1395 – Classical Indian Dance, Bharatanatyam music to support - Grade 1

This music is an audio resource to support the ISTD’s Bharatanatyam Grade syllabi, created in response to teacher requests for a model for the Prepared Dance Sequence required for examinations. Please note that this resource is not prescriptive but aims to serve as a guide for examinations. 

Credits: 

Director: Nina Rajarani MBE 

Dance Composer: Pushkala Gopal MBE 

Nattuvangam: Pushkala Gopal with Nina Rajarani and Bhavani Shankar 

Vocals: Y Yadavan 

Mridangam: Bhavani Shankar 

Flute: Mahesh Swamy 

Violin: JK Sridhar 

Veena: Manjula Surendra 

Recorded at Prabhat Studios, Bangalore, Indian  

Grade 1 (6mins) – model of Prepared Dance Sequence, incorporating:

• Ślokam: Gurur Brahma
  • Rāgam: Bhauli
  • Language: Sanskrit
• Aḍavu pattern in miśram
• Aḍavu pattern in tiśram
• Korvai in ādi tālam
• Ślokam: Angikam Bhuvanam
  • Rāgam: Nāttai
  • Language: Sanskrit