Bharatanatyam

English Etymology en sa भृ नट् en ta பரதநாட்டியம், from sa भरत name of Bharata Muni + sa नाट्य dance. Proper noun en dance A form of classical dance originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. en Aug. 30, 2015 Alastair Macaulay Review: At Indian Dance Festival, Subtleties in the Sway of a Torso w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/arts/dance/review-at-indian-dance-festival-subtleties-in-the-sway-of-a-torso.html Bharatanatyam is the most geometrically multidirectional of the Indian genres — in the nritta sections, Ms. Balasubramanian turned in quick succession to address right, left, behind, ahead, above and below, as well as various diagonals — and the sharp transitions are often not just exciting but also powerfully expressive of the dancer’s setting herself within a larger context. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616134806/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/arts/dance/review-at-indian-dance-festival-subtleties-in-the-sway-of-a-torso.html en srb6166 Introduction to Bharatanatyam How to Plan an Arangetram w:Pennsylvania State University https://sites.psu.edu/balablog/2022/08/31/introduction-to-bharatanatyam/ 2022-08-31 When I was five or six years old, I watched my cousins perform Bharatanatyam dance while I vacationing in Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20260831220541/https://sites.psu.edu/balablog/2022/08/31/introduction-to-bharatanatyam/ Translations form of classical dance Hindi: hi भरतनाट्यम् Malayalam: ml ഭരതനാട്യം Tamil: ta பரதநாட்டியம், ta சதிராட்டம் Telugu: te భరతనాట్యం References