Thank you, rshankar, I am very happy to share Sharvari Jamenis's few links from youtube again (I shared them on the Natya thread a long time ago). Your comments, as always, are very welcome and provides added interest to this mini-discussion within CM Stage Decor
Hope Arasi doesn't feel we hijacked the thread.
Rsachi and rshankar, in response to your views on Sharvari's Ardhanariswar performance :
I thought in the Ardhanariswar dance the portrayal of how Shiva and Parvati interacted was very well done. I don't have Samjukta's performance to compare or the other one Rsachi mentioned but I found Rohini's Bhate's depiction of Ardhanariswara's dance special for these reasons :
Parvati's feminine modesty, a measure of coyness in the meeting of her eyes with Shiva as she physically stood in embrace in some moments was very appealing. This was more than a dance of the twosome, not a competition between the two or even a challenge, rather it was presented as a romantic interlude, by Rohini Bhate. The brisk-natured, somewhat angular style in Shiva's Tandav was also portrayed by the taller dancer, in contrast to Parvati's feminine response. The coordination between the two as point and counterpoint and really as two halves to one whole, was also something that worked for me. Very often, in dances like this two dancers may end up looking disjointed and separate in their performance so when the dance is seamless in its togetherness, complimenting each other and picking up smoothly where the other left off, that is indicative of excellent choreography.
