Dance Terminologies
What are the three major divisions of the art of dance?
Nritta, Nritya, Natya
Where did Bharathanatyam originate?
Tamil Nadu, India
What music is used in Bharathanatyam?
Carnatic Music.
List the saptathalas.
Ekam, Roopakam, Triputa, Jampa, Matya, Dhruva, Ata.
Which god is known as the lord of Bharathanatyam?
Nataraja
What are the four types of abhinyam? (Hint: They all are in one of the beginning slokas.)
Angikam, Vaachikam, Ahaaryam, Satvikam.
Who wrote the Natya Shastra?
Bharatha Muni
At what age did Radha Aunty officially start dancing?
20
How many total thalams are there?
175
What does the Bhrama hasta represent?
Vedas and Rosary Beads.
Aanandha Thandavam, Sandhya Thandavam, Oorthova Thandhavam, Tripura Thandhavam, Kalika Thandhavam, Uma Thandhavam, Rudra/Samhara Thandhavam.
What was Bharathnatyam originally called?
Sadir.
What are all of the classical dance forms of India?
Bharathanatyam, Odissi, Kuchupudi, Kathak, Mohiniattam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Sattraya.
What are the tala angas?
Laghu, dhrutham, anudhrutham, guru, plutham, kakapatham.
What are the Sanskrit names of vahanas of some of the gods?
Vishnu: Garuda, Bhrama: Hamsa, Shiva: Nandi, Ganesha: Mooshika, Karthikeya: Mayura, Durga: Simha, Indra: Airavata, Lakshmi: Ulukha.
What are all the Navarasas in Sanskrit?
Sringaram, Haasya, Krodam, Bayanakham, Aascharyam, Bhibhatsam, Veeram, Karunyam, Shantam.
Who standardized the traditional margam? Name them.
The Tanjore Quartet. Chinnaya, Ponnaya, Shivaanandham, and Vadivelu.
Name a few tribal and folk forms.
Korathi, Kollatam, Kavadi, Kummi, Pinnal Kollatam, Gobi, Garba, Lumbadi, Gypsy, Harvest, Dandia, Poikalgutharaiattam, Kaikottikali, Koithunrritam, Kolamthulul, Theyam, Chhau, Mayurbhange, Jumar. There's like a hundred more of these.
What are the panchajathis?
Thishram, Chatushram, Kaandam, Mishram, Sankeernam.
Who are the guardians of the eight directions? What are their names?
Ashta Dikpalakas. They are Indra, Vayu, Varuna, Agni, Yama, Kubera, Eshana, Nairutti
What are the Ashta nayikas?
Swadhinapathika, Vasakasajjika, Vipralabhda, Virahotkanditha, Abhisarika, Kanditha, Kaalahantharitha,
What are some of the main Bharathanatyam textbooks?
Natya Shastra, by Bharatha Muni 200 BC
Abhinaya Dharpana, by Nandikeshwara 1000 AD
Koothanool by Satthanar 5th century BC
Panchamarabhu by Arivaanar 6th Century AD
Major Gurus/personalities those influenced today's Bharathanatyam
Pandanallur Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, Vazhuvoor Ramaiyya Pllai, Kitappa Pillai, Gauri Ammal, Rukmini Devi, E. Krishna Iyer
List the Yathis.
Sama Yathi, Dammaru, Mridanga, Gophucha, Shrothovaha, Vishama.
What are Navavidha Bhakthi?
Shravanam, Kirtanam, Smaranam, Paadasevanam, Archanam, Vandanam, Daasyam, Sakhyam, Aatmanivedanam.