README.md

---
license: cc-by-nc-nd-4.0
task_categories:
- video-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- dance
- bharatnatyam
- indian classical dance
pretty_name: Bharatnatyam Adavus
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---

# Dataset Card for Dataset Name

Dance videos

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## Dataset Details

BharatNatyam is an Indian classical dance form and Adavus are basis of BharatNatyam. Combined all adavus cover all movement that any dance could possibly have.
They are performed on Tala(beats) and focus on all . It has categorisation for all possible movements of shiro (head), drishti (eye) & greeva (neck) bhedhas (movements) and the categorisation of anga (body)

https://www.naatyaanjali.com/shiro-drishti-greeva-bhedhas-anga/

It also has categorisation for various pada(leg) and hasta(hand) movements 

https://www.naatyaanjali.com/paadha-bhedhas/
https://www.naatyaanjali.com/asamyuta-hastas/
https://www.naatyaanjali.com/asamyuta-hastas/

A combination of the above and an emotion + story makes a dance drama usually used to send a message / potray history/ spread religion
https://www.naatyaanjali.com/the-expressive-dance/

The dataset consists of 162 videos of 15 categories of Adavus. 3 more categories have been added from alternate Bharatnatyam dance style.
https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/styles-of-bharata-natyam-issues-in-news/


### Dataset Description

Number of videos for each Adavu. Each Adavu differs beacause of difference in pada(leg) and hasta(hand) movement

DhalankuAdavu - 2
KarthariAdavu - 3
KudithuMettuAdavu - 12
MandiAdavu - 4
Nattadavu - 32
ParavalAdavu - 16
SarukkalAdavu - 3
ThahathaJamTharithaAdavu - 3
ThaiThaiThaThamAdavu - 4
ThaiyaThaihiAdavu - 8
ThaThaiThaHaAdavu - 11
ThaThaiThamAdavu - 16
Thattadavu - 24
ThattimettuAdavu - 15
TheerumanamAdavu - 5

KattiASdavu - 1
UthplavanaAdavu - 2
UtsangaAdavu - 1

adavus_mapping contains alternate adavu names as they differ based on the style as well as the teacher



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