The word Tatta literally means “to tap”. In this adavu, we are taught the Bharatanatyam way of leg tapping. This adavu involves only the use of legs unlike most other adavus. As described in earlier post “More about Adavus”, every adavu has a Bol or syllable. The Bol is used to provide a rythym for [...]

Let us explore on Adavus a little more. The word “Adavu” means basic step. Adavus forms the ABC’s of pure dancing(Nritta) in bharatanatyam. Just like a combination of alphabets give words and thereafter sentences, adavus are combined to form a dance sequence in Bharatanatyam. An Adavu is the combination of: Position of the legs (Sthanakam) [...]