Visharu Adavu involves swinging of hands in different directions ie sideways, up and down. Leg movements are simple and straight in one line. A Concept…
“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…
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…
This is the Video for Visharu Adavu second step. Read the explanation here. In Visharu adavu only the hand movements keep changing, while the leg…
Here is the Sollukettu for the Third, Fourth and the Fifth step of Tatta Adavu in Bharatanatyam. The Bols are “Tai Ya Tai Hi Tai…
Bharatanatyam blogger Shreenidhi has a posting on Adavu positions. The basic positions described are: ARAIMANDI– Half Seated Position. SAMAPADAM – Legs Together MANDI– Full Seated…