Dance: July 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Greeva Bheda (Neck movements)

Sama (normal)
Natho (Chin down touching the chest)
Unnatha (stretching the neck up)
Trayasra (move in a V shape)
Reechitha (side to side from the back of the neck - usual dance neck movement)
Kunchitha (cringe the neck)
Anchitha (stretchin the front)
Valithacha (move out in a semi circle)
Nivrithcha (come back in a semi circle)

Greeva nava vidhartathaha

Monday, July 4, 2011

Thribhangi - 1
left foot chowk - right foot thrasya
left hand at hip mushti hastha - right hand on thigh - shikhara hastha
tap right leg

Thribhangi 2.1
leg right leg vipareedhamukha - left leg kunchitha - chowk
left hand on hip mushti hastha - right hand pathaaka hastha near chest - chowk position

Thribhangi - 2.2
leg - right leg vipareedhamukha - left leg kunchitha - vilagnapashni
hand left hand stretched out the the side hamsasya hastha - right hand held near the navel shikhara hastha

Thirbhangi - 2.3
leg - left leg vipareedhamukha - right leg kunchitha to vipareedhamukha - moving fwd
hands - both held near left sholder in tripathaaka - right hand makes a rainbow abow the head and left moves to join the right hand at sholder level

Steps Chowk 1 - Chowk 5.2

Chowk - 1

Jump with both the legs - hands in chowk

Chowk - 2 Var - 1
Move to Chowk from samapaada - hands one at a time

Chowk - 2 Var - 2
Swatika to chowk

Chowk - 2 Var - 3
Kumbh paada (sitting) to Chowk

Chowk - 2 Var - 4
Vilagna paashni (one leg) to chowk - hands katakaamugha - aalapadma

Chowk - 2 Var - 5
Uttolitha paada to chowk - hands in chowk

Chowk - 2 original
Tap one leg at a time - hands turn along with the leg with torso going oppostie to hands legs, eyes and chin

Chowk - 3 - Var - 1
legs - Swatika - Kumb paada - Chowk
hands - swatika - hands held near chest - chowk

Chowk - 3 - Var - 2
legs - Chowk - Kumbh - Chowk
hands - Chowk - anjali above head - anjali near chest

Chowk - 3 Var - 3
legs - chowk - vilagna pashni (on both legs) - chowk
hand - pathaka held to the side - anjali above head - anjali near chest

Chowk 3 Var - 4
Swastika - chowk 2 original

Chowk - 4 Var - 1
legs - Chowk - vilagnapashni on right - left foot tap - chowk
hands - held at chowk - turn right hand from the wrist over 2,3 & 4 counts

Chowk 4 Var - 2
legs - Chowk - mandala - prushtadhanu - chowk
hand - right hand in pathaaka held near the hip - going to sholder level strechted out and near the head to the right

Chowk 4 - Var - 3
legs - Chowk - Mandala - prushtadhanu - chowk
hand - both hands same as var 2 - looking opp direction to the travel

Chowk - 5 var - 1
leg - Chowk 2 original - vilagnapashni on right - left foot tap - chowk
hands - refer C2 original and C4.1

Chowk 5 Var - 2
jump fwd - land in vipareedha mukhapaada - tap right a light behind, left behind, right behind
hands - held toghether in pathaka facing upwards - as if receiving something extended - pull closer the chest - goes to chowk over 3,4&5

Friday, July 1, 2011

Soundless exercises

Sitting down with hands held in the front - kumbh paada and up
toes to heels - standing
Bend with hands held behind - nose to knee
Hands held up - bend and touch the ground - ears in between till half way - spine straight - and then head stays there looking up hands go down and touch the ground
Hands up - bend half way - up - bend backwards
Torso isolation - bend - sway right facing front hands held up - like passing a basket ball to the person on the right then left then roll backwards
Lunge side to side with knees straight
Lunge side to side with legs in chowk
Sit on one toe with the other leg stretched out - bend with one hand stretched out, do both the sides for the same leg and then do the same for the other leg

Sound exercises

Kicking butt one leg at a time
Kumbh paada jump (sitting on the toes) hands held in the front away from the body
Stretch hands up jump on toes heels together point toe to the ground (spring board jump)
Hands on hips jump with both the legs - kick the butt

thaal for Odissi walk

Dhin da dhi
Naka thi ni
Thaa thaa thi
Na ka Thete

Tha tha thi
Naka thi ni
Thaa thaa thi
Na ka Thete

faster
Din da dhi
Naka tha
Tha tha thi
Naka tha

Ek thaali

Tha
Thaathi
Naka
Dhini

Paashwabedha (waist movements)

Natham
Samunnatham Chaiva
Prasaritha
Vivarthithe
Thatha apasritha mevathe
Pashva yoho
Karma panchada

Torso movements

Dakshachala (right)
Baamachala (left)
Agrachala (front)
pushtachala (back)
prachala (circular)

Shirobheda (Head positions )

Aakampitham (Up/down)
Kampitham cha (up/down faster)
Dhutham (side to side)
Vidhuthmevacha (side to side faster)
Parivahitho (flat 8)
Udvahithakama (right side up)
Avadutham (right side down)
Udvahithakam (left side up)
Avadhutham (left side down)
thatha
Anchitham (drop head side to side)
nihanchitham (turn shoulder and see right)
paraavritham (back to front)
nihanchitham (turn shoulder and see left)
paraavritham
Ukshiptham (head dropped back from the neck)
chaapi athogatham (chin touching upper chest)
Lolitham chaiva Vingeyam (roll head from the neck right side)
Thrayodasha vidham shiraha (roll head from the neck left side)

Urahabheda (Body / Torso Movements)

Aabhugmatha (inside)
Nirbhugnam (outside)
Thatha Chaiva (middle)
Prakampitham (breathing)
Udvahitham (head backwards)
Samam Chaiva (back to normal)
Uraha Panchavidham smirtham