BHARATA NATYAM

ESSENTIAL IDEAS :Bharatanatyam is considered to be FIRE-DANCE , the mystic manifestation of the metaphysical element of fire in the human body.
ELEMENT OF WATER _ Odissi.
Element of Air _Mohiniyattam.
Element of Earth _ Kuchipudi.
Element of Sky _Kathakali.
Bharatanatyam is called a fire dance as the mystic movement of the dancer , resemble the movement of a dancing flame. This art form has two aspects , LASYA , the embodiment of feminine movements and THANDAVA or ANANDA THANDAVA (Dance of SHIVA - one among the trinities) , the embodiment of masculine movements , which is identical to the yin and yang in Chinese culture.