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- Bharatanatyam is a form of Indian classical dance.
- It originated in the state of Tamil Nadu.
- Bharatanatyam is part of the eight popular Indian dance forms.
- The dance form is used to express religious and spiritual themes.
- Some of these themes include Shaivism and Hindu mythology.
- The specific schools of Bharatanatyam that dictate its techniques are known as baanis.
- Bharatanatyam is characterised by a fixed upper body while the legs are bent.
- However, knees are fixed during Bharatanatyam.
- Bharatanatyam was banned by the British in 1910.
- However, Indians protested against it and brought it back.
