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Bharatnatyam

Lesson Plan
2024

Welcome to this Bharatnatyam


class which has been organized
by Routes 2 Roots in association
with Indian Council for Cultural
Relations and Centre For Cultural
Resources and Training. We will
be conducting this class every
Wednesday at 2 pm IST
Lesson
1
• Introduction to Bharatanatyam – A brief History
(PPT)
• Introduce Bhumi Pranam and its meaning
• Teach Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises: stretching, rotation and flexing
of different parts of the body-head, neck, shoulders,
arms, waist, hips, knees, ankles, feet etc.
• Introduction to the Three Basic Postures- Araiman-
di, Murumandi & Samapadam
• Demonstration of the three postures
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
2
• Revision of First Class
• Continued discussion of history of
Bharatanatyam: Tanjore Quartet
• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• The Three Basic Postures
• First 5 Asamyuta hastas (Single-handed Hastas)
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
3
• Revision of Second Class
• Continued discussion of history of Bharatanatyam:
Different banis/style s
• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• The Three Basic Postures
• Revision of first 5 Hastas
• Introduction of next 5 Hastas
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam
Lesson
4
• Revision of Third Class
• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• The Three Basic Postures
• Revision of first 10 Hastas
• Introduction of Carnatic Music system: tala, laya etc.
• Introduction to Adavu
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
5

• Revision of Fourth Class


• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• The Three Basic Postures
• Revision of first 10 Hastas
• Introduction of next 5 Hastas
• Introduction of first set of adavus: Tattadavu
• Teaching Tattadvu Number 1
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
6
• Revision of Fifth Class
• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• The Three Basic Postures
• Revision of the 15 Hastas
• Revision of Tattadvu Number 1
• Introduction of next 5 Hastas
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam
Lesson
7
• Revision of Sixth Class
• Bhumi Pranam
• Discussion of Nritta, Nritya and Natya, as men-
tioned in the Abhinaya Darpanam
• Warm Up Exercises
• Introduction of Tattadvu Number 2
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
8

• Revision of Seventh Class


• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• Revise the 20 Hastas
• Revision of Tattadvus
• Introduction to last 8 Hastas
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
9

• Revision of Eighth Class


• Introduction to the four types of Abhinaya: Angika,
Vachika, Acharya, Satvika
• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• Introduction of Tattadvu Number 3
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam
Lesson
10
• Revision of Ninth Class
• Continued discussion of the four types of Abhinaya:
Angika, Vachika, Acharya, Satvika
• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• Revision of 28 Hastas
• Introduction of Tattadvu Number 4
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
11

• Revision of Tenth Class


• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• Introduction of 2 Eye Movements – Drishti Veda
(Sachi & Pralokita)
• Introduction of Tattadvu Number 5
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

Lesson
12 

• Revision of Eleventh Class


• Bhumi Pranam
• Warm Up Exercises
• Introduction of Attami
• Revision of Tattadvus Number 1 to 5
• Introduction of Asamyuta Hasta Shloka
• Ending with Bhumi Pranam

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