Importance of Hand Gestures in Dance - Shantha Ratii Initiatives - Southern Islands

Monday, 20 February 2023

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Urban area: Southern Islands, Central Region
Offer type: Demand

Contacts

Contact name Aswini Wang
Phone 65 90501403

Item description

Hand gestures or Mudras or Hastas are a delightful language in itself. Mudras are yet another tool of communication for a dancer. The fingers are used to flash and echo every conceivable emotion; where a dancer can make a lotus bloom in her hands or a bird fly off her fingers! Each Hasta has a precise meaning and a symbolic value, they are orchestrated with facial and bodily expressions to give full meaning to the dance.

The academy day is when students get to show what they have learnt. In 2021 students performed to the choreography of Panchatantra (ancient Indian collection of animal fables) which provided valuable moral life lessons.

Visit our website for more details httpswww.shantharatiiinitiatives.com/importance-of-hand-gestures-in-dance/ or drop an email at shantarati@gmail.com