Adding muscle to Bharatanatyam | How classical dancers are taking up strength training to improve their performance

[ad_1] For nearly a year leading up to her performance at The Music Academy’s Dance Festival last month, Medha Hari split her time between the dance studio, learning with her guru, and strength training with Adarsh Gopalakrishnan. All the practice — footwork, abhinaya (art of expression), and building muscle, flexibility and control — helped her […]

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Dancers captured the essence of temple festivals at Natyarangam’s Uthsava Bharatam

[ad_1] This last part of the review of Natyarangam’s 10-day Uthsava Bharatham describes how dancers brought alive the festive ambience at temple towns This last part of the review of Natyarangam’s 10-day Uthsava Bharatham describes how dancers brought alive the festive ambience at temple towns When temple festivals form the theme of a dance series, […]

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