Bharatanatyam Dance Syllabus Code No. 057 for Class -XI 11th CBSE Board 2023-24
(B) BHARATANATYAM DANCE (CODE NO.057)
CLASS–XI (2023-24)
Total Marks: 100
Theory Marks:30
Time-2 Hours 30 Period
1. A brief history of Indian Dance.
2. Acquaintance with the themes of RAMAYANA-names of all Kandas, (Sita swayamvaram, Rama vanagamanam, Surpanakha prasangam, Sita haranam, Choodamani pradanam).BHAGAVATA PURANA – names of all Skandas (Sadhana Skanda Dashavatar, Purushartha Skanda – Daksha, Dhruva, Sthiti Skanda – The story of Manu and the description of the world, Vasan Skanda – Prahlada and Nirodha Skanda – Birth and life of Krishna). GITA GOVINDA – (Samoda Damodaram – Lalita lavangalata, Haririha, Aklesha Keshava – Rase harim iha, Mugdha Madhusudana – hari hari hata darataya Vilakshya Lakshmi patih – yahi madhava Chatura Chaturbhuja – priye charushile: Sanjeevani ashtapadi). Acquaintance with other myths and legends pertinent to the Dance form, The Cosmic dance of Siva and significance of Nataraja, The story of Mahishasura Mardini, The legend of Ganesha.
3. A history of Bharatanatyam: Mythological reference from the Natyotpatti in the Abhinaya Darpanam, evolution of the different schools of Bharatanatyam – Tanjavur, Pandanallur and Vazhuvur, contribution of the Tanjore quartet and the present repertoire structure of the danceform.
4. Acquaintance with its repertoire and literary contents: Definition of the musical terms used in dance Pushpanjali, Mallari, Kautuvam, Alaripu, Jatiswaram, Shabdam, Varnam, Keertanam, Padam, Ashtapadi, Javali and Thillana.
5. Distinctive aspects of Bharatanatyam: Costume and jewelry, Language and music style, Technical aspects of performance, Basic posture.
CLASS–XI (PRACTICAL)
Practical Marks:70
100 Periods
1. Practice of basic standing and sitting positions: Pada and mandala bhedas.
2. Practice of stretching, rotation and flexing of different parts of the body-head,neck, shoulders, arms, waist, hips, knees, ankles,feet.
3. Practice of different movement of the head, eyes and neck: Shiro, Drishti and Greeva bheda.
4. Adavus in Trikala:
(i) Tattu adavus 8
(ii) Nattu adavus 8
(iii) Ta tei tei ta adavus 4
(iv) Kudittu mettu adavus 4
(v) Tei ya teiyi standing adavus 2
(vi) Tat tei ta ha adavus 4
(vii) Tat tei Tarn adavus 4
(viii) Kattu adavu and allied utplavanaadavus 4
(ix) Tadhinginatom
(x) Kitatakatarikitatom
(xi) Mandiadavu 2
(xii) Sarukkai adavu 2
(xiii) Simple Korvais (knitting together of adavus in sequence with an aradhi or finish) in Adi talam for 1-2avartana
(xiv) Simple forward and backward gaits in Tisra and Chatusra (count of 3 and4)
(xv) Alarippu-Tisra EkaTalam
(xvi) Tala-Adi talam and Rupaka talam with hasta kriya and ability to repeat the adavu syllabi in Trikala in the appropriate talam.