Playlist 12

Playlist 12

By the time you have gotten to this playlist, your leg strength should have developed enough for you to sustain through the practice of many Adavus. Your Araimandi should be stronger and more stable and you must have grown familiar with working with rhythms.

The layered rhythms get progressively more complex with every new Korwe introduced, such that you will be able to assimilate Repertoire with ease when introduced in the following weeks.

Please practise the new Adavus with awareness to the bends and feet articulation. Keep the clarity of your feet consistent in all speeds.
Try to recite the numerical calculations of the Korwes on your own, once you practice to the music. Try to remember the numbers without the help of the music.

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Playlist 12
  • Hip Openers

    This series can be practiced after a basic warm up, before beginning an Adavu practice.

    The hip opener series will help you navigate through tight hips. It will help you mobilise your hips and enable you to push your thighs back while sitting in Araimandi. Please do this in combination with str...

  • Legs and core 1

    The first Strength regimen concentrates on two primary areas. The core and the legs. These two areas are necessary to move efficiently in a Bharatanatyam practice. The stabilisation of core muscles is necessary to move safely when dancing. This protects our back and helps with speed and clarity. ...

  • Thattadavu 1

    The Thattadavu introduces concepts of rhythm to the beginner student through various patters of striking the floor with the foot. Do these in sequence to progressively build clarity in the articulation of the foot with the floor. Keep your hips stable and try not to move from side to side. It is ...

  • Thattadavu 3

    The Thattadavu introduces concepts of rhythm to the beginner student through various patters of striking the floor with the foot. Do these in sequence to progressively build clarity in the articulation of the foot with the floor. Keep your hips stable and try not to move from side to side. It is ...

  • Thattadavu 5

    The Thattadavu introduces concepts of rhythm to the beginner student through various patters of striking the floor with the foot. Do these in sequence to progressively build clarity in the articulation of the foot with the floor. Keep your hips stable and try not to move from side to side. It is ...

  • Pakkadavu 1

    Pointers for Pakkadavu 1:

    Watch the level of your arms. Make sure you maintain the length of your neck. Turn to the side with your head straight, without tilting. Keep your eyeballs in the centre of your eyes. When you reach to the side, do not raise the opposite elbow. maintain length.

    The ...

  • Pakkadavu 3

    Pointers for Pakkadavu 3:

    Keep your shoulders down when lifting your arms.
    Make sure your arms do not go too far back.
    Follow your arm and keep your gaze toward the wrist of the arm you are bending away from.
    Make sure you keep your thighs pushing back while retaining Swastikam in your feet.
    ...

  • Pakkadavu 4

    Pointers for Pakkadavu 4:

    - Keep your shoulders down when lifting your arm.
    - Make sure your arm in front of your chest doesn't cross the centre of your chest.
    - Make sure you do not sit in your hip when lifting one leg. Keep the thigh pushing back on the standing leg
    - do not rest your raised ...

  • Paraval Adavu 1

    Paraval literally means to spread. Some schools of thought also call the Paraval adavu, the 'Pakkadavu' as it moves to the side while sliding. Some others change the name based on the way the foot articulates with the floor. A few of the types of Paraval, can be referred to as Marditam adavau, as...

  • Paraval Adavu 2

    Paraval literally means to spread. Some schools of thought also call the Paraval adavu, the 'Pakkadavu' as it moves to the side while sliding. Some others change the name based on the way the foot articulates with the floor. A few of the types of Paraval, can be referred to as Marditam adavau, as...

  • Parval Adavu 3

    Paraval literally means to spread. Some schools of thought also call the Paraval adavu, the 'Pakkadavu' as it moves to the side while sliding. Some others change the name based on the way the foot articulates with the floor. A few of the types of Paraval, can be referred to as Marditam adavau, as...

  • Kuditta Mettaduvu

    Pointers for Kuditta Mettadavu:
    Try to go down instead of hopping up each time you snatch onto your heels.
    Keep dropping your tailbone and pushing your thighs back.
    When you bend to the side, try not to have any form of a forward bend.

    By the time you progress to the Kuditta mettadavu, your l...

  • 'Ta hata jumtari ta' Adavu: Instructions

    The "Ta hata jumtari ta" Adavu, is named after the syllables that are used in the practice of the Adavu. This practise is common amongst most lineages of Bharatanatyam.

    The Adavu is a combination of various movements. It has the 'di, di tai" action with the Tattu and Naatu, from the Muktaya ada...

  • Ta hata Jumtari ta Adavu

    The "Ta hata jumtari ta" Adavu, is named after the syllables that are used in the practice of the Adavu. This practise is common amongst most lineages of Bharatanatyam.

    The Adavu is a combination of various movements. It has the 'di, di tai" action with the Tattu and Naatu, from the muktaya ada...

  • Mandi 1st speed

    The Mandi Adavu gets it's name from the movement that involves the knee being placed on the ground alternately.

    It is very important to do the exercises that strengthen the legs substantially and do all the exercises for Araimandi for a long period of time before embarking on this Adavu.

    Boun...

  • Kartharee Adavu 1

    The Kartharee adavu is a movement that begins with a jump, followed by the crossing of the legs. The name could come from the hasta that is used or from the fact that the legs cross.

    The bends of the bodies vary in the various types of Kartharee adavu. We usually practice this Adavu to a three ...

  • Sarvalaghu Jathi 1

    This Jathi has an instructional video. The counts for all the Sarvalaghu Jathis are all in 4 counts. Please watch and try to learn the Jathi for practice.

    Please keep in mind that the Raadha Kalpa method likes to reinforce the idea of neutrality in Nritta patterns that are not placed within a c...

  • Sarvalaghu Jathi 2

    This Jathi does not have an instructional video. The counts for all the Sarvalaghu Jathis are all in 4 counts primarily. There are small variations in this particular Jathi. Please watch the Tala Theory video after you learn the Jathi and try to analyse where the variations occur.

    Please keep ...

  • Sarvalaghu Jathi 3

    This Jathi has an instructional video. The counts for all the Sarvalaghu Jathis are all in 4 counts. Please watch and try to learn the Jathi for practice.

    Please keep in mind that the Raadha Kalpa method likes to reinforce the idea of neutrality in Nritta patterns that are not placed within a c...

  • Adi Tala Korwe 1

    Please watch the first three lectures on Talam before beginning the Korwe series. There is an instruction video for each Korwe.

    A Korwe is a set of adavus that are formatted to a specific rhythmic structure, ending with a Muktayam/Teermanam adavu and layered on a Swara like in a Jatiswaram or Ta...

  • Adi Tala Korwe 2

    Please watch the first three lectures on Talam before beginning the Korwe series. There is an instruction video for each Korwe.

    A Korwe is a set of adavus that are formatted to a specific rhythmic structure, ending with a Muktayam/Teermanam adavu and layered on a Swara like in a Jatiswaram or Ta...

  • Adi Tala Korwe 3: Instructions

    Please watch the first three lectures on Talam before beginning the Korwe series. You can practice to the Korwe video , once you have learned it with instructions. Pay attention to the counts and try to count in your mind continuously.

    A Korwe is a set of adavus that are formatted to a specific...

  • Adi Tala Korwe 3

    Please watch the first three lectures on Talam before beginning the Korwe series. There is an instruction video for each Korwe.

    A Korwe is a set of adavus that are formatted to a specific rhythmic structure, ending with a Muktayam/Teermanam adavu and layered on a Swara like in a Jatiswaram or Ta...

  • Tishra Eka Korwe 1: Instructions

    Please watch the first three lectures on Talam before beginning the Korwe series. There is an instruction video for each Korwe.

    The Korwe series continues with a variety of Talams. This is the first Korwe you will learn in Tishra Eka Talam.

    Try to notice the difference in the rhythmic cycle as...