About Bharatham
Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu, India, and is recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. It expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of Shaivism and Hinduism. The dance is characterized by its fixed upper torso, bent legs, and flexed knees, combined with footwork and a vocabulary of sign language based on gestures of hands, eyes, and face muscles
Key Moves
The dance form is based on 'Adavu' (steps) and 'Hasthamudra' (hand gestures). There are 64 basic 'Adavu' and they are divided into 9 parts, on which 'Thattadavu', 'Naatadavu', 'Kuthithumettadavu', 'Mandiadavu', 'Sarikkal' and 'Thattumettu' are very important..