by Nisha Pradeep ~~

In this blog post we will look at how a movement can be aesthetically enhanced by learning to extend it through space and time.

The sound of a chollu (sound/syllable) or a sound uttered has a life. It may live for a few seconds to even as small as a millisecond. The skill of a dancer is in embodying that sound fully and wholly within their movement. Every movement sequence (adavu) in Bharathanatyam is associated with a specific sequence of syllables set to rhythmic pattern. The dancer executes each movement sequence in accordance to this rhythmic syllable sequence that is usually recited by the teacher or the vocalist...

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