Sutral Adavu

Sutral Adavu


Cholkettu - Tha Thai Thaam

                    Dhit Thai Thaam

Hastas/Mudras - Shikhara, Pathaka, Katakamukha and Alapadma

Posture - Aramandalam

Paada Behdas - Sama Padam, Agrathalasanchara, Anchitha


Turns, twists and jumps are characteristic of these adavus. These adavus are expected to be done at a slow pace to display the beauty of the movements. But it is used nowadays in energetic higher speed renditions too.

Sutral Adavu 1 - Shikhara in both hands, lift off ground with right foot followed by left and ending in a stretch of the right. At that point both hands are spread out in Natyarambha with right palm facing up. After this the stretched feet is brought back to aramandalam posture and right palm then faces down. This is then repeated on the lift side.

Sutral Adavu 2 - Shikhara in both hands, lift off ground with right foot followed by left and ending in a stretch of the right. At that point both hands are spread out in Natyarambha with right palm facing up. After this the stretched feet is brought back to aramandalam posture and right palm then faces down. And then feet it kudippu and mettu posture and hands come back in with shikhara.  This is then repeated on the lift side.

Sutral Adavu 3 - Hastas katakamukha and Alapadma. Stretch right leg, cross with left and jump and lad in swatikam. Right hand is extended in alapadma and katakamukha in left in fromt of chest for first stretch and left stretched and right hand in for the cross. Shift the left above head in Katakamukha and right extended in alapdma during jump and landing in swatikam.

Sutral Adavu 4 - Combination of 1 and 3

Sutral Adavu 5 - 3 done with shikhara and Pathaka hastas

Sutral Adavu 6 - Combination of 1 and 5

Sutral Adavu 7 - Take right leg around and face backwards in muzhumandalam and then stretch inward with you left stretched. Hands in Katakamukha and Alapadma.

Sutral Adavu 8 - Combination of 1 and 7

Sutral  Adavu 9 - Tripathaka. jump and stretch.



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