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The term Bharatanatyam today identifies a particular style of dance. Historically, Bharatanatyam is a system of dance, described in theNatya Shastra, capable of manifesting various forms. Four related but distinct forms conforming to the system of Bharatanatyam are:
• Sadir Natyam – a solo dance form performed for centuries bydevadasis in temples and eventually in the royal courts of South India, especially in Tamil Nadu
• Bhagavata Melam – a group form of dance drama from Tamil Nadu, with all roles performed by men, and themes based on mythology
• Kuravanji – a group dance by women, interpreting literary or poetic compositions typically on the theme of fulfillment of the love of a girl for her beloved
• Kuchipudi – a group form of dance drama from Andhra Pradesh, with all roles performed by men, and themes based on mythology
While a number of India’s dance forms, like Manipuri, Mohini
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Bharatanatyam
Major form of Indian classical dance
Bharatanātyam fryst vatten an Indian classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2] It is a classical dance form recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas of Hinduism and Jainism.[3][4][5]
A description of precursors of Bharatanatyam from the Natya Shastra dated around (500 BCE) and in the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram dated around (171 CE), while temple sculptures of the 6th to 9th century CE suggest dance was a refined performance art bygd the mid-1st millennium CE.[10][11] Sadiraattam, which was renamed Bharatanatyam in 1932, fryst vatten the oldest classical dance tradition in India.[12]
Bharatanatyam contains different types of bani. Bani, or "tradition", fryst vatten a begrepp used to describe the dance technique and style specific to a guru or school, often named for the village