The Step & Turn, explains how the mechanics of the first Bramari adavu works. It incorporates ideas of balance and focus adding an element to the first introduction on turns.
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Turn variation
The 'Turn variation', explains the mechanics of a variation of the Bramari adavu often used in Bharatanatyam choreography. It is used even within existing adavus to change directions in choreography.
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Simple step & turn
A simple turn that can be used to create many variations when used in combination with jumps, stretching and adavu patterns.
Its is important to master, as the variations may later get confusing.
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Enveloping turn
This turn is used in many different banis as their primary type of turn. Kuchipudi also uses this type of turn quite extensively. In Bharatanatyam, this becomes one of the various turns that one might use. In the Raadha kalpa method we call it the 'enveloping turn' as there is a sense of covering...
