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How is Odissi Different?
Odissi is known for its soft and graceful style. It is a very sculpturesque enhanced dance form where the focus is on the dancer’s bhangis (body bending through the movement of the torso) along with the pada vedas (feet positions), and mudras (hand movements) to accompany it.Many of the dance poses in Odissi are influenced […]
Exercises
Exercise is a very critical part of the Odissi dance training. We will go over the first three exercises a dancer must know in order to properly train/condition his/her body. For best results, practice once every day for body warm-up.
Torso Movement
Dakshyachala – moving the torso to the right. Bamachala – moving the torso to the left. Agrachala – moving the torso to the front. Prusthachala – moving the torso to the back Prachala – moving the torso all around.