam.com/2007/08/22/tatta-adavu-sixth-step/

  • 4 Charmi Jun 4, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    Thank you for all the Bharatanatyam videos. This is my 3rd year learning Bharatanatyam and i hope to continue. When you do the hand movements(the way I learned it) instead of of turning your hand all the way around, my teacher taught me to to put it halfway.
    ~charmi

  • 5 Anjali Jun 5, 2008 at 12:21 am

    Thanks charmi for visiting and contributing your thoughts. I wish you good luck for your lessons ahead.

  • 6 Liz Dec 20, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    is pakka adavu a variation of natta adavu?

  • 7 Anjali Dec 20, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Hey liz, natta adavu and pakka adavu are different set of Adavus. We call pakka Adavu as Visharu adavu.

  • 8 Divya Arun Jan 8, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    Hi Anjali,
    Your webpage looks great!!!
    I greatly admire your skill and the patience to create this website.
    This is extremely useful. I have learnt dance for a short while and have always wanted to learn more. Thanks for your effort.
    Divya

  • 9 Anjali Jan 9, 2009 at 11:34 am

    Thanks Divya for your encouraging words. I am glad you liked it.

  • 10 harshal Jan 27, 2009 at 12:15 am

    i lov all videos…
    its really help to learn bharatnatyam…
    thanx anjali mam

  • 11 Anjali Jan 27, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    Thanks Harshal, I wish you good luck.

  • 12 Rinku Jun 14, 2009 at 2:00 am

    Dear Anjali,

    Thisis a great website! I learnt Bharatanatyam in school and I am now 34 yrs old.. great to just look at your videos and practice. It has refreshed my memory and inspired me to dance again.

    Rinku