Danseuse Anuradha Venkatraman has added an extra spark to Raamdhari Singh Dinkar’s poem “Rashmi Rathi”. Dinkar was an amazing poet during our freedom struggle. He…
The fifth step is a combination of all the previous steps. The bols are Tai Dhit Dhit Tai, Tai Tai Dhit Dhit Tai, Tai Tai…
The fourth variation is very similar to the earlier steps. It only involves an additional foot tap at the beginning. The Bols are Tai Tai…
The second step is an extention of the first step. It involves one tap of leg + the first step. The sollukettu of this step…
Teermanam means to conclude or an ending or a final stage. Thus the steps in these adavus are used to end a dance sequence or…
Take a look at the Teermanam adavu video to get a hang of it. I shall post the explanation with the photos later. 1. Be…
When both the hands in Ardhachandra hasta are placed over one another and only the Thumbs are interlocked we get the Garuda hasta. Lets take…
When both hands in Mrigashirsha hasta and the right palm is placed over the left palm, we get the Varaha hasta. Lets take a look…
“Tatti ” means to tap (like in Tatta adavu) and “Metti ” means a heel contact with the floor. For Metti one must first be…
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…