Odissi Dance History
Modern Odissi Dance History
Odissi Dance Costumes
Odissi Dancing: Basic Posture
Odissi Dancing: 3 Pronged Posture
Odissi Dancing: Hand Gestures
Odissi Dancing: Single Hand Gestures
Odissi Dancing: Head Gestures
Odissi Dancing: Basic Step
Odissi Dancing: 3 Step Combination
Odissi Dancing: Speed Steps
Odissi Dancing: 8 Step Combination
Odissi Dancing: String Steps
Odissi Dancing: Forward & Backward Walk
Odissi Dancing: Poetry Dance
Odissi Dancing: Walking on Stage
Odissi Dancing Advice
Summary: Moving the head is an important part of Odissi dancing because it helps tell stories. Learn to move the head in Odissi dances from a professional Indian dancer with this free dance lesson video.
Mala Desai is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. Desai was initiated into classical Indian dance education at the age of four and has studied Kathak, Bharatnatyam...read more
"In this clip, we're going to talk about some head gestures that are used in Odissi dance. Samam, Udhbahitham, Adho Mukham, Alokitam. Dhutam, Kampitham Ch, Paravritham. Ukshiptham, Parivahitham. Head gestures are very significant when you start telling a story. And the head needs to follow and co-ordinate with the hand gestures and other body movements. So head gestures are something that I teach during the steps class. Where as you start learning to co-ordinate the body with the hands. You also learn to co-ordinate the head movements with the hands and the arms and the shoulder movements. So that is the role that the head gestures play in Odissi dance."
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