Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jul 17th, 2013 | 0 comments
The uniqueness of Bharatanatyam is the special emphasis on “footwork” – even in the midst of a composition a dancer would dance to “tha thei thei tham” with the percussionist drumming the beat away. Keeping the count of the beat with the legs adorned with anklets is central to “tha thei
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jul 3rd, 2013 | 0 comments
A beginner starts with Sarali, Janti, and Alankara; at the stage the student gets a fair mastery of the seven notes and a voice flexibility to sing the basic notes; ascending, descending, doublets, different speeds. These are much like the alphabets we learn in kinder garden.
Geetam is the simplest
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jun 27th, 2013 | 0 comments
This is the course we strongly recommend for anyone wanting to get initiated into the majestic beauty of Bharatanatyam – the limb movements and hand Mudras are unique to the genre. They express a world of emotions; at all times sensuous and at all times devotional.
They are numerous ways to improve
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jun 25th, 2013 | 0 comments
What is music? Is it the sound between the beats or the silence? It is a combination and what makes anything musical is its adherence to a rhythm. It is like the heart beat of the human being. Rhythm represents nothing but time which is measured in terms of beats.
Without a conscious effort, many a
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jun 25th, 2013 | 0 comments
Abhinaya, the art of expression is the main technique used in Natya – meaning gestures forms the substance of a composition. We are not gainsaying the importance of Nritta (Dance movements with rhythm), Geetha (Music), Tala (Rhythm), Laya(Beat), Bhava (Emotion),and Rasa (Flavour {of the sentiment})
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