Keywords :Folk dance--India
India--Tamil Nadu
Kavadi Attam
Issue Date :1981
Publisher :Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description :There are many kinds of folk-dances in Tamil Nadu like Kavadi Attam, Karaka Attam (Pot dance), Poikkal Kutirai Attam (Dummy Horse), Mayil Attam (Dummy Peacock), Kaniyan Attam, Kol Attarn and so on. Every one of these dances has had a unique way of giving pleasure to the folks. The individual traits in each of them require special mention and all of them are played differently by different groups of artists. Present paper deal with them separately in order to have a clear understanding of each of the dances.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Perumal, A. N.
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2017-06-20T07:43:14Z
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2017-06-20T07:43:14Z
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1981
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There are many kinds of folk-dances in Tamil Nadu like Kavadi Attam, Karaka Attam (Pot dance), Poikkal Kutirai Attam (Dummy Horse), Mayil Attam (Dummy Peacock), Kaniyan Attam, Kol Attarn and so on. Every one of these dances has had a unique way of giving pleasure to the folks. The individual traits in each of them require special mention and all of them are played differently by different groups of artists. Present paper deal with them separately in order to have a clear understanding of each of the dances.
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