Dept.of dance Mrs. MANSI SAXENA LASYA DANCE B.A I Dept.of dance Mrs. MANSI SAXENA

Introduction Lasya is the dance form performed by Goddess Parvati. It expresses happiness and is filled with grace and beauty. After the demon Tripurasura was killed by Lord Shiva, he danced in rage. In order to please and pacify him Goddess Uma performed a soft and shringarik dance, which is called Lasya.

The dance is extremely soft in movements and shringarik in expressions The dance is extremely soft in movements and shringarik in expressions. Female dancers perform the dance more effectively. Lasya is the feminine version of Tandava. In this dance, instruments with soft sound, high bass are used such as manjira, flute, ghoongro, madal, dhol, tabla etc.

TYPES OF LASYA DANCE Lasya can be classified into three categories. Vikata Lasya – The dance form in which laya, taala, bhava are exhibited while performing is called Vikata Lasya Visham Lasya – By using bhramari through horizontal, circular, slanted movements, special footwork in lasya based dance visham lasya is performed Laghu Lasya – By producing sound on earth through anklets and through anchit, kunchit padavinyas, laghu lasya is performed.

VACHIK ABHINAYA

AHARAYA ABHINAYA

SATVIKA ABHINAYA It is the most important yet the most difficult mode of expression."SAT" means mind.It is the outcome of the phsycological state of mind.Its most important aspect is characterisation wherein the dancer must feel the various situations and mentally get involved in them. 

Music in Manipuri Dance T

Costume The Ras costume consists of a richly embroidered stiff skirt which extends to the feet. These skirts or lehngas are called ‘Kumin’ and also a ‘patloi’named cloth worn by females A short fine white muslin skirt is worn over it. A dark coloured velvet blouse covers the upper part of the body and a traditional white veil is worn over a special hair-do which falls gracefully over the face. Krishna wears a yellow dhoti, a dark velvet jacket and a crown of peacock feathers. The jewellery is very delicate and the designs are unique to the region.

Manipuri Dancers The present noted Manipuri dancers of India and Bangladesh, as well as international fame are Hanjaba Guru Bipin Singha, Guru Chandrakanta Singha - Nartanachrya, Guru Nilmadhab Mukharjee, Guru Haricharan singha, Bibhaboti Devi, Kalabati Devi etc. Most of them have their dancing tours on the manipuri to England, America, Rassia, Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Hongkong, Thailand, Bhutan, Srilanka etc. and earned great name and fame for their style. Among Non-Manipuri dancers, the names of Preeti patel, Sruuti Banerjee, Tamanna Rahman.In Bombay the famous performers and teachers are the Jhaveri sisters - Nayana,Suverna, Darshana and Ranjana Jahveri. They continue this tradition at their institution 'Manipuri Nartanalaya'.