Dance Class 1

DANCE IS THE HIDDEN
LAUNGAGE OF THE SOUL
KALANJALI NIRTHYALAYA
TOPIC:NRITTA,
NRITHYA,
NATTYA
BHARANATYAM
BHARANATYAM is evenly divided between 3

Elements nritta,Nritya and N atya.
NRITTA—Pure dance whose constituents are,tall

And laya-time measure and rhythm .In Nritta the
Emphasis is on pure dance movement.
NRITYA—Combination of rythem with exprestion.
NATYA– Natya is a combination of NRITTA and

NRITYA dramatisition of theme..
NRITTA
Nritta means pure dance, a presentation of rhythm

through graceful movement of the body. It always
reflects the mood, Bhava and Rasa underlying the
compositions sung for dance. It is important for its
pure beauty. This presentation of dance does not
stress on facial expressions.They are primarly
meant to add beauty to dance form.
What does Nritta mean?
Nritta means pure dance, a presentation of rhythm through graceful

movement of the body
It is sometimes sub-divided into two forms: nritta or pure dance,

wherein expression-less movements of a dancer play out the rhythms
and phrases of the music; and nritya or expressive dance, wherein the
dancer includes facial expression and body language to portray mood
and ideas with the rhythmic movements to communicate with the
audience.
Nritta means dance
In the indian
Traditional
Nritta is broadly categorized as one of three parts of Sangita,
the other two being gita (vocal music, song)
and vadya (instrumental music). These ideas appear in the
Vedic literature of Hinduism such as in the Aitareya
Brahmana, and in early post-Vedic era Sanskrit texts such as
the Natya
Shastra, PanchatantraMalvikagnimitra and Kathasaritsagar
a.
Nritya and Nata appears in Vedic era literature. For
example, section 4.104 of Unadi Sutras mention Nata as
"dancer, mime, actor”. Panini too mentions the terms Nritya
and Nartaka respectively as dance and dancer, in his treatise
on Sanskrit grammar.
The term Nritta appears in all major classical Indian dance forms as
one form of their repertoire, inspired by the guidelines of the Natya
Shastra. These are Nritta, Nritya and Natya:
The Nritta performance is an abstract, fast and rhythmic aspect of the
dance. The dancer performs pure dance steps by using adavu. In
simple words, we can say that Nritta means pure classical dance.
The Nritya is a slower and significant aspect of the dance that
attempts to communicate feelings, storyline particularly with spiritual
themes in Hindu dance traditions. In a nritya, the dance-acting
expands to include silent expression of words through gestures and
body motion set to musical notes. The actor articulates a legend or a
spiritual message. This part of the repertoire is more than sensory
enjoyment, and it aims to engage the emotions and mind of the
viewer.
The Natyam is a play, typically a team performance, but can be acted
out by a solo performer where the dancer uses certain standardized
body movements to indicate a new character in the underlying story.
A Natyam incorporates the elements of 8
Natya
Natya is so calleda snatya shastr. The NATYA SHASTRA is a sanskrit

treatise on the performing arts .The text is arttibuted to sage bhartmuni , and
it’s 1th complete
Complition is dated to between 200 BCE 200 CE, but estimates vary
between 800
BCE 500 CE. but estimates vary between 800 BCE and 500 CE.
The text consists of 36 chapters with a cumulative total of 6000 poetic verses
describing performance arts. The subjects covered by the treatise include
dramatic composition, structure of a play and the construction of a stage to
host it, genres of acting, body movements, make up and costumes, role and
goals of an art director, the musical scales, musical instruments and the
integration of music with art performance.
Natya means abhinaya and it is the combined manifestation of bhava, rasa and abhinaya. The
term natya is derived from the root Nat, meaning movement and to mean to dance or act. It
can also be considered as the combination of Lyal, isai and nataka, ie, Literature, music and
Drama. Thus Natya is telling the story through dance and music or laya and abhinaya or
Nritta and Nritya.
Natyam tannatakam chaiva poojyam poorvakathayutam
Bharatha described Natya as pure abhinaya having six angas such as postures, words,
gestures, expression of temperament, music and rasa. Facial abhinaya is very important in
Natya. It is divided into ten sections. They are Bhana, Veedhi , Anga, Vyayoga, Samavakara,
Yihamriga, Dima, Prahasana, Nataka etc. This constitutes the Dasarupakas.
Avastanu kritirnnatyam rupam drisyocchyate
Rupakam tat sannaropat dasadhaivarasrayam
While learning the art of Bharatnatyam, the sequence of Nritta, Nritya, and Natya are
followed. The starting items, Alarippu, Kauthuvam, Jathiswaram all come under Nritta. These
are followed by Swarajathi, Sabdam and Varnam which come under Nritya and finally the
Padams come under the Natya category.
The movements of Nritta, Nritya and Natya should always be in concordance with the primary
standards of Dance. Laya found in Nritta in combination with Bhava becomes Nritya, which
in turn when combined with gestures and actions becomes Natya. Natya will ultimately be
impressive as well as effective only when there is a harmony between the bodily movements of
the dance and emotional expressions of the abhinaya. All great dancers display a perfect blend
of all three in. each of theis performance
The Nāṭya Śāstra is notable as an ancient encyclopedic treatise on the
arts, one which has influenced dance, music and literary traditions in
India. It is also notable for its aesthetic "Rasa” theory, which asserts
that entertainment is a desired effect of performance arts but not the
primary goal, and that the primary goal is to transport the individual
in the audience into another parallel reality, full of wonder, where he
experiences the essence of his own consciousness, and reflects on
spiritual and moral questions.The text further inspired secondary
literature such as the Abhinavabharati- an example of a classic
Sanskrit bhasya("reviews and commentaries") - written by the 10th
century Abhinavagupta.
Date and author
Performance arts and cultureLet Nāṭya (drama and dance) be the fifth vedic scripture.
Combined with an epic story,
tending to virtue, wealth, joy and spiritual freedom,
it must contain the significance of every scripture,
and forward every art.
— Nāṭyaśāstra 1.14–15
The composition date of Nāṭyaśāstra is unknown, estimates vary between 500 BCE to
500 CE. The text may have started in the 1st millennium BCE, expanded over time, and
most scholars suggest, based on mention of this text in other Indian literature, that the
first complete version of the text was likely finished between 200 BCE to 200
CE.The Nāṭyaśāstra is traditionally alleged to be linked to a 36,000 verse Vedic
The text has survived into the modern age in several manuscript
versions, wherein the title of the chapters vary and in some cases the
content of the few chapters differ. Some recensions show significant
interpolations and corruption of the text,along with internal
contradictions and sudden changes in style. Scholars such as PV Kane
state that some text was likely changed as well as added to the original
between the 3rd to 8th century CE, thus creating some variant editions,
and the mixture of poetic verses and prose in a few extant manuscripts
of Natyasastra may be because of this.[According to Pramod Kale, who
received a doctorate on the text from the University of Wisconsin, the
surviving version of Natya Shastra likely existed by the 8th-century.
The author of the Natya Shastra is unknown, and the Hindu
tradition attributes it to the Rishi.(sage) Bharata. It may be the work
of several authors, but scholars disagree.Bharat Gupt states that the
text stylistically shows characteristics of a single compiler in the
existing version, a view shared by Kapila VatsyayanThe Agni Purana,
a generic encyclopedia, includes chapters on dramatic arts and
poetry, which follow the Natyashastra format, but enumerates more
styles and types of performance arts, which states Winternitz, may
reflect an expansion in studies of the arts by the time Agni
Purana was composed.
DRAMA
The Natyashastra defines drama in verse 6.10 as that which
aesthetically arouses joy in the spectator, through the medium of
actor's art of communication, that helps connect and transport the
individual into a super sensual inner state of being.The Natya connects
through abhinaya, that is applying body-speech-mind and scene,
wherein asserts Natyashastra, the actors use two practices
of dharmi (performance), in four styles and four regional variations,
accompanied by song and music in a playhouse carefully designed to
achieve siddhi (success in production). Drama in this ancient Sanskrit
text, thus is an art to engage every aspect of life, in order to glorify and
gift a state of joyful consciousness.
Various classical dance forms
Influence
The first chapter of the text declares that the text's origins came after the four Vedas
had been established, and yet there was lust, covetousness, wrath and jealously
among human beings.[123] The text was written as a fifth Veda, so that the essence of
the Vedas can be heard and viewed, in Natya form to encourage every member of the
society to dharma, artha and kama. The text originated to enable arts that influence
the society and encourage each individual to consider good counsel, to explain
sciences and demonstrate arts and crafts widely.The text is a guide and progeny of
what is in the Vedas, asserts the Natysashastra.The text re-asserts a similar message
in the closing chapter, stating for example, in verses 36.20–21 that performance arts
such as drama, songs, music, and dance with music are equal in importance as the
exposition of the Vedi chymns, and that participating in vocal or instrumental music
once is superior to bathing in river Ganges for a thousand days.
What is Nritta in dance?
2.Nritta means pure dance, a presentation

of rhythm through graceful movement of
the body. It always reflects the mood,
Bhava and Rasa underlying the
compositions sung for dance. It is
important for its pure beauty. This
presentation of dance does not stress on
facial expressions.
The Natyashastra influenced other
arts in ancient and medieval India.
The dancing Shiva sculpture
in Badami cave temples (6th–7th
century CE), for example, illustrates
its dance movements
and Lalatatilakam pose.
NRITYA
Nritya consists of footwork and abhinaya. It relates to Rasa and psychological
state. Angika abhinaya relating to Hasta, eyes, eye brows, lips etc. are very
important in Nritya. It can be termed as the explanatory aspect of dance where
hand gestures and facial expressions convey the meaning of the lyrics of the
performing song. Bhav of the dancer is of prime importance in this so it can also
be considered as the miming aspect of dance.
Rasabhavavyanjanaadiyuktam nrutyamitiryate
Nritya mainly depends on Bhavabhinaya. It has five forms such as Vishama,
Vikata, Laghu, Perani and Gundali. The term is believed to have derived from Nrit,
meaning bodily movements. Nritya is considered to be that form of dance that
suggests both Bhava and Rasa. It combines all the three forms of abhinaya,
namely, Angika, Vachika, and Sattvikam
QUESTIONS
What is Abhinaya in dance?
1.Abhinaya is the art of expression in Indian aesthetics. ... The

concept, derived from Bharata Muni's Natya Shastra, is used
as an integral part of all Indian
classical dance styles. Abhinaya can be divided into four,
according to the Natya Shastra.
What is the Bharatanatyam dress called?
3. there are commonly used styles

in Bharatanatyam Costumes for women: the Skirt
(Saree) Style or the Pyjama Style. Dancers wear
costumes made of silk sarees with gold zari
embroidery designs.

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DANCE IS THE HIDDEN

LAUNGAGE OF THE SOUL

BHARANATYAM is evenly divided between 3

NRITTA—Pure dance whose constituents are,tall

NRITYA—Combination of rythem with exprestion.

NATYA– Natya is a combination of NRITTA and

Nritta means pure dance, a presentation of rhythm

Nritta means pure dance, a presentation of rhythm through graceful

It is sometimes sub-divided into two forms: nritta or pure dance,

Natya is so calleda snatya shastr. The NATYA SHASTRA is a sanskrit

2.Nritta means pure dance, a presentation

1.Abhinaya is the art of expression in Indian aesthetics. ... The

3. there are commonly used styles

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