The symbol of the bells is to make a bigger sound when the dancer stomps his/her foot. The bells jingle when the foot is stomped, making a beautiful sound.
Micky Verma has written: 'Bharata natyam' -- subject(s): Dance, Bharata natyam
Janet O'Shea has written: 'At home in the world' -- subject(s): Bharata natyam, History, Political aspects, Political aspects of Bharata natyam, Social aspects, Social aspects of Bharata natyam
Mohan Khokar has written: 'Dancing Bharata Natyam' -- subject(s): Bharata natyam 'His dance, his life' -- subject(s): Dancers, Biography
classical
rukmini devi arundale
Bharata Natyam
she has no husband RIGHT ?
Anne-Marie Gaston has written: 'Krishna's musicians' -- subject(s): Vaishnava music, History and criticism 'Bharata natyam' -- subject(s): Bharata natyam, Dance, History
definitely not the traditional form of bharata natyam!
pakhawaj, violin, and flute these are the most popular instruments that a dancer performs to in bharatanatyam.
There are many instructional classical Indian dance DVDs on http://jayq.org
Play back singer Renjith's wife is Reshmi Menon. She is a trained Bharata Natyam dancer and performs lots of shows in Chennai.