Bharatanatyam
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanāṭyam), from भरत (bharata, “name of Bharata Muni”) + नाट्य (nāṭya, “dance”).
Proper noun
Bharatanatyam
- (dance) A form of classical dance originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- 2015 August 30, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: At Indian Dance Festival, Subtleties in the Sway of a Torso”, in New York Times:
- Bharatanatyam is the most geometrically multidirectional of the Indian genres — in the nritta sections, Ms. Balasubramanian turned in quick succession to address right, left, behind, ahead, above and below, as well as various diagonals — and the sharp transitions are often not just exciting but also powerfully expressive of the dancer’s setting herself within a larger context.
Translations
form of classical dance
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References
- “Bharatanatyam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.