I've learnt many padhams and varnams. But still, getting on stage to do the alarippu sometimes gives me butterflies in my stomach. It MUST be executed with perfection.
There's a saying in tamil that goes like this, translated - Just by examining a grain in pot, you can tell if the pot of rice is cooked.
When I go to watch dance recitals, the alarippu item decides for me if I should just switch off later or continue to focus thereafter.
Alarippu is the first opening item in any margam (indian classical repertoir), sometimes substituted with a pushpanjali/ kautuvam.
If you're a passionate and skiled dancer, you will realise that it is not an easy item at all. The symmetry, coordination of eyes with limbs and the mathematical torso lines that one must be able to assume is immense.
Usually, you can tell the nrita capacity of dancer just by looking at his/ her alarippu. It tells A LOT!
thats such a misconception....altho' the choreography is simplistic, the dance looks good only if done with technical perfection...every flaw in technique shows. Watch a good alaripu (there's one by kalakshetra dancers on youtube) and you'll see what a good alaripu is all about.
I agree with Sujit. If a dancer can perform Alarippu with the perfect technical skill then she will be able to perform any other dance. This dance may be short and the choreography somewhat simple but it measures the dancer's technical ability very well.
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this video. I don't know you personally but would like to say congratulations and thank you for posting this because I am learning alarippu right now though with a few variations to what you did. However, most of what my teacher has taught me is the same and your video has helped in helping me recollect the steps. So thank you and congrats again. You did a beautiful job.
I was just going to comment on the other video that I would have liked to see more work with head and face ... but then I enjoyed this one silently. Hahahaha! Thanks for posting this and congrats for being so good. Please keep it going.
I've learnt many padhams and varnams. But still, getting on stage to do the alarippu sometimes gives me butterflies in my stomach. It MUST be executed with perfection.
There's a saying in tamil that goes like this, translated - Just by examining a grain in pot, you can tell if the pot of rice is cooked.
When I go to watch dance recitals, the alarippu item decides for me if I should just switch off later or continue to focus thereafter.
lancelet22 1 year ago
Alarippu is the first opening item in any margam (indian classical repertoir), sometimes substituted with a pushpanjali/ kautuvam.
If you're a passionate and skiled dancer, you will realise that it is not an easy item at all. The symmetry, coordination of eyes with limbs and the mathematical torso lines that one must be able to assume is immense.
Usually, you can tell the nrita capacity of dancer just by looking at his/ her alarippu. It tells A LOT!
lancelet22 1 year ago
haha whats the point of doing this ??
vanpat1987 1 year ago
one of the hardest - I call it the 3 minute killer
sirensongsindia 2 years ago
this is a wayyyy slower version then "alaripu" on youtube!
i learned it a differnet way!
omnamahshivay99 2 years ago 2
@omnamahshivay99 ,
the moves are depending on rythm... and this is slower than normal.
i have seen similar ones.
and, if i know well, the guru can choose the speed of moves , the difficulty of moves
especially for the student,
good luck with dance
Annonymus 6 months ago
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How can all this dancing compare with some young classical Indian dance virtuosos' , like those on w w w . J a y Q . org ?
lovelydancer25 2 years ago
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Nice...
I suggest you to upload this video in 'Dynamycdesi'.It is a online talent contest site for people.
sudheeinv 3 years ago
very good keep it up
yekanatha 3 years ago
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Very nice..Good performance.
I suggest you upload the same in 'Dynamycdesi'.It is a online talent contest site for people.
sdhanyam 3 years ago
good job, this is still one of the easiest dances though lol
iheartrubberbands 3 years ago
thats such a misconception....altho' the choreography is simplistic, the dance looks good only if done with technical perfection...every flaw in technique shows. Watch a good alaripu (there's one by kalakshetra dancers on youtube) and you'll see what a good alaripu is all about.
sujit907 3 years ago 2
I agree with Sujit. If a dancer can perform Alarippu with the perfect technical skill then she will be able to perform any other dance. This dance may be short and the choreography somewhat simple but it measures the dancer's technical ability very well.
pushpanjali 3 years ago
easy..?? you must doing it wrong..
Awiesha 3 years ago
@Awiesha she makes it look so easy, that's why she's doing it right!
inthesaga 9 months ago
This is so bautiful!
ShaMeelah2 3 years ago
the singer not good....
sasa110 3 years ago 4
I agree. The music is from a Bharatanatyam DVD. The dancer/singer in the DVD is Padma Chebrolu.
pushpanjali 3 years ago
wow this performance was sooo gd
psychopinks 4 years ago
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this video. I don't know you personally but would like to say congratulations and thank you for posting this because I am learning alarippu right now though with a few variations to what you did. However, most of what my teacher has taught me is the same and your video has helped in helping me recollect the steps. So thank you and congrats again. You did a beautiful job.
EktaShah82 4 years ago
It's so difficult and you've done a good job of the dance! Keep it up!
Stanya6 4 years ago
I was just going to comment on the other video that I would have liked to see more work with head and face ... but then I enjoyed this one silently. Hahahaha! Thanks for posting this and congrats for being so good. Please keep it going.
shatterprone 5 years ago