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It is an abstract dance form with no sounds used and the dancers use various expressions to express various themes, that is derived from the aspects of nature, animals and birds. [106] [107] It is performed at weddings, festivals and ritual occasions. [107] Kuravanji attam is a dance form that originated from the Kuravar people. The dance is ...
One of the most striking features of Indian classical dance and dances of Thailand, [1] Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Malay world is the use of hand gestures. Speaking in dance via gestures in order to convey outer events or things visually is what mudras do. To convey inner feelings, two classifications of mudras (hand or finger gesture) are ...
Oyilattam. Oyilattam (Meaning: dance of grace) is a folk dance with origins in the Madurai region of Tamil Nadu. [1] The dance has its origins in southern Tamil Nadu and is primarily performed in Madurai district, Tirunelveli district and Tiruchirapalli district. [2]
Poikkaal Kuthirai Aattam (poi - False, kaal - leg, Kuthirai – Horse) or Puravi Aattam (Tamil:பொய்க்கால் குதிரை ஆட்டம்) (Dummy Horse Dance) is one of the folk dances of Tamil Nadu. It is a type of dance performed with a dummy horse having a gap inside so that a person can fit into it to perform the ...
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Mohiniattam and Kodiattam were originally dance forms of Tamilakkam(present Tamil Nadu,Kerala ans etc).Eventhough at present it is practised by other community,these arts initially find their mention in sangam poems or literature.Classical arts like this including Bharata Natyam later absorbed into Sanskrit culture during the wake of Brahminism in medieval Tamil Country most probably during ...
Karakattam (karakam-'water pot'), or Karagam Puja in the Caribbean, is an ancient folk dance of Tamil Nadu performed in praise of the rain goddess Mariamman. The ancient Tamil epic says that this type of dance derived from Bharatham and a mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like Bharatanatyam postures and mudras. The offering of this ...
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