IA with Maya Dance Theatre
19/9 Observing and assisting Shahrin with the class Shahrin was really detailed when he explains the exercises and which part of their body they are working on. Task for next Saturday: Lead warm up Teach them a few exercises Teach them choreography 21/9 Today we learnt the basic foundation of Bharatnatyam (type of an indian dance) There are many different positions for Bharatnatyam. Aramandi (Half squat) Mulu Mandi (Full squat) Natia Arambem (Arm position) We also learnt Adavus which are the basic dance steps in Bharatanatyam. Tat Adavu Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Nat Adavu Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Paravel (Travelling steps) Swastika (Leg position) Names of the hands: Pataka (5 fingers together) Tri Pataka (5 fingers together except the 4th) Alapadma (Flower Symbol) Khadaka Muga (Rabbit finger) Understanding the movement philosophy 1. Experiences of the exercises that we did (Tendus, plies) I feel that catching the steps was manageable however, executing the steps wel...