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Know Everything About these 5 Bharatanatyam Postures

The very essential step in the learning of the Bharatanatyam dance form includes the learning of the various Bharatanatyam postures. Without postures, this dance form holds no meaning. Attaining and learning the right Bharatanatyam posture is a matter of giving time perseverance and just practice and is extremely helpful in adding finesse to the dance form. […]

Bharatnatyam Adavus – Complete Guide to Learn Adavus Steps

Adavus form the basic dance moves in Bharatanatyam. Any classical dance form depends upon the Adavus of that dance form. In Bharatnatyam, Adavus form a very important element which needs to be learnt with great perfection. It the inculcation of the basic combination of movement of various parts of the body which is done according to the ‘tala’. It forms […]

Navrasa: Make Your Dance Steps Speak with the Navrasa!

As a young girl of 13, my first tryst with the Navrasa was at a Kathakali performance in the south Indian state of Kerala. The demonstration of these nine emotions was a delight to behold. Therefore, one cannot deny the charm of these expressions which form an important part of Indian classical dance forms. Literally, Navrasa means ‘nine emotions’. […]

Bharatanatyam Classes: What You Need to Know Before Picking a Bharatanatyam Teacher

Learning an art like dancing and that too classical Indian dance is an adventure in itself. Indian classical dance is an art form that brings you closer to the Indian culture, heritage and roots. While learning Indian classical dance, one needs to have patience, discipline and an excellent Bharatanatyam teacher to guide them on their journey of becoming an Indian classical dancer. Here I’ve […]

Bharatanatyam Varnams – The complete guide

What are Varnams? Varnams are considered to be a composition from the Carnatic music of South India and consists of small metric pieces of musical compositions. This becomes a central part of the most important part of ragas. Varnam tends to hold the bhava in a raga and one of the most significant parts of Carnatic music. […]

How to learn Bharatanatyam online?

Do summers kill your motivation to work? I feel ya. This entire season just feels like a vacation to me man. I want to go back to those days where I used to play Ludo with my friends throughout the day and “lagori” in the evening and wrap the day up by playing hide and […]

Bharatanatyam Dance: Unique Identification Features

Among the 8 classical dance forms of India, Bharatanatyam is one of the most popular ones. This dance form has unique identification features which make the dancer and the performance look different from any other dance form. Bharatanatyam has unique distinctive characteristics like Mudras, Adavus, Body Posture, Costume and many others. In this lesson, we will learn the Bharatanatyam unique identification features. […]

Bharatanatyam Facial Expressions

Bharatanatyam includes many components like the feet movement, hand gestures, facial expressions, and also the adavus. The concept of facial expressions is extremely important as it gives more elegance and beauty to the dance form. The expressions which are included in this Classical dance form are also known as ‘abhinaya’. Learning expressions may add excellence in this dance form. In […]

Bharatanatyam Songs: 10 famous Bharatanatyam songs

Bharatanatyam Songs The various dance forms in Indian tradition have their unique songs. These songs are composed of various ragas and compositions to suit the temper of the dance forms. Being a South Indian dance form, most of the songs that are used in Bharatanatyam are written in South Indian. Moreover, being a dance form, which was previously done in temples as an ode to […]

Dance forms: 3 Most Popular Bharatanatyam Dance Forms

Introduction The 3 dance forms in Bharatanatyam include are the Melattur, Pandanallur and the Vazhuvoor. Let’s learn more about it. Bharatanatyam is an exquisite dance form of Indian Classical dance and it is one of the 8 prominent classic dances in India. It involves the evolution of a dance form from the South Indian region of Tamil Nadu. Performed in temples and courts of the kings […]