Kartarimukha Mudra is done when the little finger and the ring finger is bent and pressed against the thumb. While the index finger and the…
In Ardhachandra all the finger are held straight and together, except the thumb finger which is held apart. It is just like the Pataka gesture…
Tanjore Quartet – The modern day Bharatanatyam was given the formal shape by these four Nattuvanars (widely known as Tanjaore Bandhu) namely Chinnaiya, Ponaiyah, Sivanandam,…
In the last post we saw about Angika Abhinaya and Vachika Abhinaya. Now lets see what Aharaya and Sattvika Abhinaya mean. 3. The Aharya aspect…
Abhinaya in Dance (Part 1) Before we move on to the explanation of different Abhinayas I would like to share a popular shloka (poetic verse)…
Abhinaya is the main technique used in Natya. “Abhi” means “towards” and “ni or Naya” is the root meaning to “carry”. Thus as the meaning…
Here is the Video for the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh step of Natta Adavu. back to Natta Adavu Index
Hope you must have tried out the fifth and sixth step. Today I shall describe the seventh step. Be in Ardhamandala and hands stretched out…
As we saw the third and the fourth step is very similar. The fifth and the sixth are similar as well. let see how it…
Here all the fingers are bent and pressed against the Palm except the thumb. The thumb is raised and held erect. (like the thumbs-up Sign)…