Savitha Sastry Bharatanatyam Performance

[omdoctor]

India is really deep!

[NitinReddyRockz]

Super Kewl!

[1122madambutterfly]

Savitha Shastri rocks. Brilliant performance.

[liliamileo]

are you kalakshetra or......??? I am a student too and you rock!!!You should look at my teachers performence"SamaAsaktha".My teachers and her friend.

[rkernell]

Can anyone tell me how old the Bharatanatyam dance is? It seems to tug at the soul...

[pakodiz]

i lov that kind of danc a lot.. u dont know how much..!!! i would lik to learn ... bt im justr dancing bollywood styles..! i would lik to travel wherever someone can teach me this style...!!! thx for show us this beautifull danc... im peruvian and i Lov Indian music.

[rangvi]

Just brilliant  !!

[Thaulopi]

What you watch here is a life time of achievement, devotion, beauty and an unyielding will to succeed. Everything India calls its core virtues for more than 2000 years.

[4michellito4]

beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[souupuudiim]

Perfect. ♥

[ranjanimahesh]

What is beautiful is that you have no distracting mannerisms. I am a dancer myself and have also taught for many years. Normally dancers have movements and some unwanted abhinaya. By refraining from those, you have kept the viewers' interest on just the dance. That is immensely commendable.

[rubiareiscavalcante]

lindos movimentos! ^^

[inroosee]

Uau!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[otaku07100]

what beautiful dance

[kannanp]

Those with questions can also look up: wikipedia Bharatanatyam . Thank you.

[revertedmuslimah]

I LOVE YouTube! I swear I been around the world within an hour just looking at different traditional dances. This one is pretty cool. Now off to google for more info about this beautiful dance style.

[Krasnodarka]

Красавица... Pure beauty...

[RodicaVinoaga]

superrrrrrrr

[ElenDubhglas]

I love the joy and passion apparent in this dancer's every gesture. It's clear that she loves every second of what she's doing!

[MySimbirsk]

милая!твой танец стал родным! люблю!!!!

[zoojul]

beautiful!!!



[mahinthan5]

She is lovely



[chrisviking09]

Hridayam Madhuram... Madhuradhipate... so true!

[Sutadarma20]

Sangat senanglah para dewa melihat tarian ini,

[bengtig77]

Simply Beautiful !!

[leovladpop]

Bellísima, hermosa y expresiva! Extraordinario y realmente muy bello! Yo toco música Gitana. Esta danza india es hermosa. Les felicito desde la República Argentina... Les invito a mirar mi canal, donde me verán con música Gitana y Griega. Un abrazo y si lo desean, Suscríbanse. Mil abrazos!...

[farfesha]

The epitome of grace. Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!

[lordfredfine]

breath-taking

[MrBerdue]

energy

[dlac23]

Great!

[vipsince95]

Can someone explain the dance to me...?

[TheOBERONSTAR]

The Gods look upon you in great apraise. glory unto the GODS

[Jaseeka1986]

Can someone tell me, is this dancer Savitha? Or is it just the name of the choreographer, whom we do not see?

[9sinuhe]

so beautiful..! Thank you

[FrancescoCasta]

After more than 2 years and 620.350 views I suppose she's already famous and rich.

[introsequence]

Watching this clip has repeatedly brought me light. For the eternity that I have been trapped in the Black Hole of PTSD, nothing has brought me closer to relief than the enduring salvation I have taken watching this clip over and over again. Madam, the place that you have taken me through your eyes, your movement, and your soul, is the place that I go to breathe. For those moments that you have taken me away from the depths of this curse, I thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

[vtirmanee]

i love it

[genay33]

I've always believed Indian women are some of the most beautiful women in the world. :-)

[QueenVjera]

Woww this is amazing! :D

[sslombardi88]

Beautiful

[angelicwrath032]

@savithasastry This is really good choreography and execution of it. If I am not mistaken, is the very last part from Madhurashtakam?

But the whole thing is really well done. Good luck on your career.

[Aleksandar666]

The magnificent indian culture that will never be understood by us europeans. Thank you!

[lmndance]

i love the dance! but im a little confused on what its about...

[Sheylaluzdemaragasca]

love cool

[lrpandu]

Savitha Great timing.. Accurate steps.. morvelous... 

[seattlegrobanite]

Can someone explain to me the red on her fingertips? Is it purely for the look of it or is there a significance to it?

[savithasastry]

@seattlegrobanite the 'red' is from a dye called 'altha' and it accentuates the hand gestures used in this art form

[alfavulcano1]

Que bella danza!! y que mujer tan hermosa!

[AYYAS1942]

Absolutely Brilliant and inspiring !! Please tell me who is the nattuvaangam . Thank you.

[savithasastry]

@AYYAS1942 Haripadman of Kalakshetra

[prakhyanair]

nice

[anuhpd]

Namaste,great stability ...may god always smile upon you ..n all the best for your carrier

[rahmankant]

Beautiful .



[arielstitt]

this is like a story. what is her dance telling us?

[udennyn]

Nice..

[udennyn]

Diine..

[saywhut82]

beautiful......absolutely stunning performance.

[tamurthDZ]

a diva :)

[MissAtalia]

MARAVILLOSO! Que belleza de mujer!

[MissAtalia]

Maravilloso, que belleza de mujer!

[adarutoshoppu]

wonderful!!

[bandofboys1]

very beautiful ...

[RealsBeliebers]

muy lindo todo... pero no entiendo porque se pintan los dedos???

[mibollywoodmania]

@RealsBeliebers para que se vean las diferentes posiciones de los dedos desde lejos. lo mismo el maquillaje exagerado de la cara, es para que a la distancia se puedan ver las expresiones faciales, ya que gestos de las manos y expresiones faciales son esenciales para comprender la historia que cuenta la danza.

[babititta]

Me encaaaaaaaaanta

[LoveportionNo72]

Nice, Love it so much... I'm not Indian, I'm Iban from sarawak, Malaysia but love Indian classic dance... Remember when Ashwarya Rai & Mahduri Dixit dance? those are great move... i watched their dance over and over again

[oklaren]

absolutely fantastic ,,, Thanks

[cadabaro83]

Wow, great performance, congratulations!!!

[wkitty82]

I never saw anything like that before... you are just perfect! Nobody can dance as perfect as you do... CONGRATULATIONS!

[lilithnet]

caraca dança muito e a expreção facial e facinate.

[playhe57]

Divinely beautiful. Any one that calls himself a man, but watches this and dances like it and dares to say that women are inferior to men, is no man at all.

[Makater77]

Very beautiful performance and person. Dignified. May God be with Savitha.

[deepan12345]

Excellence



[Ravenzpeak]

U R so pretty! Prettier than a peacock :0)

[dblair1258]

Really enjoyed your performance. Do please post others!

[desastermaster2010]

Phantastische Ballance,betörende Anmut und unerreicht im Ausdruck!Sie ist die Beste!(Und die Schönste!)

[samaganam]

Absolutely wonderful experience in watching you dance.Thank you.

[snautomart]

nice

[Subhasujith1]

I Love your dance very much. Exceptionally Good..Pls keep posting new ones.

[priysam]

very beautiful and very expressive .

[Denisseydl]

hermosa danza

[brramaprasad]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Priyadarshini Govind, watch out. Will u be performing anytime soon in the east coast/ (NY, NJ,Pa, CT)

[Drakov44]

The picture of Indian beauty. Captivating dancing style too.

[yogilevo]

Ohhh, fantastic !

[mokacode]

You're very gracious , expressive and cute as well

In case I should spend some time in India,where could I see a live traditional dance performance like yours?Some locations in particular?

[nmpost7]

Nayanamritam, what else can one say. one can only bow one's head in reverence.

[chrisviking09]

@ 00:44 the movement of your eyes coupled with the smile and dimples on your face, ports your performance to superior realism beyond this world- surrealism! Gosh! I wish, I can see you perform sometime...

[mahargremmus]

I love your facial expressions!

[molarmama5]

You speak to my soul. Beyord beautiful!!!

[pushpitadancer]

Thank you for uploading this beautiful piece of bharatanatyam. We are waiting to see your full programmes soon on

W W W . D A N C I N G I N D I A . N E T !!!

[socaltrisha2004]

Beautiful!!

[dhiradjkumar1]

great danceres!

[dancegypsy8]

So precise - excellent technique and expression!

[karithaaracelysohna]

oohh!!!!! perfectoo bailee.. y el movimiento de manos me encantoo!!!.. simplemente hermosoo..... y me encantaria encontrar la musica pero nu se como si alguien qe no hable ingles me lo dijera por qe nu entiendo nadiitaa de nada! :C

[BahamaUncleLee]

I would love to see her live!!! Come to The Bahamas!!! One of the best dancers. I think that because you are so tall, it adds more grace to your dance it is just so... captivating!

[clemjohn100]

this is a beautiful piece of bharatanatyam. thank for sharing

[operafy]

___The essence of India!

Love your performance!

[Thronos95]

She is very beautiful. This is Extremely impressive. It would be a great honor to meet a Bharatanatyam dancer. I'd ask so many questions.

[zeelhshah]

Savitha your dance has no words,extremely quality performance..Many many congratulations and good wishes..I am very eager to know one thing about your dance,how do you acquire so much flexibility...Your body is very very elastic and flexible which gives excellent finishing to your dance..What do you do for that?

[savithasastry]

@zeelhshah yoga done right gives both strength and flexibility. Thank you!

[ksmanjunatha]

Expressive, Graceful movement and great precision.  Lovely performance. All the best.

[xerch666]

che alguien sabe donde puedo encontrar esa musica?, ah re que hablan ingles aca

[rgayathri87]

just amazing... no words.. her expressions speaks so gr8ly.. lovely... god has blessed these ppl so much.!!!!!!!!!

[williamsstephens]

Good heavens, this is a wonderful performance. I enjoyed it very much.

[thelabadabada]

perfect bodyshape for bharathanattyam

[WorldisArt]

I LOVE the expressiveness of this dance style!

[Sivadog333]

A veritable Uma you are!

[Annonymus]

"madurashtakam" :)

its very nice (and tiring), that Savitha is very tall, but still then, she maintains a very seated posture :)

precisely executed moves, i luv it.

[sue798286]

que bonita danza

[prathapannagaratnam]

you are a moving statue. perfection is your key. i wish my daughter takes few lessons from you. let me know when you come to uk.

[irisgermanicaXX]

Beautiful..Is it her real hair? :D

[loui0008]

beautiful!

[samjayvenk]

Lovely!

[shoumya98]

@savithasastry i like ur dance... i am learning dance 4 d past 7 years..

[samjayvenk]

Very nice dance. You are very graceful and your nritta part is amazing!

[raemeredith]

You are flowing with positivity. Watching this made me happy. :)

[militarygal441]

Thank you for bringing back the best memories from India that I have. I lived there 30 years ago, and studied at a school in Panchgani (near Poona). I learned and loved bharatanatyam for 2 years as a little girl. It brought me a great deal of solace and joy while I was away from my family in Canada. I had the same costume that you are wearing in this piece.

Thank you so much. May you be blessed and have wonderful success! -- Mary

[rbsadler]

Her lines are flawless. Beautiful.

[sakura20201]

what does that red apint mean on there hands

[Amatus47]

I just love this piece it is one of my favorites

[Prictures]

youre a vision to my eyes!

[ekmeethisiladki]

Vow you are so good . May God bless you .

[kvica19]

Nameste Savitha i would love to learn how to dance like that...is there a name for it?

[xrisanthemum]

This is beautiful!!!!

[rajivkrishnatr]

recently I herd about the deaf girl life story dance, ALL the best !!! I'm a great fan of yours! but I cudn't come.....

[ynaiQ]

Потрясающе красивый танец, а так же девушка исполняющая его!

[Jivanashakti]

Thank you. I love Bharatanatyam.

I want learn.

Namaste.

[Nartnature]

Your dance is so magnificent, wish I could be your student.

[CarefreeGirlie]

I read a book called Shiva's Fire. Your image comes to mind when I read about how she was blessed by Shiva with the gift of dance. :)

[jussybasi]

Fantastic performance, I want to learn Bharatnatyam dance. Could you reccommend a teacher in the UK please?

[vinodgalagali]

how to download videos in y,tub



[savithasastry]

Sorry, no cd s yet. Thanks for all of your wishes and comments.

[chandrabo]

very good movements,

keep it up,also god bless you always.any cd s available?

[chandrabo]

very good movements,keep it up,also god bless you always.any cd s available?

[MalikShweta]

You are like poetry in motion. I'm positively speechless.

I've been learning Bharatnatyam for almost 10 ears but it would take me lifetime to dance like you do.

I heard that you're in Delhi. Are you planning to teach here?

[savithasastry]

@MalikShweta i am in no place long enough to have a sustained teaching career. So, while I am performing all over, I am not taking classes at this time except for my current students in San Jose. Best wishes.

[ashmurgayi]

wish i could see a live performance of urs,mind blowing



[Mappy12345678]

Very beatiful performace. Love she the way she move. perfect beaty. She is great!

[julesceasar]

How beautiful and graceful!

[dimaz2008]

This is BEAUTIFUL.... Please, como to Brazil as soon as possible!

[desastermaster2010]

oooh,ist die schööön!!!

[kiranaries90]

ur a fantastic dancer. i'm a big fan.

i am a dancer myself. i love your costume. can u please let me know who your tailor is? it would do me great good. thank you!

[savithasastry]

@kiranaries90 KR Rajagopal in Chennai. He is listed under KR Dressers I think and is located behind the Adyar telephone exchange. Good luck!

[kiranaries90]

@savithasastry thank you so much!

[ragamesquire]

yes madam................u r one of the great bharathanatyam dancer in India with perfection, speed, beauty with flexible body..............u r great

[danianjan]

One of the best looking bharatanatyam dancers that I've come across

[rao212]

i would love to come to your classes if only i lived in northern CA! do you know of any teachers in the LA area you could recommend???

[sogreensoblue]

I like everything about this choreography: the movements and the shapes of the dancer - they are accurate and geometrical, very expressive, the rythm is JOYFUL and so are the movements! I mean I see a lot of geometry in the shapes of this dance and they are very seductive. they must have a depth of meaning. I study Art so this is why I am able to recognize something very valuable in this dance.

[sogreensoblue]

Very very beautiful performance! but the musician also sounds so good, who is the singer and how is the song called?

[georgiegirlize]

Lovely!

[srinivassiddarth]

bharatanatyam is a combination of expressions(facial and eye) foot work and music along with the gathram. they all go together and inseperablee. how can any one perform this dance to a western music?i cant even imagine how horrible it is going to be.....can you please explain ms savitha?if you think it is possible, you can upload one experimental video clip...thanks...

[savithasastry]

@srinivassiddarth no, I do not subscribe to the notion of combining different traditional forms - Western and Eastern, unless the basis for doing it is the best way that you can get your message across. I would advice reflecting deeply on what the message/vision is in this overlay of Western music to an established repertory piece in Bharahtanatyam. I had originally thought that the question posed was about a theme and it's applicability to Bharathanatyam.

[shalinirao11]

hello savitha i m a bharatnatyam student and dancer based in maharashtra, i love your clean lines and your dance. i also follow the kalakshetra style. i was wanting to know if u take short courses on dance as i m very interested in learning from u.

[savithasastry]

@shalinirao11 please check my website and I will be updating it with opportunities to do so in the next few months. Thank you!

[indiajag1]

So beautiful!!! This makes me wanna learn Bharatanatyam :)

[RinnyRin69]

I feel so inspired when I see this dance. Even though I'm American and was not brought up in the tradition, I feel this indescribable connection with Bharathanatyam. I wish I had studied it as a child.

[aruseb]

laser precise movements... great job!

[sambro89]

Could you recommend to me some similar music to that featured in this video?

[savithasastry]

@sambro89 - if you look up Bharathanatyam on itunes, you should find similar music available for downloads. Good luck!

[riddhiss]

is a *great fan*

[solnegrolunaroja]

I lost the sense of time, I can't believe it's only 3 minutes and something. You are a beautiful woman and a great dancer, this is a little glance of paradise.

[hatke159]

very beautiful ....

[EtherealDivinity]

beautifully done, my Lady. Truly a delight to watch!

[xXxelektropunkxXx]

Can I ask you, what deities are in the stage with you???

Are you Vaishnava???

[savithasastry]

@xXxelektropunkxXx the diety is Lord Nataraja - a form of Shiva

[nata13101980]

оч люблю индийские танцы .песни и фильмы!!! Russia st.Peterburg

[ISellTheTShirts]

Do you have a website?

[rarunadri]

Grace, vigor, precision and joy expressed by the dancer. Now a days dancers are lazy with their footwork and poses so when Bharatha natyam is performed correctly it seems to be vigorous and is confused with kathak. No, this is pure Bharatha natyam.

[cancervirus1]

wow....this is very good.........after a long time i am feeling the feel of dance...........i was learning it but i have stopped it now for 3 years due to some reasons but now after seeing your performance i am going to meet my dance master again to apologize and start my self again from the beginning thanx a lot sis...........

[paulmnr]

best performance

i like bharathanatyam, but i don't know bharathanatyam.

am trying and studying 4day class, fall down stage and STOPed it. (enne kodu pattathilla (malayalam) )  by ravi.pj kerala

[realblookie]

splendid

what a precision in moves

what a delightful performance

thank you for sharing it with us

[savithasastry]

I have studied with the best of gurus for about 13 years. The journey is endless and my times these days are spent in the pursuit of rediscovering myself in this art form. The dance evolves with the dancer.. and it is my endeavor to keep this beautiful art meaningful and pure

[vasanthmaringanti]

@savithasastry There is divinity in your dance......I saw it with gr8 respect....All the very best.....

[vasanthmaringanti]

@savithasastry I am having a question. Shud the music of Bharatnatyam should always be indian classical music? I am having a short video concept...in which i want to use Western music and bharatnatyam together.....I want to show the english song expressed in Indian dance...is it possible?