Foundation course in Hasta Mudhra
In this course, the student is enabled to have a sound knowledge of hand gestures in Bharathanatyam with emphasis on their various categories – the single and double hand gestures along with the definition verse, meanings and uses for each of them under Hasta Mudra viniyoga. Special emphasis is laid on understanding the hand gestures related to the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, other deities, planets and even the ancient division of professions. Students are provided with high quality step by step instructional videos by watching which they learn the lessons and present the same during one on one online class with the instructors. Audio and PDF downloads are provided to help the students in their practice.
This course is for you if you are:
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A layman interested in learning the intricacies of hand gestures.
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A student in the beginners’ stage in Bharathanatyam or any dance genre with an interest to learn in-depth, the various concepts in hand gestures.
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A regular performer who wants to improve your efficacy in portraying hand gestures.
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A theatre artist who wants to learn hand gestures in depth for regular, mime & story telling performances.
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A teacher who want to use this as a reference guide
The course duration is for 12 weeks with 9 one to one online classes with the instructor. If the student wishes to have extra classes, they could do it by paying additional fee. Contact admin@eambalam.com for more details. This course can be done with or without certification. The students need to take an assessment at the end of the course if they need certification.
Students who have finished with Foundation Course in Bedhas & Hastha mudhras, Foundation course in Adavu, Basic theories in Bharathanatyam & Fitness for dancers course with good grades are eligible to take up 5th semester of Basic diploma in Bharatanatyam directly. Conditions apply. Contact admin@eambalam.com for more details.
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Module 1 – Hastha Mudhra – Part 1 - Objectives
- Introduction
- Note
- Asamyutha Hastha - Shloka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Pathāka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Thripathāka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Ardhha pathāka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kartharīmukha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mayūra
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Ardhachandhra
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Arāḷa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhukathuṇḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Muṣhṭi
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhikhara
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kapitha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kaṭakāmukhaa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Sūchi
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Chandhrakalā
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Padhmakośha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Sarpaśhira
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mrigaśhīrṣha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Simhamukha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kāṅgūla
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Alapadhma
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Chathura
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Bhramara
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Hamsāsya
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Hamsapakṣha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Sandhamśha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mukula
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Thāmrachūḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Thriśhūla
- Samyutha Hastha - Shloka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Anjali
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kapotha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Karkata
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Swasthika
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Ḍola
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Puṣhpapuṭa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Uthsangha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhivaliṅga
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kaṭakāvardhhana
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kartharīswasthika
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhakaṭa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhankha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Chakra
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Samputa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Pāśha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kīlaka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mathsya
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kūrma
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Varāha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Garuḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Nāgabandha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Khaṭva
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Bheruṇḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Avahitha
- Assessment (Hastha Mudhras)
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Note
- Asamyutha Hastha - Shloka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Pathāka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Thripathāka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Ardhha pathāka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kartharīmukha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mayūra
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Ardhachandhra
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Arāḷa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhukathuṇḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Muṣhṭi
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhikhara
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kapitha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kaṭakāmukhaa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Sūchi
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Chandhrakalā
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Padhmakośha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Sarpaśhira
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mrigaśhīrṣha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Simhamukha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kāṅgūla
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Alapadhma
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Chathura
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Bhramara
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Hamsāsya
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Hamsapakṣha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Sandhamśha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mukula
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Thāmrachūḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Asamyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Thriśhūla
- Samyutha Hastha - Shloka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Anjali
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kapotha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Karkata
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Swasthika
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Ḍola
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Puṣhpapuṭa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Uthsangha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhivaliṅga
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kaṭakāvardhhana
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kartharīswasthika
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhakaṭa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Śhankha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Chakra
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Samputa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Pāśha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kīlaka
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Mathsya
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Kūrma
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Varāha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Garuḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Nāgabandha
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Khaṭva
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Bheruṇḍa
- Types of Hastha Mudhras - Samyutha Hastha - Mudhras - Avahitha
- Assessment (Hastha Mudhras)
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Module 2 – Hastha Mudhra – Part 2 - Introduction to Indian Mythology
- Objectives
- Gods & Their Attributes
- Dashavathara Hastha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Matsya
- Dashavathara Hastha - Koorma
- Dashavathara Hastha - Varaaha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Narasimha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Vamana
- Dashavathara Hastha - Parashurama
- Dashavathara Hastha - Rama
- Dashavathara Hastha - Krishna/balarama
- Dashavathara Hastha - Buddha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Kalki
- Dhevatha Hastha - Introduction
- Dhevatha Hastha - Brahma
- Dhevatha Hastha - Vishnu
- Dhevatha Hastha - Shiva
- Dhevatha Hastha - Saraswathi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Lakshmi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Parvathi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Vinayaka
- Dhevatha Hastha - Shanmukha
- Dhevatha Hastha - Manmatha
- Dhevatha Hastha - Indra
- Dhevatha Hastha - Agni
- Dhevatha Hastha - Varuna
- Dhevatha Hastha - Yama
- Dhevatha Hastha - Nirutthi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Vayu
- Dhevatha Hastha - Kubera
- Navagraha Hastha
- Navagraha Hastha - Surya
- Navagraha Hastha - Chandra
- Navagraha Hastha - Mangala
- Navagraha Hastha - Budha
- Navagraha Hastha - Guru
- Navagraha Hastha - Shukra
- Navagraha Hastha - Shani
- Navagraha Hastha - Rahu
- Navagraha Hastha - Kethu
- Varna Hastha
- Varna Hastha - Brahmana
- Varna Hastha - Kshatriya
- Varna Hastha - Vaishya
- Varna Hastha - Shoodhra
- Assessment (HasthaMudhras)
- Introduction to Indian Mythology
- Objectives
- Gods & Their Attributes
- Dashavathara Hastha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Matsya
- Dashavathara Hastha - Koorma
- Dashavathara Hastha - Varaaha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Narasimha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Vamana
- Dashavathara Hastha - Parashurama
- Dashavathara Hastha - Rama
- Dashavathara Hastha - Krishna/balarama
- Dashavathara Hastha - Buddha
- Dashavathara Hastha - Kalki
- Dhevatha Hastha - Introduction
- Dhevatha Hastha - Brahma
- Dhevatha Hastha - Vishnu
- Dhevatha Hastha - Shiva
- Dhevatha Hastha - Saraswathi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Lakshmi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Parvathi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Vinayaka
- Dhevatha Hastha - Shanmukha
- Dhevatha Hastha - Manmatha
- Dhevatha Hastha - Indra
- Dhevatha Hastha - Agni
- Dhevatha Hastha - Varuna
- Dhevatha Hastha - Yama
- Dhevatha Hastha - Nirutthi
- Dhevatha Hastha - Vayu
- Dhevatha Hastha - Kubera
- Navagraha Hastha
- Navagraha Hastha - Surya
- Navagraha Hastha - Chandra
- Navagraha Hastha - Mangala
- Navagraha Hastha - Budha
- Navagraha Hastha - Guru
- Navagraha Hastha - Shukra
- Navagraha Hastha - Shani
- Navagraha Hastha - Rahu
- Navagraha Hastha - Kethu
- Varna Hastha
- Varna Hastha - Brahmana
- Varna Hastha - Kshatriya
- Varna Hastha - Vaishya
- Varna Hastha - Shoodhra
- Assessment (HasthaMudhras)
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Module 3 – Asamyutha Hastha viniyoga - Objectives
- Script with meanings - PDF's
- Learn - Pathāka
- Learn - Thripathāka
- Learn - Ardhhapathāka
- Learn - Kartharīmukha
- Learn - Mayūra
- Learn - Ardhachandhra
- Learn - Arāḷa
- Learn - Śhukathuṇḍa
- Learn - Muṣhṭi
- Learn - Śhikhara
- Learn - Kapittha
- Learn - Kaṭakāmukha
- Learn - Suchi
- Learn - Chandhrakala
- Learn - Padhmakosha
- Learn - Sarpashira
- Learn - Mrigaśhīrṣha
- Learn - Simhamukha
- Learn - Kāṅgūla
- Learn - Alapadhma
- Learn - Chathura
- Learn – Bhramara
- Learn – Hamsāsya
- Learn - Hamsapakṣha
- Learn – Sandhamśha
- Learn – Mukuļa
- Learn - Thāmrachūḍa
- Learn – Thriśhūla
- Note
- Audio download
- Assessment
- Objectives
- Script with meanings - PDF's
- Learn - Pathāka
- Learn - Thripathāka
- Learn - Ardhhapathāka
- Learn - Kartharīmukha
- Learn - Mayūra
- Learn - Ardhachandhra
- Learn - Arāḷa
- Learn - Śhukathuṇḍa
- Learn - Muṣhṭi
- Learn - Śhikhara
- Learn - Kapittha
- Learn - Kaṭakāmukha
- Learn - Suchi
- Learn - Chandhrakala
- Learn - Padhmakosha
- Learn - Sarpashira
- Learn - Mrigaśhīrṣha
- Learn - Simhamukha
- Learn - Kāṅgūla
- Learn - Alapadhma
- Learn - Chathura
- Learn – Bhramara
- Learn – Hamsāsya
- Learn - Hamsapakṣha
- Learn – Sandhamśha
- Learn – Mukuļa
- Learn - Thāmrachūḍa
- Learn – Thriśhūla
- Note
- Audio download
- Assessment
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Module 4 – Samyutha Hastha viniyoga - Objectives
- Script with meanings - PDF’s
- Learn - Anjali
- Learn - Kapotha
- Learn - Karkața
- Learn - Swasthika
- Learn - Dolā
- Learn - Pushpapuța
- Learn - Uthsangha
- Learn - Śhivalinga
- Learn - Kațakāvardhana
- Learn - Kartharī swasthika
- Learn - Śhakața
- Learn - Śhankha
- Learn - Chakra
- Learn - Sampuța
- Learn - Pāsha
- Learn - Kīlaka
- Learn - Mathsya
- Learn - Kūrma
- Learn - Varāha
- Learn - Garuda
- Learn - Nāgabandha
- Learn - Khatva
- Learn - Bheruņda
- Learn - Avahitha
- Notes
- Audio download
- References
- Objectives
- Script with meanings - PDF’s
- Learn - Anjali
- Learn - Kapotha
- Learn - Karkața
- Learn - Swasthika
- Learn - Dolā
- Learn - Pushpapuța
- Learn - Uthsangha
- Learn - Śhivalinga
- Learn - Kațakāvardhana
- Learn - Kartharī swasthika
- Learn - Śhakața
- Learn - Śhankha
- Learn - Chakra
- Learn - Sampuța
- Learn - Pāsha
- Learn - Kīlaka
- Learn - Mathsya
- Learn - Kūrma
- Learn - Varāha
- Learn - Garuda
- Learn - Nāgabandha
- Learn - Khatva
- Learn - Bheruņda
- Learn - Avahitha
- Notes
- Audio download
- References