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	Bharatnatyam
		A Bharatnatyam recital resembles the structure of a Hindu temple: first, one passes through the gopuram (outer gate) of alarippu, then one crosses the ardhamandapam (midway hall) of jatiswaram, next the mandapam (great hall of worship) of sabdam and enter the heart of the temple in the varnam.
		Bharatnatyam is an attempt to embody the divine beauty, charm, rhythms and symbols that exist in heaven.
		Bharatnatyam is a means of spiritual elevation both for the dancer and the audience.
	in.geocities.com /medhahari/bharatnatyam/bharatnatyam.html (3540 words)

	Bharatnatyam. History of Bharatnatyam. Brief overview of Bharatnatyam. Bharatnatyam pictures. Bharatnatyam videos. ...
		Bharatnatyam is the most widely practised of classical Indian dances in South India, and has its origin in Tamil Nadu.
		Another version of the origin of Bharatnatyam is that Goddess Parvathi taught this dance art to Usha, daughter of demon Banasura.
		The Bharatnatyam dancer is considered as a priest and worshiper of the Divine.
	bharatnatyam.sphosting.com /bharatnatyam/bharatnatyam.html (2838 words)

	Indian Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Bharatnatyam is one of the oldest forms of dance.
		A Bharatnatyam performance is rendered by a solo artist, a duo, or a group.
		A Bharatnatyam performance involves Alarippu-the invocation of God, Jathi Swaram-a note combination, Shabdam-a combination of notes and lyrics, Varnam-a combination of pure dance and abhinaya, and Thillana-the finale.
	www.sitagita.com /catinteractives/dance/dance.asp (1367 words)

	Bharatnatyam Dance - A Pictorial Pack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Then, there are regional variations, the dances of rural and tribal areas, which range from simple, joyous celebrations of the seasons, harvest of birth of a child to dance of the propitiation of demons or for invoking spirits.
		Bharatnatyam dance is known to be ekaharya, where one dancer takes on many roles in a single performance.
		As a solo dance, Bharatnatyam leans heavily on the abhinaya or mime aspect of dance—the nritya, where the dance expresses the sahitya through movement and mime.
	www.indiaclub.com /html/6976.htm (330 words)

	Dances Of India - Bharat Natyam
		What we now call Bharatnatyam is the strictly traditional and purest form of classical dancing that has survived in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent in spite of centuries of social and political upheavals.
		Thillana: Thillana is the brisk conclusion to a Bharatnatyam recital.
		In Bharatnatyam a dancer is a symbol of the universe.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /product/CA92 (1502 words)

	Nepali Times \| Issue 154 \| Dance \| The dance of devotion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In the 1920s a revival of Bharatnatyam was attempted by E Krishna Iyer, a lawyer from Madras.
		An extremely precise dance style, Bharatnatyam is danced with knees bent in a basic stance called araimandi where the body is divided into three triangles.
		Bharatnatyam is performed internationally and has many new cultural ambassadors.
	www.nepalnews.com /ntimes/issue154/dance.htm (1041 words)

	culturebase.net \| The international artist database \| Chandralekha
		Chandralekha was already a bharatnatyam star at the time when she broke off her solo career and abandoned dancing for twelve years.
		Trained in classical bharatnatyam and a student of the famous bharatnatyam teacher Ellappa Pilla, she became a legend in her own land in the 1950s.
		Her early life was shaped by her deeply religious mother, her agnostic father, a course of training in bharatnatyam, which was reserved for daughters of well-to-do families, and her great affection for the actor and poet Harindranath Chattopadhyay.
	www.culturebase.net /artist.php?464 (1195 words)

	Natyarpana About Kripa
		Her dedication and passion for Bharatnatyam is evident in the energy she brings to her performance and is equally reflected in the dedication of her students, I am delighted to have found Kripa".
		She is a gifted artist from the younger generation of Bharatnatyam dancers who began her journey at the age of 7 and did her arangetram (dance debut) at 14 with instruction from gurus Smt.Chandrakala and Thanjai Sri.Hemnath.
		The dance fusion was performed by Nottingham's eminent kathak dancer Vina Ladwa and Kripa Baskaran in bharatnatyam style which dazzled the Nottingham audience.
	www.natyarpana.com /about.htm (762 words)

	AsiaSource: AsiaTODAY - A resource of the Asia Society
		However, during the colonial period, the British took the relationship between devadasis and patrons to be one of prostitution and bharatnatyam dancers were eventually outlawed from performing at temples.
		Today, bharatnatyam is an immensely popular form of cultural expression and source of pride among Indians in diaspora communities around the world.
		Among non-resident Indians, bharatnatyam is commonly seen as an integral part of girls' upbringing, and the dance is often used to solidify ties between second generation immigrants and their cultural heritage on the Subcontinent.
	www.asiasource.org /news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=49956 (920 words)

	Integration of Bharatnatyam with Tagore's Composition by Anjana Banerji
		All the lyrics of Bharatnatyam are in the languages of Tamil, Telegu and Kanada of south India.
		In the first instance I tried to compose Dance on Bharatnatyam with Tagore's composition on those songs which are identical in spirit of Carnatic songs used in various items.
		Afterwards I thought that the compositions of Bharatnatyam Dance is based only on mythological themes and that too in regional language of south India.
	www.boloji.com /dances/00115.htm (707 words)

	rediff.com US edition: By the Bay, it's Bharatnatyam
		These girls have just begun a performance of Bharatnatyam, one of India's oldest and most popular classical dance forms, in the style of the legendary T Balasaraswati.
		Trained in ballet and tap dancing, Brenneman fell in love with Bharatnatyam when she first saw it performed on a trip to India in the late 1960s with her husband, then the assistant director of the Peace Corps in India.
		Although there are several Bharatnatyam institutes in the Bay Area, most of their students come from the large Indian community here.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/may/14usspec.htm (967 words)

	Natyarpaha school of indian dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		She is a gifted artist from the younger generation of Bharatnatyam dancers who began her journey at the age of 7.
		She has taught creative dancing the and bharatnatyam to children with Autism, Cerebral palsy and Down's syndrome and represented the organization RASA which works towards imparting dance movement therapy to Special needs Children in India.
		In the US, Kripa has her own dance school called "Natyarpana School of dance" where she imparts bharatnatyam and folk dances for students in Madison and Milwaukee.
	www.auroinfotech.com /natyarpana.html (712 words)

	Bharatnatyam: Oldest classical dance of the world originated in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A highly developed classical dance, Bharatnatyam blends pure lyric movement and pantomime drama.
		Modern performances sometimes last two hours without interruption and are performed by a single or a group of dancers.
		Rigid traditions govern every movement of the dance that much training is needed to attain mastery of the dance form.
	www.expert-eyes.org /dances/bharat.html (106 words)

	Bharatnatyam Dance Form, Bhartha Natayam, India Bharatanatyam Dance, Bharatnatyam Classical Dance, Indian Classical ...
		Bharatnatyam Dance Form, Bhartha Natayam, India Bharatanatyam Dance, Bharatnatyam Classical Dance, Indian Classical Dance.
		The contemporary form of Bharatnatyam evolved during the late 18th or early 19th century.The devadasis (girls who are dedicated to gods) dominated the Sadir.
		The performer has to be aware of the numerous subtle features of the dance style.
	dances.iloveindia.com /classical-dances/bharatanatyam.html (232 words)

	Sucharita Sharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Anita Mullick as assistant Teacher in Bharatnatyam workshops at Vishnupur 96 and Coochbehar 98 conducted by Paschim Banga Rajya Sangeet Academy.
		Bharatnatyam workshop organised by Dancee Group Federation at Rabindra Sadan under Smt.
		At present working as a Dance Teacher of Manipuri and Bharatnatyam in Shri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Saraswat Sanskriti Kendra and Manipuri Nartanalaya.
	www.calcuttayellowpages.com /adver/102584.html (264 words)

	Do Bharatnatyam with your skates on (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		On Jan 23, the young duo performed Bharatnatyam on skates at the Prabodhankar Thackeray Hall near Chamunda Circle.
		The idea of performing the dance on skates was the brainchild of Vaishali Acharya, who runs Kala Brahma along with her husband Prashant, a tabla player.
		Since Kanan and Shivani already knew skating and were enrolled in my Bharatnatyam classes since a year, it crossed my mind that I could teach them to do so,” she adds.
	web.mid-day.com /metro/borivli/2004/february/75859.htm (398 words)

	Mind Uncensored
		Trying to mimick my sis, who is the most graceful dancer i ve ever seen, just to make fun of her, led me to the travail of joining a dance class.
		It worked for me as it was my dad who forced it on me. A messy democracy could use some meaningful dictatorship, for a while atleast.
		It is the only way I can tell my dad, I have understood that his intentions were not to break my knees down, but to give me a unique identity.
	ramthepoint.rediffblogs.com (4112 words)

	Bharatanatyam dancer Medha Hari.Bharata Natyam DVD.Bharathanatyam pictures. Bharatnatyam streaming videos
		The modern term "BHARATANATYAM (BHARATA NATYAM, BHARATHANATYAM, BHARATNATYAM)" was introduced by Rukminidevi Arundale, and is thought to derive from the four syllables, BHAva(expression) + RAga (music) + TAla(rhythm) + NATYAM(dramatic art is the most widely practised of classical Indian dances in South India, and has its origin in Tamil Nadu.
		Nritya is a combination of Nritta and Natya When all Angas(main body parts) are coordinated (along with pratyanga and upaanga), the BHARATANATYAM (BHARATA NATYAM, BHARATHANATYAM, BHARATNATYAM) dancer is said to possess Angashudhi.
		The BHARATANATYAM (BHARATA NATYAM, BHARATHANATYAM, BHARATNATYAM) dancer is considered as a priest and worshiper of the Divine.
	in.geocities.com /medhahari (318 words)

	Khoj - Directory for bharatnatyam
		A bharatnatyam School in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
		An introduction to the history and performance of this classical Indian dance form.
		Bharatnatyam classical dance artiste of South India and an exponent of the pandanallur tradition in Bharatanatyam.
	khoj.com /Entertainment/Dance/Dance_Forms/Classical/Bharatnatyam (126 words)

	Sucharita Datta
		Bharatnatyam performance in Young Talents’ Festival organised by West Bengal State Music Academy
		She had also performed in dance recitals (Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali and Kuchipudi) in innumerable festivals organised by various organisations throughout West Bengal (including Kolkata) and in Orissa (Balasore), Rajasthan (organised by Rajasthan State Music Academy) and Bihar (Gomia).
		She had also attended and participated in Kathak workshops conducted by Pandit Birju Maharaj, Saswati Sen, Pandit Rammohan Mishra, Guru Kalanidhi, Guru Rema Srikant etc.
	www.calcuttayellowpages.com /adver/102521.html (239 words)

	Bharatnatyam - Depicting Murlidhar (Lord Krishna playing the flute)
		Bharatnatyam - Depicting Murlidhar (Lord Krishna playing the flute)
		Bharatnatyam is a classical dance form from the state of Tamil Nadu, which depicts the language of rhythm and melody in different patterns of curves, angles and lateral movements.
		Bharatnatyam - Depicting Radha Waiting for Lord Krishna
	www.dollsofindia.com /product/LC35 (162 words)

	Purvi Sheth Bharatnatyam (dance) artist.
		She is a Leading Bharatnatyam (dance) artist, Director of Srujan (School of Dances), and T.V. artist.
		Invites enthusiastic learners from abroad to know/learn the art of Bharatnatyam dance.
		Wants assignment on contract basis for limited period from / in other countries.
	www.kalakar.com /purvi (71 words)

	RagaNet - an educational magazine on Indian music featuring raga theory, sitar, tabla lessons
		Click through the issues and learn about the sitar, tabla, harmonium, dholak, Carnatic Melakartas, dilruba, Vichitra Veena, Naal, Mridangam Indian music theory Kathak dance, Bharatnatyam dance etc. All our articles are online 24/7.
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		Ragmala.com is the broadcasting arm of the Batish Institute of Indian Music and Fine Arts.
	www.raganet.com /RagaNet (252 words)

	Dance Teachers On-Line - India
		I have been performing Indian Classical Dance Bharatnatyam since last 9 years.
		Teaching of Bharatnatyam for more than 10yrs and received plenty of Awards.
		I teach Bharatnatyam classical, film and folk dances.
	www.dtol.ndirect.co.uk /dtolind.htm (1432 words)

	UC Berkeley Satrang \| Links - Dance Schools
		Bal Bharati School -- Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Folk
		Laasya Academy of Dance -- Bharatnatyam (408) 733-2625
		PAMPA (Prabhath Academy for Music and Performing Arts) -- Bharatnatyam, Kathak
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~satrang/schools.php (93 words)

	Indian Dances : performing arts : Dances : 123india
		Arathi School of Indian Dance - premier school in San Antonio, Texas teaching the Bharatnatyam danceform.
		Ganesa Natyalaya - leading training institute for Bharatnatyam in New Delhi.
		Sunanda Nair - profile of a leading exponent of Mohini Attam, Bharatnatyam, Srutilaya, etc
	dir.123india.com /arts_and_culture/performing_arts (1135 words)

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