Session 30- Samyutha Hastas verses from Abhinaya Darpana

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 [...]

Session 24- Asamyutha Hastas, verse from Abhinaya Darpana

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 [...]

Session 18- Samyutha Hastas

Before we proceed to step 4 of mardhita, let’s look at the Samyutha or Sankyutha (Sanskrit, meaning together/combined) Hastas. These are the two handed gestures and are 24 in number. Here is a chart for the Samyuhta Hasta, please click on it to enlarge…

There are only 23 in this chart. Avahita, the last of the [...]

Test 1-Checkpoint

Dear students,
It is important we check to see if we have grasped and reatined what has been taught in the previous sessions, before we proceed further. So let’s see.
Here are the questions…

What does Thattikumudu mean? When is it done?
What are steps called in Bharathanatyam jargon?
How many speeds are prescribed for practicing steps ?
What [...]

Session 15- Asamyutha hastas and their meaning

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 [...]

Check Point / Guidelines for practising Adavus

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 [...]

Session 8- Hand Gestures/ Hastas/ Asamyutha Hastas

The adavus that follow will use a lot of hand gestures . So it is essential at this point to get acquainted with a term called “hastas”.
Hastas
Hastas are Hand gestures or symbols. They are of 2 kinds.1. Asamyutha Hastas or One handed Gestures2. Samyutha Hastas or Two Handed Gestures.
Hastas can be used [...]