The Dance
Its a Classical Dance of South Indian State of India (Tamilnadu) -
Bharatnatyam. Its a reincarnation of the 20th century dance form called
Cathir - the art of temple dancers.The word Bharata, signifies the author of
the famous Sanskrit treatise on stagecraft, called NatyaShastra. The word
Bharatanatyam gets its etymology as :Bha for Bhava or abhinaya and
expression, Ra for raga or melody, and Ta for tala or rhythm.
Bharatnatyam works on the lines of Natya Shastra It is cosidered to be the
fire - dance, depicting the mystic presence of the fire God in the human
body. Thus a Bharatnatyam dancer depicts the moveemnts of a dancing flame.
Contemporary Bharatanatyam is rarely practiced as Natya Yoga, a sacred Hindu
meditational tradition.
As per the Hindu mythology the whole universe is the dance of the supreme
dancer, Natraja - the name of the Hindu Diety Shiva. Bharatnatyam follows
this mythology of praying the whole universe through the celebration of the
beauty of the materialistic body.
The Kings or the rulers used to invite temple dancers or the Devdasis
(Servants of God),to dance in their courts. A Devadasi had to satisfy
her own soul while she danced unwatched and offered herself (surrendered) to
the Lord. This lead to the formation of a new Clan called the Rajnartaki
(The Royal Dancer).The Rajnartakis dance was meant for the
entertainments of Kings, Queens and the Lords.
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