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This forms the last Taalam out of the 7 taals in Carnatic music. Ekam taal has 1 Laghu.  Below is the chart showing the details of Ekam Talam in 5 different Jaatis . Note : We will very soon upload the videos explaining this chart on our Youtube channel. Other Links Introduction Chatur Slokam --- BharatNatyam for Kids Make Up, Ornaments & Dress (Part1) __Bharat Natyam Angalakshana Part 1 - Anga Pratyanga & Upanga Angalakshana Part 2 - Shiro Bhedam or Head Movements Angalakshana Part 3 - Dhristi Bhedam or Eye Movements and Bhrukuti Bheda or Eye Brow Movement Drop your queries or suggestions at sangeetkalakendra1@gmail.com Visit us on FB : https://www.facebook.com/Sangeet-Kala-Kendra-1461430557205352/

Different Style of BharatNatyam [Part6] -- Vazhuvoor Bani

  1.        VazhivurBani :Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai can be taken as the father of this Bani. Features :This style of Bharatnatyam believes in using lots of Lasya, hence the movements are extremely gracefull. The Jatis are elaborate and many a time has 3 speeds. Sollus are given special importance and are structured in such a way that it creates an energetic and robust effect. Abhinaya prt of the dance includes tons of story telling. Famous Dancers/ Gurus : SwamimaliRajaratnam Pillai , K.J. Sarasa, Kamala Lakshman, Radha , Chitra Vishweswaran, RamyaRamnarayan, PriyadarshaniGovind, Vidhya Subramaniyum, Sandhyashree, Muthukumaran Pillai... Note : Drop your queries or suggestions at sangeetkalakendra1@gmail.com Visit our Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/Sangeet-Kala-Kendra-1461430557205352/ Youtube :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcOJ0uLi4y4 Quick Links  :   Important Links ,          Home Pa...

Abhinaya - Part 2 Vachikabhinaya

Vachik Abhinaya The word Vachik abhinaya comes from the Sanskrit word “Vacchya”. In dance text, speeches, dialogues, songs, music ,sound are used to enhance and beautify the performance. Bharata also mentions that the Gana (song), Vadhya (instrumental music) and Natya (drama) should intermingle with each other to make the performance a brilliant entity (alatacakrapratimam). Bharata mentions in Natyashastra that an actor or a dancer must know the  Guna , Dosha and Aharyam of the Kavya/Padhya. He also mentions that the sounds, speech, dialogues must be SARVASARYA (all can hear).  Natyak is known as Natyakavya and is a mixture of Gadhya and Padhya . Songs and dialogues are intertwined in such a way that both become irreplaceable. For any performance we first decide the script and the song and then we work on the remaining three abhinaya based on the Vachya. Shabdha is Shakti. Both shabda and artha have to sink in so that the true meaning can be communicated. Shabda can b...