When I learned Bharatha nAtyam ( between 1955 and 1960) I was taught to keep my feet in a 'V' shape. Later I was surprised to watch some dancer maintain 180 degrees between their feet. Some dancers push their chest forward and their hind quarters backwards. I am amazed by all these modification. Maybe I belong to an old school! But human body must not be contorted into unnatural angles and positions or the body may suffer permanent damage. "Chuvar irundhaal thaan chiththiram!" :)
KathakaLi artists can maintain the 180 degrees between their thighs as well as their feet. But their hip joints are loosened by the application of oil and a massage with the right pressure given by the experts. I have watched the scary videos of ballet dancers using the wall and the floor to forcefully loosen their hip joints. I guess human beings can do anything they really want to do.
@@user-xm2gu6ut3j 'V' shape is easier and more comfortable to maintain while dancing than the 180 degrees between the two feet! YET where there is a will, there is always a way! :)
@@visalakshik.raman.6278 Who wants to do the 180° feet position in Araimandi? And when? the who may not always be a particular dancer with her or his interpretation of the song, but might be a pressure from the public or a problem in translation of the written acient traditions. That without counting misoginistic men(don't even get me started about ballet) and other horrible people. the question about when is that, I claim, ideals have to be though of with time. not only in the sense that in a single presentations having different feet angles for the Araimandi might be ideal, but also in the multiple senses my claim about time and ideals might have.
Oh yes i can understand that, i dont dance for past 3 yrs, coz that hurts my right knee. Can feel the stress in knee joint with how i was doing than how it is shown in this video
I wanted to comment this. As I tried doing it by widening to 180 degrees and have hurt my knees and lower back. It's so important that we do things based on our body. Thank you Rukmini Mam ❤️❤️
Thank you Rukmini. Being a professional cricket coach, it has helped me. The biomechanics that are directly linked with cricket. Kinesiology, in sports science is all about human movements.
The araimandi is always such a struggle. Thankyou so much for the insight. It makes me feel better knowing that all of us cannot have that perfect araimandi. 🙏🏼
Again yes, the tail bone over bent is often seen in specific dance academies, may be the mentors are not educated in this aspects. Also its a bit overly done feel to the audience. Thanks to you the Angel of dance in a perfect manner. Nothing is excess , keep going. ... love your teachings not just the adorable dance of yours.
OMG. ! Angel of dance💕 learning from you is what the means of life for me💙truely blessed✨thank you so much dr.! Always admiring yew as much as i can💕love yewwwwwwww tons🌈
I am not a dancer but I what she says is applicable to any profession. The passion, conviction and practice is common denominator for any successful activity. It could be relate to any profession.
Thank you so much!🙏🏾 I have been trying to open my feet more to get the perfect aramandi.. I already have a bad knee, back and shoulders 😄. Did not realize I was doing more harm than good.
Wow. I'm not a dancer. I'm a Krav Maga practitioner, but I too found this so instructive. Alignment of the knee and toes is so important in KM techniques as well, to prevent injuries. And such a wonderful way of explaining!
Really mam thanks a lot in hobby classes no body tells this techniques. Actually hobby class teachers or gurus have to take care of this becoz students come from 7to 15 age category so have to give very much careful attaintion on this. So Really thank you mam you focus on this issue which many had gone through
Seriously i dont know nothing about barathanatyam but watching dances and videos like this like am going go write public exam or some other important exams..i love this art even though i have zero knowledge in this..
Please Provide us online class for biginners Mam 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I m above 40 want to learn from U and don't have any idea about dance But I fall in love with ur gestures ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mam, in the west dancers are using special dance floors, wooden floors. Here in India people are dancing on terraces concrete, do you think this is causing impact injuries? Love your approach!
Thanks for explaining about the move with importance to posture. Loved your approach. On the website link provided it only says 75$ ~ 6000rs for 2 videos. Doesn’t give much information about the video content. 6000 sounds expensive could you please add some description or course content for the pricing.
That is not for two videos, there are many many videos, probably over 100 videos that explain systematically, exercise, training, and practise methodology. I'm not sure where you are seeing just two videos. You should go to the browse page, and browse to see the content. :-)
Very very interesting and useful method explained by yourself is awesome. I always admiring your dance performances thank you for sharing I am Dr. Bala Nandakumar from madurai
Madam, my utmost respect and admiration to the most gifted and beautiful dancer in any dancing genre the world has ever seen in this century. 💐 A true and rare artist. ♥️ You are a National Treasure of India and a True Gem this Mother Planet has ever produced. And I am not from India, just a Hongkonger, but through your dances, just like when I read Tagore, I see the depth of your great civilisation. God Bless You, and please consider visiting Hong Kong someday. 🙏🙏🙏
That was a beautiful advice thank you mam for your words... One thing i want to ask you is there is a sentence that a taller person willnot suitable for dancing either it is classical or western!!!!!! Is it really true? Being a dancer What do you say about it???
Hello mam do you have any dance academy in Hyderabad please let me know actually am looking for my daughter she is 12 yrs old kindly help me out for this I love the way your guiding in each and everything about dance form about dance very nice let me know mam
plz reply soon Mam im learning bharatnatyam from last 3 years .. but from last 6 months i felt pain in my knees . Now i cant do proper aramandi ... Wht do u think should i leave dance aur not. Im 35 years old. Dance is my passion but due to family I could not get a chance to dance since childhood. Will i ever be able to learn bharatnatyam . Plz suggest me... plz reply soon.
Though I am a software engineer but I just loved watching you :P 1. I love watching/listening classical music and dance. 2. Sorry! but you look so beautiful :)
I turn out from my hips (not from my ankles) with my heels slightly apart, and then I sit. Is it harmful? I can sit fairly deep and I can sit for quite some time. Never had any injuries due to araimandi. Pain: very rarely, only when I don't practice for a long time. In my quads though. Never in my knees or ankles (atleast not while doing Bharatnatyam) Am I doing the posture correctly then? (I am having doubts, because the method you've shown here is a little different ma'am...)
@@dancerukmini ma'am but there is something else I need some advice on, more so since I do not have a teacher rn. I have been doing Bharatnatyam since childhood but never suffered araimandi issues/pain because of it. 2 years ago, I started learning western dance (at 20). This demanded a lot of opening up and a lot of extra movement. I was dealing with that too. No major issues, just some bruises or temporary soreness occasionally. During this lockdown, as my dance classes stopped, I switched over to doing yoga and stretching online. This was the first time I felt knee pain that I couldn't attribute to any obvious injury. I did some rehab exercises, recovered but it still bothers me sometimes (like today... Though the last time I did Bharatnatyam was last week.) Could it be due to the stretch routine? Or a prolonged incorrect araimandi? I noticed that sometimes, I do have this tendency to hinge my knee slightly forward (had no issues previously).
When I learned Bharatha nAtyam ( between 1955 and 1960) I was taught to keep my feet in a 'V' shape. Later I was surprised to watch some dancer maintain 180 degrees between their feet. Some dancers push their chest forward and their hind quarters backwards. I am amazed by all these modification. Maybe I belong to an old school! But human body must not be contorted into unnatural angles and positions or the body may suffer permanent damage. "Chuvar irundhaal thaan chiththiram!" :)
KathakaLi artists can maintain the 180 degrees between their thighs as well as their feet. But their hip joints are loosened by the application of oil and a massage with the right pressure given by the experts. I have watched the scary videos of ballet dancers using the wall and the floor to forcefully loosen their hip joints. I guess human beings can do anything they really want to do.
Spot on. That marks the difference between the human body emoting and acrobatics
Kathak dancers keep their feet in v shape
@@user-xm2gu6ut3j 'V' shape is easier and more comfortable to maintain while dancing than the 180 degrees between the two feet! YET where there is a will, there is always a way! :)
@@visalakshik.raman.6278 Who wants to do the 180° feet position in Araimandi? And when? the who may not always be a particular dancer with her or his interpretation of the song, but might be a pressure from the public or a problem in translation of the written acient traditions. That without counting misoginistic men(don't even get me started about ballet) and other horrible people.
the question about when is that, I claim, ideals have to be though of with time. not only in the sense that in a single presentations having different feet angles for the Araimandi might be ideal, but also in the multiple senses my claim about time and ideals might have.
I don't even dance.. still here listening to her carefully as if I'm attending an important session..😂
🙌
Same here.. Just likes to enjoy dance specially Indian
Same as I do..🔥😎
Same here I don't why I m watching this
Ya, even me . She is so mesmerizing
I casually practice bharatanatyam to improve my mexican folk dance and this video explains why my knees hurt.... Extremely helpful
Rukmini is extraordinary, so well trained and so good at training others.
If my teacher had taught me this I would have not hurt my knee and lower back and not end up only watching the videos, no dance 😭 for a lifetime.
Same here, nobody teaches it.
True.. Because of 8 yrs of dancing with incorrect posture, I walked like a duck! I had to do daily posture exercise to walk like a normal human being.
All the feedback is self-explanatory.
Oh yes i can understand that, i dont dance for past 3 yrs, coz that hurts my right knee. Can feel the stress in knee joint with how i was doing than how it is shown in this video
I wanted to comment this. As I tried doing it by widening to 180 degrees and have hurt my knees and lower back. It's so important that we do things based on our body. Thank you Rukmini Mam ❤️❤️
Thank you Rukmini. Being a professional cricket coach, it has helped me. The biomechanics that are directly linked with cricket. Kinesiology, in sports science is all about human movements.
The araimandi is always such a struggle. Thankyou so much for the insight. It makes me feel better knowing that all of us cannot have that perfect araimandi. 🙏🏼
Ma'm, technic showed here is amazing...i had a pain in knee joint, could identify the problem after watching this video...heartfelt thanks to u🙏
she is splendid classical dancer, great narration, younger generation should emulate her. pranam
I love that you have a good understanding of anatomy in injury prevention.
Thank you so much ma'am, i couldn't attend your workshop because of exams, but this is so helpful.
I have exam tommorw and i m learning this carefully at midnight like i have exam of this tommorw mrng
Again yes, the tail bone over bent is often seen in specific dance academies, may be the mentors are not educated in this aspects. Also its a bit overly done feel to the audience. Thanks to you the Angel of dance in a perfect manner. Nothing is excess , keep going. ... love your teachings not just the adorable dance of yours.
OMG. ! Angel of dance💕 learning from you is what the means of life for me💙truely blessed✨thank you so much dr.! Always admiring yew as much as i can💕love yewwwwwwww tons🌈
@@poornavaidyanathan3869 you can be yewwww also😊
Wao a lot of science behind this.. Thank you Rukminiji.. Love your style.. A bold woman.. Lot of respect and love from Kerala🙏
I am not a dancer but I what she says is applicable to any profession. The passion, conviction and practice is common denominator for any successful activity. It could be relate to any profession.
Tons n tons of love from Tamilnadu❤🤗🙏
Thank you so much!🙏🏾 I have been trying to open my feet more to get the perfect aramandi.. I already have a bad knee, back and shoulders 😄. Did not realize I was doing more harm than good.
We need more teachers like her to bring back classical dances into the mainstream. Looking Gorgeous! I wish I could learn but takes so long :-).
omg how can someone be so beautiful and explaining things so beautifully.god bless.
👍👍👍👍✔
Such a clear explanation... I have ever seen 😍.... thank you mam ❤️
Wow. I'm not a dancer. I'm a Krav Maga practitioner, but I too found this so instructive. Alignment of the knee and toes is so important in KM techniques as well, to prevent injuries. And such a wonderful way of explaining!
I am learning dance for 5 years mam😊 I love your way of dancing🤩 and your choreography luv u mam❤
Very nice way of explaining.
My daughter immediately realised her mistake .
Thank you for your guidance
Really really helpful to my daughter
Pls do more videos like this🙂
Really mam thanks a lot in hobby classes no body tells this techniques. Actually hobby class teachers or gurus have to take care of this becoz students come from 7to 15 age category so have to give very much careful attaintion on this. So
Really thank you mam you focus on this issue which many had gone through
Rukmini,an excellent e xplanation. The great teacher.
Perfect explanation. Not really in knowledge of many almost none.
I consider myself fortunate to see this VDO.
Very nice. Very impressive. Very logical explaination indeed. Thank you very much.
Mam...you are amazing....I love the way you teach....
Lots of love from Kerala
Looking gorgeous. Great content. Can't wait for more videos like this❤️
Thank you ma'am..This was really very informative.
Thank u for such a beautiful technical explanation for the most basic posture of Bharatnatyam.. now I’m totally hooked on for more.
I always watching your dancing it's an inspiration, thank you
Very cool! I'm seeking to learn all things India flor a year now and your channel helps a bunch. Blessings from U.S.A state of Indiana
Beautifully explained, Devi. Thankyou 🙏🦚🙌
Fabulous works 🥰🥰🥰
Seriously i dont know nothing about barathanatyam but watching dances and videos like this like am going go write public exam or some other important exams..i love this art even though i have zero knowledge in this..
Waiting to learn more tutorials from u ...
It is more use full for leaners. Thank you maam♥️
Please Provide us online class for biginners Mam 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I m above 40 want to learn from U and don't have any idea about dance
But I fall in love with ur gestures
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mam, in the west dancers are using special dance floors, wooden floors. Here in India people are dancing on terraces concrete, do you think this is causing impact injuries?
Love your approach!
No way. Nothing happens unless there is some stone or something that pricks :)
Excellent! Thank you!
Thanks for explaining about the move with importance to posture. Loved your approach. On the website link provided it only says 75$ ~ 6000rs for 2 videos. Doesn’t give much information about the video content. 6000 sounds expensive could you please add some description or course content for the pricing.
That is not for two videos, there are many many videos, probably over 100 videos that explain systematically, exercise, training, and practise methodology. I'm not sure where you are seeing just two videos. You should go to the browse page, and browse to see the content. :-)
Understanding of human anatomy makes your teaching brilliant. Could you please modify your fee structure for Indian pupils.
Please do surya namaskar posters explaining the body mechanics. It will be very helpful to lot of people.
Thank you for your insights on the araimandi position ♥️♥️♥️
Wow...This is so Amazing to know...Great insights...Thanks a lot ma'am...😇✨
So helpful video for me as I'm a beginner....🙏👍🤗🤗🤗
Thankyou so much for this video!! Keep up the good work ma'am 🙏👍😊
Thank you so much ! It is very helpful 🙏
It is very useful for me. Very nice video.
Good teaching ma'am, 🙏
Well explained.
Thank you dear Rukmini!
Good explanation... thank you mam soo much 🥰
Es todo un arte sin duda requiere mucha practica , concentración y pasión por ello
Thank you so much ma'am for such an important lesson. ❤🙏
Very very interesting and useful method explained by yourself is awesome. I always admiring your dance performances thank you for sharing
I am Dr. Bala Nandakumar from madurai
I dont clear understand English..but what u r telling is very nice..
Miss U r very beautiful..i m from delhi..i try ur steps of dance
Love from Bombay
mam you’re *truly an inspiration*
Very good information for me thank u mam
Madam, my utmost respect and admiration to the most gifted and beautiful dancer in any dancing genre the world has ever seen in this century. 💐
A true and rare artist. ♥️
You are a National Treasure of India and a True Gem this Mother Planet has ever produced.
And I am not from India, just a Hongkonger, but through your dances, just like when I read Tagore, I see the depth of your great civilisation.
God Bless You, and please consider visiting Hong Kong someday. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you 🙏😌
Very insightful and well explained. More such videos please!
That was a beautiful advice thank you mam for your words...
One thing i want to ask you is there is a sentence that a taller person willnot suitable for dancing either it is classical or western!!!!!! Is it really true? Being a dancer What do you say about it???
Thank you so very much! 😍Really helpful! Thanks a lot for the tips! 🤗Would love to hear more tips! 😍❤
Every Bharatanatyam stundents should learn this
Thank you ma'am
Such a beautiful explanation. I have been doing this the wrong way and have been wondering why it is so uncomfortable.
Thanks Rukmini Ma'am!
Wonderful listening to you....
Thank you mam❤️❤️❤️
Very useful
Thanks
Thanks for uploading
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️you are awesome ma'am
True this is good
Hello mam do you have any dance academy in Hyderabad please let me know actually am looking for my daughter she is 12 yrs old kindly help me out for this I love the way your guiding in each and everything about dance form about dance very nice let me know mam
really helpful tips, thanks! :)
Got to learn a lot👍🏻👍🏻
Akkaa😍💝 thanks a lottt! U r an inspiration🤩
A perfect and loving video on caring fellow artists and human beings
Fantastic
Very nice mam
You should make more tutorials..on alaripu or so🥺🤞
U r so beautiful & gracious. May I know how do u maintain ur curls as I too have curly hairs😊😊
Stunning look 😍
Thank you mam
Please post a video on exercises to improve strength
plz reply soon
Mam im learning bharatnatyam from last 3 years .. but from last 6 months i felt pain in my knees . Now i cant do proper aramandi ... Wht do u think should i leave dance aur not. Im 35 years old. Dance is my passion but due to family I could not get a chance to dance since childhood. Will i ever be able to learn bharatnatyam .
Plz suggest me... plz reply soon.
HareKrishna...🙏
Plz teach everything which u learned
The rotation of the knees is crucial! This is useful for ballet as well, thank you!
Excellent English with good pronounciation! Learn English from Dance Master:)
thank you Dr. 🌹 for u ma'`am
do you have any dance classes for beginners?
Though I am a software engineer but I just loved watching you :P
1. I love watching/listening classical music and dance.
2. Sorry! but you look so beautiful :)
How to contact you to start learning ?
She is a barbie doll
Mam pls expression ke bare me btaiye..mai jab dance karti hun to expression nhi ate pls
Usefull vedioe
I turn out from my hips (not from my ankles) with my heels slightly apart, and then I sit. Is it harmful? I can sit fairly deep and I can sit for quite some time. Never had any injuries due to araimandi. Pain: very rarely, only when I don't practice for a long time. In my quads though. Never in my knees or ankles (atleast not while doing Bharatnatyam) Am I doing the posture correctly then? (I am having doubts, because the method you've shown here is a little different ma'am...)
yes you are :-)
@@dancerukmini yay! (Major anxiety relief)
@@dancerukmini ma'am but there is something else I need some advice on, more so since I do not have a teacher rn. I have been doing Bharatnatyam since childhood but never suffered araimandi issues/pain because of it. 2 years ago, I started learning western dance (at 20). This demanded a lot of opening up and a lot of extra movement. I was dealing with that too. No major issues, just some bruises or temporary soreness occasionally. During this lockdown, as my dance classes stopped, I switched over to doing yoga and stretching online. This was the first time I felt knee pain that I couldn't attribute to any obvious injury. I did some rehab exercises, recovered but it still bothers me sometimes (like today... Though the last time I did Bharatnatyam was last week.) Could it be due to the stretch routine? Or a prolonged incorrect araimandi? I noticed that sometimes, I do have this tendency to hinge my knee slightly forward (had no issues previously).