This Warm- up adds a few more variations to the previously introduced warm-up and expects that your strength has progressed, so please make certain that you have practised the following though the past months, atleast 5 times each, slowly with awareness before doing this warm-up.

Legs and core 1...

The Raadha Kalpa Method has broken down the various torso movements that are utilised in both Adavus and Karanas and found various ways to engage the right muscles to hold the aesthetic alignment while performing these bends while we are in movement. This series further breaks down the bends so o...

Pointers for Pakkadavu 3:

Keep your shoulders down when lifting your arms.
Make sure your arms do not go too far back.
Follow your arm and keep your gaze toward the wrist of the arm you are bending away from.
Make sure you keep your thighs pushing back while retaining Swastikam in your feet.
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This turn stars with an Urdvajanu, raised knee and then turns after the raised foot cro sses over. It can be embellished with a bend and various arm movements. This type of turn is found in some Karanas and we can use it in Bharatanatyam choreography.

Pointers for Pakkadavu 1:

Watch the level of your arms. Make sure you maintain the length of your neck. Turn to the side with your head straight, without tilting. Keep your eyeballs in the centre of your eyes. When you reach to the side, do not raise the opposite elbow. maintain length.

The ...

The 5th Naatadavu is fairly easier to execute if you are clear with the 3rd and 4th Naatadavu. The bend is in the diagonal, and the length of the back must be maintained. The Swastikam introduced in the second Naatadavu is used again. So as long as there has been clarity so far, this will be an e...

Pointers for Kuditta Thattadavu:
Try to go down instead of hopping up each time you snatch onto your heels.
Keep dropping your tailbone and pushing your thighs back.
When you bend to the side, elongate your lower side, so the length of your top side and bottom side remain the same.
Do not push...

The Kartharee adavu is a movement that begins with a jump, followed by the crossing of the legs. The name could come from the hasta that is used or from the fact that the legs cross.

The bends of the bodies vary in the various types of Kartharee adavu. We usually practice this Adavu to a three ...

The Kartharee adavu is a movement that begins with a jump, followed by the crossing of the legs. The name could come from the hasta that is used or from the fact that the legs cross.

The bends of the bodies vary in the various types of Kartharee adavu. We usually practice this Adavu to a three c...

The Kartharee adavu is a movement that begins with a jump, followed by the crossing of the legs. The name could come from the hasta that is used or from the fact that the legs cross.

The bends of the bodies vary in the various types of Kartharee adavu. We usually practice this Adavu to a three c...

The Kartharee adavu is a movement that begins with a jump, followed by the crossing of the legs. The name could come from the hasta that is used or from the fact that the legs cross.

The Last kartharee adavu uses a big jump to land with the legs crossed.

The arms move in a complete mandala, cir...

Ananda Natanam

Ragam: Hamsanandi
Adi Talam
Composer: Thara Natarajan
Language: Tamil

Ananda Natanam, is a song that describes a dancing peacock. The Bhakta sees the peacock dancing and asks what the reason is for this joyous dance. Do you dance because you saw lord Muruga? Because the Deer eye...

Ananda Natanam

Ragam: Hamsanandi
Adi Talam
Composer: Thara Natarajan
Language: Tamil

Ananda Natanam, is a song that describes a dancing peacock. The Bhakta sees the peacock dancing and asks what the reason is for this joyous dance. Do you dance because you saw lord Muruga? Because the Deer eye...

Ananda Natanam

Ragam: Hamsanandi
Adi Talam
Composer: Thara Natarajan
Language: Tamil

Ananda Natanam, is a song that describes a dancing peacock. The Bhakta sees the peacock dancing and asks what the reason is for this joyous dance. Do you dance because you saw lord Muruga? Because the Deer eye...

Ananda Natanam

Ragam: Hamsanandi
Adi Talam
Composer: Thara Natarajan
Language: Tamil

Ananda Natanam, is a song that describes a dancing peacock. The Bhakta sees the peacock dancing and asks what the reason is for this joyous dance. Do you dance because you saw lord Muruga? Because the Deer eye...

Ananda Natanam

Ragam: Hamsanandi
Adi Talam
Composer: Thara Natarajan
Language: Tamil

Ananda Natanam, is a song that describes a dancing peacock. The Bhakta sees the peacock dancing and asks what the reason is for this joyous dance. Do you dance because you saw lord Muruga? Because the Deer eye...