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It is an abstract dance form with no sounds used and the dancers use various expressions to express various themes, that is derived from the aspects of nature, animals and birds. [106] [107] It is performed at weddings, festivals and ritual occasions. [107] Kuravanji attam is a dance form that originated from the Kuravar people. The dance is ...
Pantheru dance is associated with goddess Pattini. Pantheruwa is a round musical instrument made from Brass, similar to a Tambourine without a drumhead. The place where it's held is called 'Alluwa' .Circumference of a Pantheruwa is usually 28 inches. This dance was used by ancient kings to signify victory in a battle.
Kummiattam is a folk dance similar to Kolattam, with the difference being that hands are used to make sounds while dancing in kummiattam instead of sticks used in the later. [2] The dancers form a rhythm by clapping the hands in different postures. [11] A similar dance form practiced in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is known as Kolannalu. [12]
In 1932, E Krishna Iyer and Rukmini Devi Arundale put forward a proposal to rename Sadiraattam (Tamil: சதிராட்டம்), also known as Parathaiyar Aattam or Thevarattam, as Bharatanatyam, to give the dance form a measure of respect, at a meeting of the Madras Music Academy. [18]
Karakattam (karakam-'water pot'), or Karagam Puja in the Caribbean, is an ancient folk dance of Tamil Nadu performed in praise of the rain goddess Mariamman. The ancient Tamil epic says that this type of dance derived from Bharatham and a mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like Bharatanatyam postures and mudras. The offering of this ...
Jatin Goswami (born 2 August 1933) is an Indian dancer and choreographer, known as one of the prominent exponents of the classical dance form of Sattriya. [2] He is the founder director of Sattriya Akademi, Guwahati, a sitting member of its Advisory Committee, [3] and a former member of the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. [1]
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
Fugdi is a folk dance performed by the womenfolk of some communities of Konkanies in the Konkan coastal region of Goa and Maharashtra states during the Hindu religious festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Vrata or towards the end of other dances like Dhalo. According to certain historical facts, this dance style is said to have been created from ...