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Adavu Name Characteristic Sound How-To

This document provides information on various Bharatanatyam dance steps (adavus), including their names, characteristics, sounds, and how to perform them. It lists over 15 adavus such as Thatt Adavu, Natt Adavu, Mardita Adavu, Kuditamettu, and Ett Adavu along with their footwork, arm movements, and rhythmic sounds. The document also provides expectations for intermediate and beginning dance students, noting they should have mastered basic adavus and hand gestures before learning more advanced choreography.

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Adavu Name Characteristic Sound How-To

This document provides information on various Bharatanatyam dance steps (adavus), including their names, characteristics, sounds, and how to perform them. It lists over 15 adavus such as Thatt Adavu, Natt Adavu, Mardita Adavu, Kuditamettu, and Ett Adavu along with their footwork, arm movements, and rhythmic sounds. The document also provides expectations for intermediate and beginning dance students, noting they should have mastered basic adavus and hand gestures before learning more advanced choreography.

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ADAVU NAME CHARACTERISTIC SOUND HOW-TO

Thatt Adavu Stamps with full foot Tha ya tai 1 stamp on right and left leg. We do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 per side
Natt Adavu Stamps with heel Thai yum that tha Heel side to side or Vil Adavu variations with Bow-Like straight arms
Mardita Adavu (sometimes called Paraval or Vish) Stamps and toe behind (Left to Right) Tha thai thai tha Crab Step
Kuditamettu Jumping toe Thai ha thai hee Jumping to toes - numerous arm variations
Sarakkal Slide Thai ha thai hee Sliding step
Ett Adavu To Reach That thai tha ha Windshield Wipers
Ett Adavu followed by: Kuttadavu Ending step of That Thei Tha Ha That they tha ha
Ett Adavu Korvai Variation Side to side with waist roll TKT TKT TKT TDM Waist Roll
Sharakku/Sutral Many variations That thai tham dit they tham Stamp stamp, heel out
TKT (3), TKDM (4), TKTKT (5),
Thatti Meeti Variations In place TKT and moving footwork TKTTKDM (7), TKDMTKTTK (9)

Mandi Variations Alaripu-style footwork TKDM


Theermanam Endings DDT Numerous variations with rhythms and arms

ALAPADMA
TIRIPATAKAM
STUDENTS MUST HAVE GENERALLY PATAKAM
MASTERED HASTA MUDRAS FOR KATAKAMUKHAM
INTERMEDIATE DANCE
STUDENTS MUST HAVE GENERALLY
MASTERED TAT ADAVU, NAT ADAVU,
ET ADAVU, MARTHITHA, AND BASIC
THEERMANAM IN ORDER TO LEARN A
BEGINNING DANCE

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