Dance units in Bharata Natyam
NATANA ADAIVUGAL (Tamil): Natyacharya S. Balachandra Raju; Sivaranjani Publications, 16, Sakthinagar 2nd Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai-600094.
Natyacharya Balachandra Raju is a prolific writer on Carnatic music and Bharata Natyam with more than 50 (Now it is 97 Music and Dance Books ) publications in English and Tamil to his credit. He is also the director of the Nritya Sangita Niketan in Chennai which teaches music and dance on scientific lines aided by his theory books and model dance compositions.
He then takes up the main subject Adavus and discusses at great length Tattadaivu, Nattadaivu, Kattadaivu, Alankara Kattadaivu, Pakkadaivu, Ettadaivu, Simradaivu and others. Photographs (220 in all mostly in colour and not sketches) of Adavus and the 108 Karanas in addition will be found highly useful by teachers and students of dance. For the first time in dance literature, the scientific names of the muscles of the body that are toned up and strengthened by the various Adavus have been furnished. The author has made every effort to make the book useful to dancers by adding chapters on Abhinaya, the 108 Karanas, make-up and costuming.
The book is thus a thesaurus on Adavus and is a bargain for its low price.
T. S. PARTHASARATHY
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Natyacharya Sri S Balachandra Raju has been into the service of the field of music and dance for the past 35 yrs. He is the founder principal of the music and dance school- Natyacharya's school of music and dance, formerly known as Nrutya Sangita Niketan. in this school, he has been teaching Vocal music, Bharathnatyam, Nattuvangam and various other musical instruments. Many upcoming dancers and dance teachers have been learning the art of Nattuvangam from him.
