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77.
Ardhasuchi
The left leg is raised and lifted to
the head and the right leg is bent and made
to stand in
Suchipada.
Hands are in
ala-
padma hastha
placed over the head.
78.
Suchividdha
One foot is placed on the heel of
the other. One hand is placed on the chest
holding
katakamukha
and the other on the
hip in
Ardhachandra hasta.
79.
Apakrantha
One foot is bent at thigh level and
curved to the other side and stamps the
floor. Hands are moved in accordance with
feet movements.
80.
Mayuralalitha
One foot is bent backwards like
the scorpion's tail and raised a little. Hands
are spread like
Lata patra.
The hip is
turned round. Moving the hips round the
dancer performs
bhramarachari,
the whirl-
ing movement of the bee.
82.
Prenkholita
Feet is folded and moved like a
swing followed by a jump. Hip is turned
back and this results in
Prenkhoiite.
83.
Harinaplutha
The foot is bent and raised. Then
the dancer jumps and stamps the floor. The
shanks are stamped on both sides, one after
the other. Hands hold Dola and
kataka
hastha.
84.
Dandapada
After performing
nupurapada
one
foot is bent and the other is extended. Hands
are stretched likewise. Tue feet should be
bent forward. The hands must be placed like
a staff.
81. Sarpitha
The dancer stands on one foot
with the heel raised. Head is bent to that
side, palms are turned downward. The
same action is repeated on both sides. The
movement and karana resembles the
movement of the snake.
85.
Nithambam
Both arms are raised upward with
fingers facing each other. The dancer
performs
Baddha chari.
The feet cross
each other as in
swastika.
Hands held
in
Pataka hasta.
86.
Skhalitha
Both the feet are bent, raised and
then moved. The dancer performs
dolapada.
She moves her hands in harmony with foot
movements. Her hands are rotated by spread-
ing the palms.
(Hamsapaksha hastha).
87.
Karihastha
One hand is placed in front of the
chest holding
katakamukha
hastha.
The
other hand is rotated and placed near the
ears holding
Tripataka hastha.
One foot is
in
Anchitapada
with the heel touching the
floor. The left foot moves back while the
right foot moves forward.
88.
Prasarpithaka
One hand is spread and held
upward with
Sukathunda hastha
and the
other hand holding
lata hasta
is stretched
forward. The feet is dragged while rub-
bing the floor and moves forward.
90.
Upasruthaka
One foot and one hand is
stretched backward and hands are also
moved. Body is stretched and bent for-
ward. Hands are held
Arala hasta.
After
the movement it is pi aced on the right side
of the body.
91.
Udvritta
The dancer stretches her body
including the hands and feet. The body is
also bent.
92.
Simhakarshitha
One foot is stretched to the back
while the hands holding
Nikunchitha hasta
is raised up and held down. Both the hands
are interlocked and the movement is re-
peated two or three times.
89. Simhavikridatha
The dancer moves the feet one by
one in a whirling manner. The hands are
also moved in same way in unison with
the feet movement. The left foot is placed
on the right foot quickly and the dancer
looks back. In between hands are also
clapped quite often. The movement should
be repeated on both sides.