Odissi Indian Dance : Odissi Dancing: Hand Gestures

Hand gestures are commonly known as Mudras in Odissi dancing. Learn to do Odissi hand gestures from a professional Indian dancer in this free dance lesson video.

Expert: Mala Desai
Contact: www.lotusmusicanddance.org
Bio: Mala Desai is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. She has performed professionally for over 25 years.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• odissi dance
• indian dance
• cultural dances
• dancing odissi
• orissi dance
• odissi costumes
• indian dance costumes

[jeanneadele]

This wonderful teacher reminds me of the Ballet Mistresses of my Youth.

Seems to me that our dance teachers are the same all over the world! Grand, stern, serious a little intimidating. They are the keepers of the movements of our cultures. We, their humble students, fear them, respect them and love them.

[kalai45]

@hugefan222 patacka is a sanskrit word meaning FLAG pathaka - flag, thripataka - three parts of flag amd ardhapathaka is 1/2 part of the flag...hope u got it

[kalai45]

syedhoq92...r u a mentally retarded? if u don't know about what she is doing just shut ur bloody gap and stop passing stupid comments, well-known among SOME stupid muslims like you......

[hugefan222]

wtf is a patacka???????????

[Mayortwilleger]

Ummm. That's not exactly how you do it. Tell you what. Go see your parents and ask about the birds and the bees. I know that's hard when you're a 45 year old bald fat man but hey. It's the only way you'll learn. Then come back and make another comment.

[labryth1991]

Wtf youtube adds really?!?!??! Freakin Really?!???! you were such a great plac and now your being caught up in advertisements, your starting to suck.

[RromaBoi]

yes it was three different directions of the hands.

[Ilmatar7]

Did I hear that right? Does she show three separate kaarttika mudras?

[suvrodatta]

I need to learn these so this is helpful.

[SinoSene]

Wow, I think it's going to take some time to get these "first" ones down! Cool!