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The dance movements are supposed to be performed with a larger amplitude on a wide scale of tempos, making it physically the most demanding style of Bharatanatyam. The application of loka dharmi and natya dharmi is different from other Bharatanatyam styles. The Melattur style dancers wear a special protective cotton belt around their waist.
The costume of a male Bharatanatyam dancer is usually either a sari or a white cotton cloth draped around the legs and bottom half of the body like a dhoti. During performances, the upper body of the male dancer remains bare. Male dancers typically do not wear stitched costumes.
A traditional Bharatanatyam dance performance follows a seven to eight-part order of presentation called margams. [37] The dancers are usually dressed in colorful silk saris with golden or silver zari embroidery on the borders, draped in a specific way and adorned with various jewelry. [32]
Vazhuvoor (or Vizhuvur) is one of the original styles of Bharatanatyam, a major form of Indian classical dance. The main distinctive features include: rich sringar [definition needed] elements; wide range of dancing pace; softer facial abhinaya; extremely elaborate movements; deep sitting positions; variety of positions on the floor
Tanjore Balasaraswati, [1] also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918 – 9 February 1984), was an Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and many parts of the world.
Meenakshi Chitharanjan, an Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer, is known as an exponent of the Pandanallur style of the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam. [1] She is the founder of Kaladiksha , an institution promoting Bharatanatyam and striving to preserve the Pandanallur tradition .
Geeta Chandran is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and vocalist. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Trained in Carnatic music, she is a visionary and celebrated artist in Indian classical Bharatanatyam, recognized for her work in theatre, dance, education, videos and films.
He shifted to Madras and propagated his dance throughout the region. Subbaraya Pillai (1914–2008), Chokkalingam Pillai's son, was the next leading Guru of the Pandanallur style. He grew up in the village of Pandanallur and was an apprentice under his grandfather and father. He trained leading dancers such as Alarmel Valli and Meenakshi ...