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What are Samyukta and Asamyukta Hasta in Bharatanatyam? How many types are there? Why is an ‘hasta’ used for specific gestures?
Why do bharatanatyam dancers have excessive makeup?
What are the different levels of Bharatanatyam? When could someone say they have studied enough?
Do people of all religions learn Indian classical dance such as Kathak, Bharatanatyam?
What is the meaning of sanchari in Bharatanatyam?
How should I perform a correct bharatanatyam aramandi posture?
How can a normal person identify if the dance being performed on stage is Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak or Mohiniattam?
Do we start items in bharatanatyam only after teaching the whole adavus?
what is a bharatanatyam arangetram?
What is ‘adavu’ in bharatanatyam?