Savitha Sastry Bharatanatyam Performance

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  • Опубликовано: 9 июн 2009
  • An excerpt from Pushpanjali - an invocatory piece in Bharatanatyam; dance choreography by Savitha Sastry; All rights reserved. Student of Dhananjayans and Adyar Lakshman. For more information www.savithasastry.com.
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  • @savithasastry
    @savithasastry  13 лет назад +87

    I have studied with the best of gurus for about 13 years. The journey is endless and my times these days are spent in the pursuit of rediscovering myself in this art form. The dance evolves with the dancer.. and it is my endeavor to keep this beautiful art meaningful and pure

  • @twicetwice457
    @twicetwice457 3 года назад +39

    People think dance is just about splits and cartwheels. No, that is not correct. Dance is like art and you show it through moves and expressions. This is a masterpiece

  • @sl5154
    @sl5154 4 года назад +140

    Somehow it also reminds me some ancient Egyptian dance paintings. It's so beautiful Indians preserved this absolutely beautiful dance.

  • @amberleilani93
    @amberleilani93 12 лет назад +78

    I love how every movement was executed with grace and perfection. Even the eyes and facial expressions were dead on! And those lines!!! Man! Dancers like me would KILL to have such perfect lines!! Very well done!

  • @deepakapoor
    @deepakapoor 3 года назад +56

    So beautifully executed. Her smile and her expressions were spell bounding.

  • @sahd0w
    @sahd0w 7 лет назад +295

    I'm just a white girl from Chicago but nothing fascinates me more than these dances. They're so eerily intricate and beautiful. The facial expressions are captivating.

    • @greentomato4632
      @greentomato4632 5 лет назад +50

      it doesn't matter that you're a "white" girl from chicago. just watch, listen; let the dance and music permeate your being. they are yours too.

    • @Supernovacauser
      @Supernovacauser 3 года назад +2

      As half Indian from my mom. Your skin tone in this case doesn’t matter. Just enjoy the music. Our music is yours.

  • @Chakritji
    @Chakritji 14 лет назад +27

    So beauty.....I am from Thailand and what I saw here is one of my favorit... really nice dance so emotional.

  • @kaelthuzad4640
    @kaelthuzad4640 8 лет назад +80

    That voice ... melting melting melting me...

  • @postadsnow
    @postadsnow 12 лет назад +10

    This is currently my favorite RUclips video as of 6/24/12. I like watching it before I go to bed especially after midnight. The vocalist also has a great smoothing sounding voice that goes along quite well with the music. Something about classical Indian music and dance that put me at peace. Great!

  • @egobis3128
    @egobis3128 2 года назад +9

    БЕСПОДОБНО !!!!! потрясающе прекрасно !!!!! у неё есть свой стиль ! она ----- стремящаяся , догоняющая звук !
    я бы назвала её -- летящая стрела !она такая бесхитростная ! прямая !

  • @glendamcdaniel7287
    @glendamcdaniel7287 6 лет назад +10

    When I was in 4th grade I was fortunate to have a teacher who taught us about other cultures . I'm so glad she did because I appreciate the beauty of this dance, its meaning and this very talented & beautiful dancer.

  • @user-lv8ed1xm2s
    @user-lv8ed1xm2s 6 месяцев назад +3

    I'm from Rawalpindi Pakistan. I often think if God hadn't created India , this world wouldn't have had charm. India is half world.

  • @nothanksplease447
    @nothanksplease447 Год назад +11

    She looks like a flower. Her dancing, her poise, stunning❤️

    • @Sonalisingh12366
      @Sonalisingh12366 Год назад +2

      Yea u r saying right she is looking like flower

  • @Belkiolur1
    @Belkiolur1 4 года назад +33

    God, she works on every muscles of her body including eyebrows

  • @AstandsforAlex
    @AstandsforAlex 5 лет назад +20

    This is so beautiful and hypnotic! I also love how she looks like she's high, but still killing it

  • @ElenDubhglas
    @ElenDubhglas 12 лет назад +6

    I love the joy and passion apparent in this dancer's every gesture. It's clear that she loves every second of what she's doing!

  • @alexispineda5075
    @alexispineda5075 4 года назад +17

    I can feel India in this dance! I love it!!

  • @venkappayasardesai337
    @venkappayasardesai337 9 лет назад +202

    i just love it .she also moved her eyes on every step. this called bharatanatyam

    • @rcabeceiras
      @rcabeceiras 6 лет назад +3

      Venkappaya Sardesai, she dances with her eyes!

  • @LalithaDevi-Indian-Dance-Yoga
    @LalithaDevi-Indian-Dance-Yoga 10 лет назад +34

    the clarity of your dance and personality is very very beautiful

  • @attaoui52
    @attaoui52 8 лет назад +25

    j'adore leur perfection qui parait simple et pourtant faut avoir un énorme talent et beaucoup d'années de travail comme pour le ballet ou art martial

  • @2020abcd
    @2020abcd 11 лет назад +53

    For the gods in the temples, actually! This has primarily been a temple dance with very strong Hindu roots.

    • @kumarankutty2755
      @kumarankutty2755 3 года назад +2

      To say Tolstoy a Russian Christian wrote stories and novels depicting the Christian life of then Russia is wrong. Any art which gives pleasure to the human mind is universal, despite its origin. It has no cast and creed.

    • @kathaksehajpreet
      @kathaksehajpreet 3 года назад +1

      @@kumarankutty2755 😄

    • @JaseekaRawr
      @JaseekaRawr 3 года назад +2

      @Asha Lizzy It's definitely of Hindu origin/artform. But I appreciate Kumaran's progressive comment. 😁❤️ In that there should be zero barriers for practice & appreciation. I also appreciate your comments, that "it's learned irrespective of religion." Specifically because I'm American Christian/agnostic, while my husband is Tamil atheist(family is Hindu). I'm pregnant right now & whether it's a boy or girl, they will for sure learn Bharatanatyam. (We're living in Tamilnadu & will settle here.)
      Bharatanatyam is an ancient, incredible artform that needs to be always appreciated & carried on. It's become a cultural, important staple of India, in that it originated here & is practiced all over the country.
      You should look at Sridevi Nrithyalaya's channel, btw. That's who I dream of being my kid's Guru. 😊 Her, the school, students & performances are absolutely top notch.❤️🙏

  • @PriyaDharshini-ds4fx
    @PriyaDharshini-ds4fx 9 лет назад +26

    fantastic performance savitha... each n every step was so graciously done i was totally lost in it can watch and get lost forever....BE BLESSED BY THE DIVINE POWER....always.

  • @savithasastry
    @savithasastry  13 лет назад +155

    Thank you! "Pushpanjali" is a traditional offering of flowers to invoke the dieties before a Bharathanatyam recital. The verses in this piece are from the Madurashtakam in the praise of Lord Krishna, the flute playing enchanter. "Sweet are your lips, sweeter your radiant face, and quicksilver glances; and sweetest of them all is your smile!"

    • @christinerapoza885
      @christinerapoza885 6 лет назад +4

      Thank you for explaining. I feel awed by the dancers and would like to know more of the meanings behind the painted face, hands, feet and the expressions. WOW. Wonderful and moving. Thank you so much for your talent and YOU. Blessed be.

    • @gingercore69
      @gingercore69 6 лет назад

      Its amazing

    • @sekardwntr
      @sekardwntr 3 года назад

      Thank you for explaining! You embody that explanation incredibly well. Your dance, expression, and aura in this performance highly inspires me for my upcoming work. Thank you!

    • @invinciblecucumber
      @invinciblecucumber 3 года назад

      So in Hinduism you believe Gods have physical bodies, with human features like smile?
      I always thought God's are just representations of creative forces that made universe...

    • @infinite5795
      @infinite5795 2 года назад +2

      @@invinciblecucumber we Hindus believe God can be formless or even, with a form. Depends on what form u would like to give, Krishna can be shown as a baby, teen, adult anything, he can take the characteristics of any face, Depends on how the sculptor would want it. More like we say, it is a representation of ur self, like Jesus can be black, white, albino as well for the believer, although he was a middle-eastern.
      We also smash or wash away on shores the same statues we make ultimately, signifying human life is impermanent and even if, God transcends to the Earth as a human, for the laws that unite humanity must be followed by everyone.

  • @safeaesa8886
    @safeaesa8886 6 лет назад +124

    The best part is actually the fact she kept that beautiful smile on her face throughout the routine (even if it's tiring as hell)

    • @SonamDevi-cv6iv
      @SonamDevi-cv6iv 3 года назад +1

      It is not fact it's part of song according to lyrics indian cultural dances deeply follow lyrics and tune and meaningful

  • @Reincarnation111
    @Reincarnation111 9 лет назад +6

    what form....what finesse! a joy to behold..thanks for sharing!

  • @susyo4748
    @susyo4748 9 лет назад +106

    Really beautiful, the last year, I was in india, and, I Really enjoy, the food, and culture, !

  • @rsinclair689
    @rsinclair689 3 года назад +1

    Wow, india has such amazing culture and beauty, she (the dancer) has wonderful poíse, movement, and radiance. Music is excellent!

    • @savithasastry
      @savithasastry  3 года назад

      Yes, it is very vibrant and diverse 🙏

  • @richardmapa2585
    @richardmapa2585 2 года назад +1

    Good Lord!! She’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL..!.

  • @reischavalentine9564
    @reischavalentine9564 8 лет назад +41

    hermoso !!!!!! me encanto

  • @wokeymcwokeface1974
    @wokeymcwokeface1974 4 года назад +4

    A million thanks and deep gratitude for keeping our culture alive!

  • @alikhurshasab4001
    @alikhurshasab4001 Год назад +2

    Agar India na hota to dunia mein ronak, roshni, aor dilkashi na hoti. Love from Rawalpindi

    • @48677
      @48677 9 месяцев назад

      Love from India

  • @Ahmed1981E
    @Ahmed1981E 10 лет назад +26

    wowwww… she is gorgeous!!

  • @dumuzi5538
    @dumuzi5538 9 лет назад +13

    That was beautiful!
    Amazing post. Thank you.
    Love and blessings. Namaste

  • @PeachyMushroom
    @PeachyMushroom 10 лет назад +6

    the beautiful, refined, and sublime expressions of Vedic rhythms and concepts...

  • @gerardogavilantocaimasa3141
    @gerardogavilantocaimasa3141 2 года назад +1

    Most beautiful and graceful classical dancer I've ever seen. Like so much her facial expressions and movements. Congratulations Miss Savitha Sastry!

  • @Djamila0017
    @Djamila0017 14 лет назад +1

    Hello Savita, this is wonderful. Lately I have seen an Odissi dance performances by 2 Indian women and since then I am really impressed of the Indian dance.

  • @SadieMae099
    @SadieMae099 10 лет назад +14

    love this dance! it calms me down

  • @alvin7898
    @alvin7898 9 лет назад +30

    Really absolutely breathtaking

  • @arathis.a954
    @arathis.a954 7 лет назад +1

    the vocalist is Sri Hari prasad kanyal . simply amazing. in fact he is my guru.

    • @SiddarthKandasamy
      @SiddarthKandasamy 11 месяцев назад

      Omg thanks very much. Was going through hundreds of comments to know it.

  • @Glinapomojet
    @Glinapomojet 5 лет назад +2

    I have been searching for cultural indian dance and found amazing perfomnce! Cant describe... wow!

  • @beatthecrowd001
    @beatthecrowd001 10 лет назад +20

    everything about this is marvelous :)

  • @orthodox111
    @orthodox111 15 лет назад +29

    Everything about this is just beautiful - the dance, the music and in particular the dancer herself! More videos!

  • @DaisyDebs
    @DaisyDebs 8 лет назад +1

    I always think of the dance teacher when I see such excellent dancing and the many hours of practice of the student . A delight to watch such an amazing dancer .

  • @kalpanaiyengar7608
    @kalpanaiyengar7608 9 лет назад +1

    I've watched this "Pushpanjali" a million times with all of my students! I love it.

  • @sl5154
    @sl5154 4 года назад +3

    Unbelievable and breathtaking! Her facial expressions are magnific!

  • @ev7841
    @ev7841 9 лет назад +193

    wow so interesting and beautiful i adore indian culture!!!!!

    • @sanjanajha5357
      @sanjanajha5357 5 лет назад

      punit p hindu culture is indian culture and vice versa

    • @user-vs3ko2lt6u
      @user-vs3ko2lt6u 3 года назад

      What the name of dance😭😭

    • @infinite5795
      @infinite5795 2 года назад

      @@user-vs3ko2lt6u Kuchipudi, a classical dance frm Andhra pradesh.

    • @48677
      @48677 Год назад

      @@user-vs3ko2lt6u It's Bharatanatyam.

  • @rajbir181abc2
    @rajbir181abc2 8 лет назад

    8 classical dances are enough to prove that india is most diverse . . savita proud of you . . God bless you. .

  • @dariabarsukova7109
    @dariabarsukova7109 Год назад +2

    Would love to know who composed the music!! So beautiful, stands apart even from the dance but complements it perfectly

  • @nikcollettekristin
    @nikcollettekristin 11 лет назад +4

    very beautiful! humans are amazing beings! I love it! The hand gestures are so precise.

  • @ulkerhasanova1910
    @ulkerhasanova1910 8 лет назад +12

    beautiful. Love Savita Sastri's performances...watch again and again. Salam Alaika From Azerbaijan 🌸🌸🌸

  • @nyomanartana9619
    @nyomanartana9619 6 лет назад

    Everytime i came from work always watching savitha sastry... She is so elegant and i love indian traditional dance...namaste

  • @sundarilakshminarayanan7220
    @sundarilakshminarayanan7220 3 года назад +1

    Vigorous. Continuos practice. Very well choreographed. Appropriate music. Rythemic. Steps. Beautiful. Graceful expressions really wonderful

  • @dineshlamarumba4557
    @dineshlamarumba4557 4 года назад +8

    bravo, marvolous, amazing, beaituful.

  • @myKevnake
    @myKevnake 11 лет назад +30

    I loved the foot work, arm movements and facial expressions. Great performance!

  • @satyapatel7749
    @satyapatel7749 4 года назад +2

    fluency facial expressions all insync leading to ONE universal ONE🙏🙌

  • @RinnyRin69
    @RinnyRin69 13 лет назад +1

    I feel so inspired when I see this dance. Even though I'm American and was not brought up in the tradition, I feel this indescribable connection with Bharathanatyam. I wish I had studied it as a child.

  • @carlaweil2804
    @carlaweil2804 10 лет назад +30

    Such grace, beauty, and fluidity in movement. Like watching a work of art, a poem in motion. Perfection.

  • @medtiyamitesh
    @medtiyamitesh 9 лет назад +3

    gamanam madhuram! Flawless performance!

  • @romeofardeen
    @romeofardeen 6 лет назад

    I have a very very little sense of
    BHARATNATYAM but still its adorable. any performance with that kind of smile is enough.

  • @gilyanakarnaeva3389
    @gilyanakarnaeva3389 10 лет назад

    My admirations and love !!! I wish I could dance like Savitha ji....great professional and devoted to this style of Indian classical dance.

  • @seetharamaraojonnalagadda993
    @seetharamaraojonnalagadda993 3 года назад +3

    The singer has a wonderful resonant voice and rendered so electrifyingly to match the danseuse! Together it makes par excellence! Wow! Who is the singer?

  • @abdeslemazdem5639
    @abdeslemazdem5639 10 лет назад +6

    L 'art de la chorographie d rythme et de la couleur(habillage) une symbiose sublime

  • @MintyCanRead
    @MintyCanRead 7 лет назад

    You can pause this at any point and it looks like a painting every time. So beautiful and expressive.

  • @julie5310
    @julie5310 4 года назад +1

    Her face! So expressive..

  • @personalgeovaniribeiro2221
    @personalgeovaniribeiro2221 9 лет назад +5

    linda performace linda dançarina e com sua magia encanta parabens...

  • @MegaBenzahra
    @MegaBenzahra 6 лет назад +44

    Very beautiful Hindu dance..!!!!!!!!!
    And very beautiful Hindu music also
    I just love it
    Thank you
    Have a very nice day
    And my friendship to all the Indians

  • @Gabriela-gq3kx
    @Gabriela-gq3kx 9 лет назад +56

    omg i love it! from Dominican Republic

  • @susan5244
    @susan5244 5 лет назад +1

    This women's effort of many years is clearly visible...You can't learn bharatnatyam in short time.

  • @harenrussel
    @harenrussel 5 лет назад +4

    Namaste Savitha. Thank you for a perfect performance. Truly magnificent.

  • @pramilapatel290
    @pramilapatel290 5 лет назад +3

    Proud to be an Indian.... Absolutely breathtaking performance, seeing her I started loving Bharatnatyam, if u agree like this..

  • @yerusalemabreha3910
    @yerusalemabreha3910 7 лет назад

    this is one of the many reasons I want to go to India!!! thanks for sharing your beautiful video.

  • @husainpamungkas9835
    @husainpamungkas9835 3 года назад +1

    Indian girl is so beautiful and have a beautiful hair. Greeting from indonesia :). Sorry for my bad english

  • @georgeboeck1298
    @georgeboeck1298 7 лет назад +40

    Wow. I generally will try to say something with content in comments -- the footwork was astonishing, unlike anything I've ever seen, the facial expressions led me to want a description of what was being depicted -- but I'm left agreeing with lots of others here -- wow! Thanks Google.

    • @emrao7732
      @emrao7732 5 лет назад +7

      +George Boeck, The latter part of the dance is related to a Sanskrit devotional song written by Saint Vallabhacharya in praise of Lord Krishna! Her facial expressions reveal the sweetness of his (Krishna's): lips, face, eyes, gait and every gesture!! Please watch it once again

  • @satyapatel7749
    @satyapatel7749 4 года назад +3

    अति सुंदर प्रणाम जि ***

  • @AnonyMous-bk5ce
    @AnonyMous-bk5ce 10 лет назад

    She's so precise and so full of energy...you wouldn't think that there'd be people left in the world who could dance like that.

  • @KonichiWawa
    @KonichiWawa 11 лет назад +1

    I have been searching for a type of indian dance combined with the emotional music India is so famous for. You are wonderful!

  • @postadsnow
    @postadsnow 12 лет назад +7

    Excellent! That's it. I'm embedding this video into my web site now to help share it with the world. Great! Great! Great! And I like the music too.

  • @alisoncain769
    @alisoncain769 8 лет назад +12

    Beautiful. I love how every movement, even of her fingers, tells the story of the dance.

  • @emanuelagiuseppini2593
    @emanuelagiuseppini2593 6 лет назад

    Savitha meravigliosa danzatrice Savitha wonderful dancer
    (from Italy )

  • @rajkanthcj783
    @rajkanthcj783 4 года назад

    ராஜ நாகம் போல் உடல் அமைப்பு பரத் அதற்கு ஏற்ற உடல் வாகுடன் அருமையான அபிநய பரத நாட்டிய சின்முத்திரை அழகாக நூல் பிடித்தது போல் மிக நேர்த்தியாக பாவத்துடன் பாராட்டும்படி நடனத்தை விரும்பி பார்க்கும் படி ஆடியது அற்புதம் வாழ்க வளர்க உயர்க

  • @PaolaCynthiia
    @PaolaCynthiia 12 лет назад +47

    i lov that kind of danc a lot.. u dont know how much..!!! i would lik to learn ... bt im justr dancing bollywood styles..! i would lik to travel wherever someone can teach me this style...!!! thx for show us this beautifull danc... im peruvian and i Lov Indian music.

    • @ajithpanja9078
      @ajithpanja9078 2 года назад

      Come to Tamil nadu
      South India u can learn

  • @saigaikwad6094
    @saigaikwad6094 8 лет назад +7

    i dont understand tamil language... inspite of this i could have able to understood this bcoz of your expression.. enough to convey lyrics....thanx

    • @darshangowda9347
      @darshangowda9347 6 лет назад +3

      The lyrics is Sanskrit

    • @greentomato4632
      @greentomato4632 5 лет назад

      a lot of carnatic music is written in telugu, and telugu has incorporated a large amount of samskritam into it.

  • @zarasbazaar
    @zarasbazaar 14 лет назад +1

    Mesmerizing! I am learning a very simple Bharatanatyam routine and it's very difficult. You make it look effortless.

  • @dominiquegabrielnourry9453
    @dominiquegabrielnourry9453 6 лет назад +1

    Never my soul met dance's Light like in that wonderful dance . Thank you

  • @santoshprajapati1952
    @santoshprajapati1952 9 лет назад +12

    best dance in the word ....

  • @blueearth5000
    @blueearth5000 8 лет назад +15

    Amazing. Thank you for uploading !!

  • @samprasadmajumdar1697
    @samprasadmajumdar1697 9 лет назад +1

    AN EPITOME OF BHARATANATYAM-MARVELS BY SAVITA SASTRY FOR THE GLOBAL HEARTS TO BE ADORED. GOD BLESS YOU ALL ON THE 1ST OF JANUARY, 2015; AND EVER...

  • @sl5154
    @sl5154 4 года назад +1

    I wish one day you can do a world tour so I can watch you alive with all my family and friends Madam Sastry! A big hug from Greece.

  • @karriemarques5
    @karriemarques5 9 лет назад +8

    Acho lindo demais essa dança!

  • @lioncita2438
    @lioncita2438 9 лет назад +71

    This dance is beautiful to watch.

  • @vtorialyn
    @vtorialyn 11 лет назад +1

    I love the internet, because I get to enjoy so many other cultures and their beautiful traditions! This is so lovely.

  • @xLadyRaine
    @xLadyRaine 3 месяца назад +1

    The grace, strength and control is exceptional

  • @ksmanjunatha
    @ksmanjunatha 13 лет назад +6

    Expressive, Graceful movement and great precision. Lovely performance. All the best.

  • @nickirafiei5306
    @nickirafiei5306 5 лет назад +15

    she looks so graseful and beautiful in that Sari! keep it up Savitha Shastri!

  • @gerardguittat2878
    @gerardguittat2878 6 лет назад

    So nice dance, congratulations...
    I saw this Bharata Natyam dance in Guimet muséum in Paris . Wonderful !!!
    I visited India Bharat 2 weeks...

  • @hannanhammouiri2596
    @hannanhammouiri2596 7 лет назад

    Absolutely amazing talent you have. extraordinary indeed, thank you so much for inspiring me and sharing your beauty with the world

  • @jaaj1763
    @jaaj1763 8 лет назад +172

    That must seriously burn your legs. Woah

    • @Supernovacauser
      @Supernovacauser 3 года назад +1

      Indian dances are very tiring. Like your legs are in hell . I have never done a Indian dance but with a Indian mom that still kinda knows how to dance like this. I can confirm.

  • @kethna.2676
    @kethna.2676 8 лет назад +19

    I'm born in America but I'm a indian and I study the dance bharathnatiom

  • @alexishagerman7038
    @alexishagerman7038 2 года назад +1

    I don’t know why but this is the most epic dance style I’ve ever seen

  • @actsrv9
    @actsrv9 11 лет назад +1

    Indian classical dances are beauty and grace for the peace-loving among us. The rest can tire themselves with Munni Badnaam and Sheela ki Jawani...

    • @acccs902
      @acccs902 2 года назад

      Now they are like "naach meri rani".