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Prathama begins with Excercises, streching & yoga Asanas followed by various techniques of body movements , Mudras, poses, eye, neck, head movements with different foot positions including elementary uses of “talas” or rhythm.learners will able to perform on stage a small piece of dance recital “Mangalacharan”.

   

After the basic techniques one learns in “Prathama” level, dancers move on to acquire the skills of executing different dance pieces gracefully to the variations in rhythmic structure, for example pure dance like “Batu”, “Pallavi” etc.
It also introduces expressions potrayed by face co-ordinated with body movements . according to the age and experience of the dancers, teacher provides situations for the dancer to potray.

   

In this level the understanding of pure dance and that of Abhinaya or expressional dance goes for indepth analysis.
Each segment of pure dance flows with grace and sculpturesque perfection. One needs the master the grammer to execute the dance pieces with clarity and it should be asthetically pleasant.
Understanding of literature helps the dancer to emote. Moving from one character to another in a solo dance needs a matured dancer.

 
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