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Ghungroos
Small metal bells worn at the ankles by Indian dancers in styles like Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, and Odissi to maintain rhythm and tempo during performances.
Kavit
In rhythm music, linking poetry words with dance, tabla, pakwaz, and primalu bol, often in faster tempo, famous in Jaipur gharana.
Anga
Main body parts in dance - Head, Hands, Chest, Waist, Bottom, Legs.
Samam
Eye movement term for looking straight.
Sundari
Neck movement on both sides in dance.
Pandit Narayan Prasad
Renowned for rhythm and emoting, honored with 'Nrityacharya' in 1957, from Jaipur Gharana.
Kathak
Classical dance form from North India, originally a storytelling medium, combining Nritta and Nritya elements.
Lucknow Gharana
Kathak Gharana known for grace, elegance, and delicate movements, flourished in Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's court.
Tandav
Dance form originated by Lord Shiva, involving aggressive limb movements and expressions of Courage, Anger, Hatred, Enjoyment, and Anger born out of grief and sympathy.
Lasya
Soft, shringarik dance form performed by Goddess Uma, characterized by gentle movements and expressions of pleasure and excitement.
Asamyuta hastas
single hand gestures
Samyuta Hasta
double hand gestures
(Asamyuta) Sarpashisha
A Snakes Hood, Sandal Paste, Middle tone.
(Asamyuta) Mrigashirsha
A deer’s head, Lord Krisha, Womens cheek
(Asamyuta) Simhamukha
Havan, A rabbit, Elephant
(Asamyuta) Kangula
bell, bells worn by children, coconut
(Asamyuta) Alapadma
A fully bloomed lotus, show fruits such as apple, bosom
(Asamyuta) Chatura
Gold, Copper, Iron
(Asamyuta) Bhramara
Bee, Parrot, Wing
(Asamyuta) Hamsasye
Typing thread, Pearl, Jasmine flower
(Asamyuta) Hansapakshika
Swans wing, #6, construction of a bridge
(Asamyuta) Sandamsha
Belly, wound, worms
(Asamyuta) Mayura
Peacock, bird, vommiting
(Asamyuta) Ardhachandra
spear, waist, dinning plate
(Asamyuta) Mushthi
grasping objects, combative position of the wrestlers, steady fastness of a person
(Asamyuta) Kapitta
Goddess lakshmi and & saraswati, Milking cows, holding cymbals
(Asamyuta) Chandrakala
moon, face, ganga river
(Asamyuta) Mukula
lily flower, eating,navel
(Asamyuta) tamrachuda
rooster, a birds head, crow
(Asamyuta) trishula
a holy trinity (brahma, vishnu, mahesh), an idea of 3, bilva leaves (holy leaf used to worship lord shiva)
(Asamyuta) Vyagraha
tiger, frog, ape
(Samyuta) Anjali
greeting people, offer salutation to the god, elders, teachers or a brahamin
(Samyuta) Kapota
respectful salutations, such a mudhra is held while conversing with teachers or guru, mark of acceptance or obedience
(Samyuta) Karakata
arrival of people, showing belly, blowing the counch
(Samyuta) swastika
crocodile, say no, blocked road or passage
(Samyuta) dola
at the commencement of natya, it is a pose prescribed by the experts
(Samyuta) pushpaputa
perform aarti, acceptance of water or fruits, show offerings to god
(Samyuta) ustangha
an embrace, show modesty, coaching children
(Samyuta) shivalinga
linga(sign) of lord shiva, represents hindu god lord shiva, phallus-shaped and fixed on a base, shaped like a yoni.
(Samyuta) katakawardhan
coronation ceremony, worship, marriage
(Samyuta) kartari-swastik
stems and branches of the trees, a huge tree, a hill top or its peak
(Samyuta) shakata
enact a demon, vicious teeth of demon- when held close to the face, denotes the protrduing eyes- eye level.
(Samyuta) shankha
denote a counch, begin war, sound of shankha is sacred - blown in some indian rituals
sum
first beat of any tal. sign “x”. always return on sum.
taali
also called bhari, means to clap
khali
called phank, empty, rest point of tal, sign “0”
laya
rhytm or tempo, continuous movement in a space of time
laya vilambit
slow tempo
laya madhyam
medium tempo
laya drut
fast tempo
ekgun
single speed
dugun
second speed, two beats into one beat
chaugun
fourth speed, four beats into one
salami
salutation, the dancer honors the audience by saulting it in a special manner.preformed in beginning of performance
tatkar
dance syllables produced from stomping, word tatkar 700 years old.
taal
group of certain beats and measurment of time that calculates number of beats
avartan
cycle of any taal, avartan/avarti. example teental has 16 beats.
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