Dance Vocabulary and Techniques
Class 7 · Arts
4 ideas in Class 7 Arts, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Nritta, Nritya, Natya
Part of: Dance technique
Nritta moves without story; nritya dances stories with rasa and bhava; natya stages full story dramas. Basic steps are the dance vocabulary.
Why it matters. Levels guide dancers from steps to stories.
Try it in two minutes
- Define three levels.
- Sort three performances.
- Build one step chain.
Try at home. Label three dance videos.
Beats and Steps
Part of: Dance technique
Five beats split 2 plus 3; six split 3 plus 3; seven split 3 plus 4, 3-2-2 or 4 plus 3. Start right, repeat left, permute stamps, heels and crosses.
Why it matters. Beat maths steadies every dancer.
Try it in two minutes
- Clap 2 plus 3.
- Clap 3 plus 3.
- Clap 3 plus 4.
Try at home. Stamp one 5-beat combo.
Hasta Conversations
Part of: Dance technique
Hand leads eyes, eyes lead mind, mind births bhava, bhava unfolds rasa. Samyuta hands greet, gather, offer, anger, knot, befriend, hide, swim and soar.
Why it matters. Gesture talk crosses all languages.
Try it in two minutes
- Trace the hand-to-rasa chain.
- Show five samyuta uses.
- Gesture one short phrase.
Try at home. Guess family gesture talks.
Jumps and Spins
Part of: Dance technique
Utplavana leaps and bhramari spins enrich dance. Yakshagana spins kneeling, Kalbelia circles, Pung Cholom drummers leap, Kathak twirls north; animals model jumps.
Why it matters. Airborne moves thrill audiences.
Try it in two minutes
- Try two safe jumps.
- Try two slow spins.
- Copy one animal jump.
Try at home. Spin like a peacock.
What your child will practise
- Beats and Steps: Jungle Quest (Flip and Match)
- Beats and Steps: Mission Control Quest (Match It Up)
- Hasta Conversations: Ocean Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Jumps and Spins: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Nritta, Nritya, Natya: Explorer'S Map Sort (Sort It Out)
- Quiz: Beats and Steps (8 questions)
- Quiz: Hasta Conversations (8 questions)
- Quiz: Jumps and Spins (8 questions)
- Quiz: Nritta, Nritya, Natya (8 questions)