Posted on May 5, 2008 by sangeethas
Bhedha as most Indonesian and Malaysian students will understand, is a term that denotes a change/difference (from the previous state).This Sanskrit word is very commonly used word in these two languages. Bhedhas in dance terminology means a variety of movements prescribed for a particular anga/pratyanga.
In this session Mr. Santosh will elucidate the Shiro [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2008 by sangeethas
We have now completed four sets of adavus and Asamyutha and Samyutha Hastas.
Lets see how much we remember from what we have learnt…
Think and answer these questions carefully
What are two handed gestures called?
Katakamukham is an Asamyutha Hasta… True or False
Paraval adavu is another name for ……………………
Naatadavu gives importance to the ____________ position of the feet.
Kudhitametti [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2008 by sangeethas
Today we will be learning the Samyutha Hasta verses from Mr. Santosh Kumar.
Here is the verse…
Anjalishcha kapothashcha karkata svasthikasthathaa
dolahasthah pushpaputaha uthsangah shivalingakaha
katakaavardhanashchaiva karthareesvasthikasthathaa
shakatam Shanka Chakrecha samputah paasha keelakau(keelako)
mathsyah koormo varaahashcha garudo naagabandhakaha
khatvaa berundakaakeshcha avahithasthathatheivacha
Note:
There can be slightly different readings of the above verse. For eg.
The last line may be taught as “khatvaa berundakaakeshcha ithyethe [...]
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Posted on March 13, 2008 by sangeethas
We have learnt (learned) the names and meanings of Asamyutha hatsa in our previous sessions (sessions 8 and 15). Today we will have a theory session with Mr. Santosh Kumar(Please see our about page to know more about him)
Mr.Santosh will be now review the verse on Asamyutha Hasta from the Abinayadarpana. Please [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by sangeethas
We have learned the Asamyutha Hastas in session 8. Each of these hastas /their names have a meaning. We are going to study the meaning of these hastas in today’s session. It may be necessary to have a look at the chart provided earlier to see how the gesture actually denotes the meaning.
Hasta
Meaning
Pathakam
Flag/creeper
Tripathakam
3 parts [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2008 by sangeethas
It may at this juncture be pertinent to try answering the following questions?
From a Student’s point of View :
How am I dancing ?
How does my dance come across/ look to the audience ?
How good are my adavus/nritta?
Are they any rules to be followed while practising the adavus?
Is quanity more important than quality, or in other [...]
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