Video: Kathak Dance Rhythms

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Rhythm is very important in Kathak dancing, as it is with most dances. Learn the proper rhythms for Kathak dancing in this free dance lesson video.

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I'm going to show the basic rhythms particularly in the tradition of the Kathak dancing. What we call Tin Tal. It's a very popular rhythmic cycle. I'm going to show the basics, how it starts. It's a sixteen beats cycle. Where we count from one to sixteen and come back on the first beat. It goes like this. One, two, three, four. Five, six, seven, eight. Nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tai, Tat. Ta, Tai, Tai, Tat. Aa, Tai, Tai, Tat. Different speeds. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta, Tai, Tai, Ta. Aa, Tai, Tai, Ta. Ta.

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Kathak Dance Rhythms

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