Drishthi in sanskrit meaning “Vision”. In relation to our eyes it means “sight” or “to see”. The classification of these eye movements are based on…
Head movements are also called Shirobheda. Shira or shirasa meaning ” Head” in sanskrit. The head movements refer to the head positions, while expressing a…
The word Alarippu means “a flowering bud.” It is an innovatory piece meaning it is performed before a dancer begins a whole performance. It is…
Mandi in some Indian languages refers to area around the thigh and knee. In some instance we can refer it to a bent knee. Eg:…
The Mishra Jaati and the Sankeerna jati is demonstrated here. Mishra has 7 beats Ta Ki Ta Ta Ka Dhi Mi. Sankeerna has 9 beat…
A Jaati is a pattern that gives us the basic feel of a Thalam. Read the article Tala System to get a hang of how…
This step incorporates a number of leg position and movements in it. For example we begin with the Araimandi, move on to the full sitting…
The Third variation is an extension of the second variation. I have seen this step being done in different ways. So I have also tried…
The following is the video of first variation in sutral adavu. The Bols are Tat Tai Tam, Dhit Tai Tam. Since this step has two…
Recently one of my readers had asked about the following concepts. 1. Pada-artha 2. Vakya-artha 3. Sanchari Thought I shall do a posting on this.…