Tapasya episode 39 - Developing skills & technicality - Sridevi Nrithyalaya - Bharathanatyam Dance

Tapasya 39 - SDN’s Lockdown Sessions 3
(Developing skills & technicality)

This episode of Tapasya shows glimpses of the challenging activities that were given to the students, alongside the regular classes. This was an attempt to keep the everyday classes interesting and at the same time, make them improve on some important aspects of Bharathanatyam.

Challenge 1: Sustaining Stamina

Doing the maximum number of full jumps in one minute.

Challenge 2: Understanding Rhythm

Rhythm with stamina (Stair climbing)
Rhythm with focus (Clapping hands)
Rhythm with fun (Skipping rope)

Challenge 3: Narrating Purānic Stories

Students were asked to narrate any story from the Purānas with apt expressions.

Challenge 4: Building Body Balance

The challenge was to hold any pose, that demands flexibility, for a minimum of one minute.

Challenge 5: Making ‘Theory of dance’ Memorable

Weaving a story using Shiro Bhedas (Head Movements) in its same sequence, from Abhinaya Darpanam.

Challenge 6: Precision in Presentation

Cultivating precision in movements at any given speed can be done by practising the Adavu in three speeds.

Tapasya - the training sessions, is a series of videos that will be published on a monthly basis (as episodes) on the last day of every month.

The students featuring in Tapasya series have about 6-8 classes every month. Each episode of Tapasya is a cumulative overview of what is taught to them during the course of the month.

Along with the training sessions of the children, Tapasya also holds inputs on teaching techniques from Smt. Sheela Unnikrishnan and useful tips from the regular performers of Sridevi Nrithyalaya.

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