Quality 7# Concentration

Bharatanatyam makes the body and even the mind agile. For any dancer it is very important to remember the Mudras, Hastas and Karnas the to perform the dance well. A performer needs to remember steps, names of the various steps, different moves, the beats and rhythm of the song. With all this a dancer has to pay attention if the body movements are in sync. This develops the mental skills and builds mental alertness.

Quality 6# Endurance

Every student of Bharatanatyam understands the value of practice. With the lessons of Bharatanatyam comes a very important lesson of life that ‘Practice makes a man Perfect’. It is only regular dance practice that helps a student rise to a higher degree of performance. This builds endurance in a person and makes him ready to pursue perfection. This can even translate to an everyday life value. Whether, it is making an egg, achieving better grades or making a presentation, getting better becomes a habit.

Quality 5# The Glancing Eye

The Perfect RASA (Dissapointment)

In Sanskrit there is a saying called

Yatho Hastato Dhrishtihi,

Yatho Dhrishtisto Manaha,

Yatho Manatato Bhavaha,

Yatho Bhavastato Rasaha.

Meaning;

Where the Hands go, the Eyes should follow
Where the Eyes go, the Mind should follow
Where the Mind goes, the Emotions are generated
Where the Emotions are generated, Sentiment arises.

In the above saying the first two lines are very important. It has to be practised perfectly and sincerely. This needs a lot of  hard work. When this is done, the rest of the 2 lines  comes within ourselves automatically. And there arises the life of dance.  So, the eyes play a major role in dance.