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Summary: Kathak dance incorporates several sharp movements of the arms and hands. Learn how to perform the sharp movements of Kathak dance with expert tips in this free dance lesson video.
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Satya Narayana Charka Satya Narayana Charka is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. He is an esteemed dancer, choreographer and teacher specializing in Kathak d... read more
I'm going to show the first basic of the sharper movements. In which the total body comes like this. One, two, three, four, five, six. One, two, three. And one, two, three, four, five, six. One, two, three. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tat, Tat, Tai. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tat, Tat, Tai. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tat, Tat, Tai. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tat, Tat, Tai. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tat, Tat, Tai. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tat, Tat, Tai. Let me break it down now. How the hand movement goes, is very delicate movement. You have to do these wrist movements. So when you do this movement like this, it goes to soft and sharp. And it comes back here. It goes very soft, goes there. And it comes back. The basic Mudra of this Kand, basic Mudra is like this. And then we're all the time, we are supposed to be standing like this. And then it goes from here, you are relaxing all the fingers. It goes in a very soft way. It comes like this and like this. And then we come back like this pose.