Thillana

Raga : Kalyani

Tala: Adi

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This is usually the last item in any Bharatanatyam performance. Thillana is a dance of exuberant joy and full of rhythmic movements and postures. It typically also has complicated Muktayas or Sholkattu, ending of any step or aduvu. Thillana is mainly a Nritta piece, which might have a charana, meaningful lyrics for which Abhinaya (facial expressions) are choreographed. This Thillana is a unique composition about the origin of Bharatanatyam

 

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