Category Dancing-pose

Dancing pose

ananda-tandava

dance pose; ‘dance of bliss’ – associated with South Indian representations of Shiva Nataraja, especially processional bronze images

angaharas

bodily gryations in a dance pose

asaṃyukta

Asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त) or Asaṃyuktahasta is the presentation of a single hand in dance gesticulation (cf. saṃyukta hasta and nṛtta hasta).

asaṃyukta hasta

Asaṃyuktahasta (असंयुक्तहस्त) or Asaṃyukta is the presentation of a single hand in dance gesticulation (cf. saṃyukta hasta and nṛtta hasta).

bhujanga-trasita

‘scared by snake’, a dance-pose suggesting movement away from a snake out of fear

chatura

a dance-pose, with the left foot slightly raised but still touching the ground; lit. clever

karanas

dance pose; classified and codified dance movements

lalita

Lalita (ललित), dance pose; graceful form; Sitting on a high pedestal as on a stool, with one leg hanging down and the other folded and resting on a cushion or a pedestal (also called Savya-lalita or Sukhāsana). If the left… Continue Reading →

nṛtta hasta

Nṛttahasta (नृत्तहस्त) refers to hand in dance gesticulation (cf. asaṃyukta hasta and saṃyukta hasta).

pratimālakṣaṇa

Pratimālakṣaṇa (Sanskrit: प्रतिमालक्षण) or Pratimalakshana refers to the ‘body postures of the icons’, as defined according to texts dealing with shilpa (arts and crafts), known as shilpashastra. The body postures are classified into three divisions: kai-amaiti or hasta (hand gestures),… Continue Reading →

pratimalakshana

Pratimalakshana or Pratima-lakshana refers to the ‘body postures of the icons’, as defined according to texts dealing with shilpa (arts and crafts), known as shilpashastra (cf. pratimālakṣaṇa). The body postures are classified into three divisions: kai-amaiti or hasta (hand gestures),… Continue Reading →

saṃyukta

Saṃyukta (संयुक्त) or Saṃyuktahasta is the presentation of a double hand in dance gesticulation (cf. asaṃyukta hasta and nṛtta hasta).

saṃyukta hasta

Saṃyuktahasta (संयुक्तहस्त) or Saṃyukta is the presentation of a double hand in dance gesticulation (cf. asaṃyukta hasta and nṛtta hasta).

tandavakaranas

dance poses

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