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Kpudi
Dance terms for Indian Classical Dance Kuchipudi
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tala | Rhythym/beat |
| Samam | 1st beat of Aditala |
| Rassha | Essence of dance |
| devadasi | temple dancer |
| nritya | expressive dance |
| natya shastra | book written on theater |
| avartana | one cycle of aditala |
| Abhanaya | expression |
| natya | theater |
| Sanskrit | language |
| nritta | abstract dance |
| laya | tempo |
| nataraja | King of dance |
| siclic | type of cycle |
| abhanaya Dharpana | Book written on dance |
| Aditala | 8 beat cycle |
| guru | teacher |