Unit 13 Dance Technique

 ‘Dancing in the street’ paragraph 3  https://youtu.be/4TOkLq8wG1Q Chakkars  A chakkars is a spin that is a critical element in the Jaipur gharana of Kathak dance.  The dancers arm is usually held out and there knees are bent to help them increase there momentum when Turing.  Here are a couple of examples where I use Chakkars with in my piece with my group.  As you can see in these photos we have our legs bent out arm out straight so it gives us the momentum that we need to turn.  Chakkars are known as a ballet turn with in Northan India however, there's a lot of contrast between the two because when you do a chakkar turn your knees are bent and low with you arm out and feet turned out in first position where as with a balletic turn your legs are straight and arms are in or sometimes in a different position with an upright posture. 

Interpretation of story ‘Dancing on the Streets’ using Mudras 13/01/22 The context of Kathak ·           Where did Kathak originate? ·           What is the name of the original storytellers?  ·           Where was Katahk originally performed? The Kathak originates from Northern Indian.  The name of the original storytellers are kathakars. The Kathak was originally performed in Northern India it’s origins to the nomadic poets of the scientific northern Indians. Key features of Kathak Dancing Mudras - this means the use of hand gestures when dancing.  Bols - this means rhythmic spoken words, each word acts as if it is one of the counts in this type of dance.  Chakkar - this means the use of spins, these are generally executed on the heel Which contrast to ballet  pirouette.  Gungurus - the bells around the ankles Tatkar - this means percussive footwork .  Mudras This gesture show above means the word traffic as you can see we are going into a slight lunge, trying to use a little bit of