Thattadavu -1
Monday, August 08, 2005
The first adavu(similar to steps) one has to learn is "Thattadavu". It comprises of eight steps, with the eighth one made of four variations.Here "..." denotes a pause.
1. Thaiyaa Thai(one beat in each leg).
2. Thaiyaa Thai, Thaiyaa Thai (two beats per leg).
3. Thai Thai Thaam, Thai Thai Thaam (3 beats per leg).
4. Thai Thai Thai Thai, Thai Thai Thai Thai (4 beats per leg).
5. Thai Thai... Thai Thai Thaam, Thai Thai... Thai Thai Thaam (5 beats per leg).
6. Thai Thai Thaam ... Thai Thai Thaam, Thai Thai Thaam ... Thai Thai Thaam(6 beats per leg).
7. Thai Thai Thaam
Thai
Thai Thai Thaam,
Thai Thai Thaam
Thai
Thai Thai Thaam
Here the first 3 beats in one leg, the nxt one alone in another, then continue in the first leg. Start the nxt count with the nxt leg.
8. Will write abt the four variations in next post.
Readers, ur comments r always welcome. I may b wrong at times. As this is a divine art, I don't want to make mistakes here.
15 Comments:
I was tapping my legs as I read thro the lines ;-)
Just visualizing ur act;-)
I am a bharatam-illiterate. When does "thai" become "thaam"?
And a nice blog, topic-focussed. Good!!
Hey Good attempt pa :-))
I will ask my dance teacher and let u know abt "thai" bcoming "thaam".
Thanx Jinguchakka.
Thanx Sneha
thai - heels
thaam - flat foot?
No Iris, both "Thai" and "Thaam" shud b done in flat foot.
This way we get to learn e-bharathanatyam :)
wow a good blog. I should accept my ignorance on natyam, however I'll read this blog so I can know atleast a small bit.
btw you use a template very similar to mine. I've done hours and hours of research putting them together to make it blogger friendly. If you want the template with the changes do let me know, I can send you the template as mail.
good blog. Have always wanted to do something like this. One thing I suggest, a blog on posture and importance of holding your back straight. I see most teachers nowadays not stressing on these and that totally kills the art.
S, Divya ;-)
Thanx Saravana kumar. Hope I can save sometime from getting the modified template from u.
Thanx Munimma for reminding abt it. My dance teacher stresses it a lot.
Will write abt it soon.
You have reminded me of the wonderful art which i have lost touch in the past few years.. How i miss it now :(
The 7th natadavu is
thei thei thath tha thei thei tham