Annamacharya songs suitable for choreography in Bharatanatya

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 09 Jan 2010, 21:41

I request help in looking for suitable Annamacharya compositions for dance choreography (Bharatanatyam).

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 Jan 2010, 21:59

Sumati,

How old will the performer be? You can use 'palukutenela talli', 'alarulu kuriyaga' etc. for an older performer. The concepts in these compositions may be difficult for a young (teen aged or younger) dancer to communicate - for them, a lighter one like 'jO acutAnanda jO jO mukundA', or the daSAvatAram song 'dOlAyam', or 'muddugAre yaSOdA' would work.

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:26

Hello Shankarji

Thanks! Its for children ranging from 8 yrs to 14 yrs here in NJ. My daughter did learn to dance to Sriman Narayana in India. The renditions that I have are mostly by the great MSS Amma. Have to look for dance-specific renditions.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 20 Jan 2010, 02:56

Sumati - I am not sure if you found a version of SrIman nArayaNa suitable for dancing - here is a link to a danceable version from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNeaS4tBVqY

ardhanariswar · Post by **ardhanariswar** » 20 Jan 2010, 10:56

Here's another dance version of Sriman Narayana:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy0ZNbrDp70 5:30 onwards. The piece continues onto the Part 4 clip of her arangetram.

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 20 Jan 2010, 22:24

Thanks a ton, Shankarji and Ardhanarishwar!