How many styles of Bharatanatyam are there?

The Bharatnatyam style heavily relies on the person who is teaching it, since every guru has their own style of sharing their knowledge of an art form. However, there are 3 different Bharatanatyam styles that are commonly known and practised.

What is Thanjavur style of Bharatanatyam?

The Pandanallur style is a style of Bharatanatyam Indian dance. It is mainly attributed to Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of Pandanallur, in the Thanjavur district in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

What is kalakshetra famous for?

A renowned training institute for the classical dances of India, this ‘Temple of Arts’ was founded by Rukmini Devi Arundale in 1936, to train and encourage young artists and to revive Bharatanatyam, the classical dance form of Tamil Nadu.

What are Adavus in Bharatanatyam?

The word “Adavu” means basic step. Adavus forms the ABC’s of pure dancing(Nritta) in bharatanatyam. Just like a combination of alphabets give words and thereafter sentences, adavus are combined to form a dance sequence in Bharatanatyam. An Adavu is the combination of: Position of the legs (Sthanakam)

What is kalamandalam style?

Kerala Kalamandalam, deemed to be University of Art and Culture by the Government of India, is a major center for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the Southern states of India, with the special emphasis on Kerala.

What are Banis in Bharatanatyam?

Bani or tradition is term used to describe the dance technique and style specific to the guru/school. These are named according to the village of the guru (with the exception of some banis).

Who invented kalakshetra?

Rukmini Devi Arundale
Kalakshetra Foundation/Founders

Kalakshetra, later known as the Kalakshetra Foundation, was established by Rukmini Devi Arundale, along with her husband, George Arundale, a well-known theosophist, in Adyar, Chennai, in 1936.

How many Adavus are there in Bharatanatyam Kalakshetra style?

There are thirteen groups of Adavus containing 36 to 52. Number of Adavus varies from the ways of teaching and depends on the Guru who may have his own style of interpreting them.