Archive for June, 2007

Quality 2# Steadiness

Posted in Bharatanatyam, The 10 Qualities of Bharatanatyam, dance on June 27, 2007 by Shreenidhi

It is the ability to maintain the body, or a part of the body, in a fixed position, or the ability to perform a smooth movement without any deviations from the desired course. Steadiness is adversely affected by muscle tremor and usually decreases as the strength of muscle contractions increase. It is an important component of skills requiring very controlled, steady movements. The anxiety caused by competition sometimes results in the loss of steadiness. So, always you need to be calm and steady to learn such an art. You need to be very fast and quick while dancing at the same time very steady too.

Quality 1# Agility

Posted in Bharatanatyam, The 10 Qualities of Bharatanatyam, dance on June 21, 2007 by Shreenidhi

               It is the state or quality of being agile; nimbleness.

Agility is the ability to change body position rapidly and accurately without loosing balance. It  is the basic component of physical fitness. Although its exact nature has not determined, it depends on muscular power, reaction time, co-ordination, and dynamic flexibility. It can also be told as a component of physical fitness that describes changing the body’s direction with speed and precision. So for being flexible you need to exercise daily have a healthy diet and to practice dance daily.