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  2. Bharatanatyam - Wikipedia

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    Bharatanātyam is an Indian classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] It is a classical dance form recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas of Hinduism and Jainism.

  3. Muthuswamy Pillai - Wikipedia

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    Adavus are the basic steps of the bharatanatyam dance. Muthuswamy Pillai is known for elaborating countlessly many new variations of adavus. [ 12 ] In some adavus families like Kutta (also named Ta-tai-ta-ha), he introduced variations of adavus that use only one hand.

  4. Balasaraswati - Wikipedia

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    Tanjore Balasaraswati, [1] also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918 – 9 February 1984), was an Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and many parts of the world.

  5. Rukmini Devi Arundale - Wikipedia

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    Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) [1] was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of ...

  6. Bhakti movement - Wikipedia

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    The Bhakti movement originated in Tamilakam during the seventh to eighth century CE, and remained influential in South India for some time. In the second millennium, a second wave of bhakti spread northwards through Karnataka (c. 12th century) and gained wide acceptance in fifteenth-century Assam, [40] Bengal and northern India. [1] [41]

  7. On secret military island, a mother strives to raise her ...

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    The children soon began to complain of boredom in the evenings so Shanthi - who had trained in Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance - began giving dance lessons, too, playing music downloaded ...

  8. Mohiniyattam - Wikipedia

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    Performer at a Kannur district school dance festival, 2009. Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form originating from the state of Kerala. [1] [2] The dance gets its name from Mohini – the female enchantress avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who helps the devas prevail over the asuras using her feminine charm.

  9. Category:Bharatanatyam - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Bharatanatyam" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...