Adavus are the basic unit of movement in the Bharatanatyam vocabulary. The video discusses the logic of Adavu classification and the structure of an Adavu.
This is a great session to do on a day when you feel tight or sore. It opens up your body without expecting too much of it. You can also do it before you start a warm-up or after a strength or dance session. It is a session that is safe to practice early in the morning.
The warm up changes in length and content as your body changes. What a conditioned body needs to warm up is very different than a body that is beginning this journey. This warm up is safe and helps a dancer at every level to find openness in the body. It can be done in combination with the hip op...
"Thattu" , means to strike. Thattaduvu literally is just striking the floor while mantaining a "mandala" or Araimandi position. There are different rhythmic combinations of striking used to build rhythmic coherence in the student while developing strength in the legs.