She raised this art form to a Puritan form. Rukmini Devi Arundale created a Renaissance.The revival of Bharatanatyam from ancient to modern day platform Mridangam, Nadaswaram, Nattuvangam, Flute, Violin veena etc.Verses are usually in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Sanskrit.Carnatic Style, Vocalists Called вЂ“ Nattuvanar (normally Guru).The music and instruments used for the Bharatanatyam Thillana вЂ“ Origin in the Tarana of Hindustani Music.Padam вЂ“ Religious prayer, Bhajan, Keertanam.Varnam вЂ“ a story, that includes both Nritta and Nritya.The eye-catching costume (bright colored Sari- today the costume comes in 7 pieces that are worn simply, for men вЂ“ dhoti).Immense and charismatic makeup (hair as a single bun is tied just before the plaits).The Gopurams of Chidambaram display the poses of Bharatnatyam, chaaris, and Karanas that are carved in the stones.Brihaddeshwara temple was a major center for Bharatnatyam since 1000CE.Silappatikaram (where its existence was mentioned in this ancient Tamil epic).Abhinaya Darpan and Sangeet Ratnakar guide the technique and grammar of body movements. It follows the convention of Natya Shastra in true spirit. Developed in the Tanjore and other regions of South India prominently Tamil Nadu, this could possibly be the Oldest Classical Dance form of India (around 2000 years old). Also called as вЂSadirвЂ™, it was conventionally performed by Devadasis (girls offered to God in theВ temple) in Hindu Temples of South India. BharatnatyamДЄ dance that encompasses Bhav, Rag, Ras and Taal is вЂBharatanatyamвЂ™.

LetвЂ™s have a look at these classical dances вЂ“ one by one. There are Nine Classical Dances as recognized by Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Unlike folk dances, classical dances are all about technicalities and strict rules.В Acharya NandikeshawaraвЂ™s вЂAbhinaya DarpanвЂ™ and SharangdevвЂ™s вЂSangeeth RatnakarвЂ™ (Nartanadhyaya), along with the Natya Shastra forms the foundation of technicalities of all the classical dance forms (which includes their body movements, rasa, bhava etc). Note: Later Abhinav Gupta added a ninth one to it, Shanta: Peace.

Hindi classical dance images