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A description of precursors of Bharatanatyam from the Natya Shastra dated around (500 BCE) [6] [7] and in the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram dated around (171 CE), [8] [9] while temple sculptures of the 6th to 9th century CE suggest dance was a refined performance art by the mid-1st millennium CE.
Various styles of traditional drums are used in folk music, dance and theater of Karnataka Dollu Kunitha is also danced by women. This is a group dance named after the dollu used in its performance, and performed by the men of the Kuruba Gowda community. The group consists of 16 dancers, each wearing a drum and playing different rhythms while ...
While archeological evidence points to hominids inhabiting the Tamil Nadu region nearly 400 millennia ago, it has been inhabited by modern humans for at least 3,800 years. [1] [2] [3] Tamilakam was the region consisting of the southern part of the Indian Subcontinent including the present day state of Tamil Nadu and was inhabited by the ancient Tamil people. [4]
Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form originating in Tamil Nadu. It is thought to have been created by Bharata Muni. In ancient times Bharatanatyam was performed by mandir (Hindu temple) Devadasis. Many of the ancient sculptures in Hindu temples are based on Bharatanatyam dance postures karanas.
Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form of South India is immensely popular in Karnataka as well. The Karnataka Tamils are a social community of Tamil language speakers living in Bangalore, capital city of the Indian state of Karnataka and Mysore, Mandya, Kolar Gold Fields, Chamrajnagar, and other districts of old Mysore Kingdom. According to ...
Chennai is also known for the classical Indian dance, the Bharatanatyam, which is also the official dance of Tamil Nadu. An important cultural centre for Bharatanatyam is Kalakshetra (Sanskrit for "place of the arts"), located on the beach in the south of the city.
The Pandanallur style is a style of Bharatanatyam Indian dance. It is mainly attributed to Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of Pandanallur, in the Thanjavur district in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1]
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 .