Dancebeyondperformance: Recent Episodes

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Dance is beyond performance; it's about stories, ideas and philosophies. Get to know Indian mythological stories and their philosophies here.

Thattu Mettu Adavus

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam Adavus

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Bharatanatyam steps for practice

Krishna steals butter? Isn't that bad? How do we understand his action?

Karthikeya marries Valli and Devayani. How do we understand this union?

Answers to: 1. Why do Indian classical dances still talk about gods and goddesses? 2. Why is the music used not catchy like Bollywood music?

The legends behind Karthikeya's/Skanda's/Muruga's Birth. The philosophy behind his image

What's the story of the fruit? How did Ganesha get the fruit and not Karthikeya?

Waxing and waning moon - How did that happen? One more Ganesha tale!

The mythology, philosophy and culture present in Indian classical dance forms. This episode introduces the story of Ganesha - how he came into being and got his elephant head.

The mythology, philosophy and culture present in Indian classical dance forms. This Episode introduces the concept of Ganesha, the elephant-faced god.