what is natraj dance
1 As the Lord of Dance, Nataraja, Shiva performs the tandava, the dance in which the universe is created, maintained, and dissolved. 2  Shiva's long, matted tresses, usually piled up in a knot, loosen during the dance and crash into the heavenly bodies, knocking them off course or destroying them utterly.aá¹­arÄja in Sanskrit (à¤¨à¤à¤°à¤¾à¤) means Lord of dance. The word is also used in Telugu,Tamil,Kannada, Malayalam. Koothan is derived from the Tamil word Koothu, which means dance or performance. A male dancer is termed Koothan.