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Bharatanatyam Shankarabaranam Varnam part 2

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Uploaded by on Mar 11, 2008

This is the last part I have! I found this clip on google video, and the original uploader didn't have the rest of the Varnam unfortunately. You can watch the Tamil version of this Varnam, Athi Moham, to its entirety on www.dancingforthegods.org.

A Bharatnatyam (Indian Classical Dance) Varnam by Varsha, Ajeesh, and Preeti in Kalakshetra.

Manavi Chekona Rada, composed by Ponniah Pillai with dance choreography by Rukmini Devi.
Shankarabaranam ragam, Adi talam.

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  • Is this smt.rukumini's original choreo or has it been modified to be performed in a group? because i feel the abhinayam portions have not been handled the way they have to be.. No proper sanchari as such! am i right? correct me if i'm wrong

  • It is RDA's choreo, but they're all performing it on stage together simultaneously. At some points they do take turns with the sancharis and switch off to give more variation. But its very straight up and unmodified.

    I don't think RDA's choreo included the 'acting out' scenes if thats what you're asking. There's no dance drama acting in this style. Just straight up 'kai's or hands.

  • Gasp* isn't this the kalakshetra troupe at the kalakshetra auditorium? :O how on earth did you get this clip?

  • Its not the troupe. They're graduating students.

    haha, someone posted this originally on google video.

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  • @pratyagatchaami

    I think some people also refer to sanchari bhava segements as Kai's as well.

  • @madhandagr8 I thought the term kai was used when doing padartha (word to word) since thats when u use the hastas to describe the words. Technically u use ur 'kais' all the time. Its when u transition into a idea is called sanchari. In part 1 in the anupallavi when she asks the bird not to sing, there are not many 'kais'. shes just holding the bird for the words, "i cant bear this love anymore". That is vakyartha sanchari. in that its a complete idea and story in itself.

  • @pratyagatchaami thanks for explaining..! as u said by sanchari meant the story enacting ones..! and many people call them "kais"(hands) and not sancharis!

  • @madhandagr8 Sanchari just means moving around. Sancharis are present in first part of the video, just that they are wrapped up in one line dilineating the vakyartha crisply. Each line in pallavi and anupallavi1 are done first in padartha and then it shifts to vakyartha sanchari. Sancharis enacting a scene have become so fashionable.This varnam is a standing example for the concept of using vakyartha sanchari.

  • Pls pls pls upload the whole video! I really love your dancing and also need the video. It's sooooooo helpful you know!

  • Hey I love tour dancing!!! I am a 4th year b.Natyam student. Can you please please please upload the full varnam? It would be of gr8 help! Thanx alot.

  • the girls are doing amazingly well ! Bravo!

  • oh oh i see!! :) i didn't know this.. :)

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