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DANCE
61.
Vivruttha
Both hands and feet are folded.
The hips are moved and turned back.
Hands are turned up with the palm facing
up. The dancer must perform
Akshipta
chari.This is followed by the
Bhramari
movements with the hands in
Recita Hasta
62.
Vinivrittha
One foot is raised in sucipada with
the head raised. The hip is moved to the
right and left, hands are shaken holding
Hamsapaksha hastha.
63.
Parsvakrantha
One foot is bent and raised fol-
lowed by a stamping on the side. Then it is
slid to the front. The hands are also moved
in unison with the foot movements.
65.
Gajakriditha
The left hand is brought near
the left ear and spread like leaflet holding
karihastha.
Right hand is moved in front
like the stem. Feet are bent and one raised
and moved. This will be like the gait of an
elephant.
72. Parivrutta
Hands are raised above and
crossed each other in a reverse way. The
feet is in sucipada made to cross one
another. Hips are turned round and re-
versed. The dancer moves in
bhramari
chari
i.e., the whirling movement of the
bee.
76. Suchi
One foot is bent and raised and is
made to stand on the ground, the big toe
rubs on the ground. Hands are kept nor-
mally moving in harmony with the feet
movement. One hand holds kataka while
the other hands holding
alapauma
is placed
over the head.
74.
Sannatha
The dancer stamps and jumps for-
ward and then places her feet forward in a
svastika form. The hands are bent and let
down in a loose manner in
Dola hasta.
The
dancer raises her face and looks in front.
75.
Gridhravalinaka
One foot is stretched backwards,
the other foot is bent slightly. Head is raised.
Hands are stretched forward in
lata
and
Rechitha hastha.
73. Parsvajanu
One foot is held straight either the
left or right side. The thigh of the other foot
is placed on the first foot. One hand hold-
ing
Musthi hastha
is placed on the chest.
The other hand is placed on the hip in
A rdhachansdra hastha.
69.
Thalasamsphoditha
Feet are raised and stretched to
the front. Hands are made to clap.
70.
Garudaplutha
Both the feet are bent and
stretched backwards. Hands are also bent
and palms are spread like a leaflet. Head is
raised and chest is expanded and projected
to the front. Hands are held in Lata hastha in
one hand and rechitha in the other.
71. Gandasuchi
The big toe of one foot is made to
touch the floor. The dancer bends to one
side. One hand is placed across in front of the
chest with
alapallava hastha.
The right hand
holding
katakamukha
is made to touch the
cheek in a curve. The right foot is bent while
the left is in
Agratalasanchara
posture.
66.
Vivarthitham
Both hand and feet are bent for-
ward. The hips are turned around, both
hands are stretched and turned down, left
hand holds
Lata hastha
while the right
hand is in
rechitha.
67.
Athikrantha
Both the feet are extended forward
one by one and made to stamp the floor.
Hands are also moved in unison with the
feet. The left hand is brought near the face.
68.
Vidyuthbhrantha
One leg is bent backwards and
moved to all sides in a circular way and
then a whirling movement is made. Then it
is arched backward to touch the head by
bending the body backward. Hands also
move in harmony with the movement of
the feet.
64.
Nisumbhitha
One foot is bent backwards. Chest
is expanded and held erect. One hand is
placed on the forehead in
Tilakasthana.
Tilaka hasta
is middle finger of the
khataka.
Hand is placed on the forehead.