Bharatanatyam dance essay

The technique and presentation “Bharatanatyam in its highest moment, is the embodiment of music in a visual form” -Balasaraswati The three major attributes of a Bharatanatyam performance are Nritta (technique), Nritya and Natya (drama). Nritta is pure dance. It is the movement of hands and feet on the rhythm and speed.

Thus Bharatanatyam is the dance that encompasses music, rhythm, and expressional dance. It is also an attempt to embody the divine beauty, charm, rhythms and symbols that exist in heaven. It is a means of spiritual elevation both for the dancer and the audience.

Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] This dance form denotes various 19th and 20th century reconstructions of Sadir, the art of temple dancers. Sadir in turn, is derived from ancient dance forms that includes some acrobatic karanas.

Introduction: The study endeavours to explore the resourcefulness and accessibility of Bharatanatyam, one of the ancient Indian classical dance forms, over Internet by using Skype as the medium of communication to impart training. The dance form is to be learnt, experienced and shared over Internet, through e-learning.