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? The Lord of the Dance

In the small village of Chidambaram, 250 kms
south of Chennai, there·s a huge temple dedicated
to the god Shiva. Here Shiva is known as Nataraja
² the god of the dance. Hindus believe that in this
form Shiva dances the universe into being. This
notion, that through dance a god creates the
universe, is a very powerful one and it underpins
the essential expression of the dance of Tamil
Nadu ² the Bharatanatyam
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? Has its origin in andhra pradesh.

? Named after a small village in andhra pradesh.

? Has its origin in 2nd bc itself

? Movements are firmly based on devotion of lord

krishna.
? Formerly performed by young brahmin boys but
later on it was dominated by feminine group.
? Exponents are kalki devi, krisna iyer.
 

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? It has its origin in kerala.

? Refers to mohini(beauty) abd attam(dance) i.e. dance of
beauty.
? Dance is seductress based on tale of vishnu
transforming himself to a women in order to seduce lord
shiva.
? And lord ayyapan is result of this seduction.
? Performed by white saried women.
? Involves_persausion,romance ,seduction,erocotism,etc,
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? ‘riginated in assam
? It was created by asamees saint,srimata
sankardeva
? It depicts mythological stories
? It is performed by bhakotos-male monks
? It accompanies music like:khols ,taals,flute etc.
? Requires elements like
natyashatra,sangeetshastra,abhinavpadam ,etc
? Pioneers are Nadu bhangi,Gopi prabesh etc
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? ‘riginated in kerala it is form of indian dance ²drama

? Its main elements are most attractive make up,with
elaborate costumes,detailed gesture,well defined
movements.
? It is comination of five elements viz:
? Natyam-expression,dance-nritham,nrithyam-
enactment,getha-song, vadyam-vocal·
? Performed to deflect navrasas
eg;humuor,anger,love,peace ,etc.
? Exponents are Chandu panicker.Ramchanra pillai,etc.
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? ‘riginated in orrissa.
? ‘ldest surviving dance according to archaeological
evidences.
? It is performed by Mahari`s i.e. maha(great) and ri(naris)
which means great women.
? Performed by maharis to express their devotion to god.
? They are also called as devdasis.
? Performance used to be done at temples of jagganath
? Exponents are Guru Pankaj charan das,Sonal
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? Has its origin in manipur ans mostly performed in

north eastern states.
? Manipuri dance is very subtle and aims at
devotion with grace.
? Tradional form embodieslyrical delicate and
graceful movements.
? Accompanies poetry of jayaveda in sanskrit and
brij bhasha.
? Exponents are nileshwari das,atoomba singh .etc
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? ‘riginated in tamilnadu.
? It is also known as fifth veda.
? Bharatnatyam means: BHA-bhava(expression),
RA-raga(music), TA-taal(rhytm)
? Performed on carnatic music
? Performed as solo dance with two aspects:
? LASYA-feminine subtleness and gesture
? TANDAVA-macsuline gesture of lord shiva
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? Pioneers in bharatnatyam are Rukmini

devi,sudha chandran,Hema malini
? Bharatnatyam was widely exposed through its
depiction in popular movies and tv program
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? Dance form of north india

? Related with various stories of radha krishna
? Different styles are known as gharanas viz,jaipur
gharana,lucknow,benaras ,etc
? In moghul period it changed from relegious form to
entertainment
? Later on it used to br performed by tawaifs on musics
such as dadra,thumri,etc
? Kathak is associated with nakhras
? Pioneers are Birju maharaj,Lachuu maharaj,Sitara devi ,
etc
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? Bollywood was always inspired by indian classical dance

forms
? From the era of meenakumari performing kathak in
pakeezah to the era vidya balan performing
bharatnatayam in bhool bhulaiyaa
? Bollywood has worked with the essence of cultural
dances of india
? Although the trend of dances has changed after every
decade but each of these decades have witnessed
some or other actresses from classical background
? Eg; hema malini,jayaprada,aishwarya,madhubala.etc
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