Bharathanatyam's three components.
movement,mime and music contribute equally in its performence.Here the term"BHARATHA" stands for bhava(mood) raga(music) and tala(rhythm) and is these components(BHA+RA+TA) ans natyam,as we have already stated, means nritya combined with abhinaya.Here it should not be mistaken to be the name of 'ACHARYA BHARAT' though now what is called as Bharathanatyam accords well with the nritya expounded by him in the natyasastra. Bharathanatyam is a solo lasya(tendor and erotic) dance,generally performed by a danseuse and sometimes by a danseur well.No doubt it is based on the theme of love,but it is invariably devotional in essence and never sensual.It is equally and evenly divided into nrita(abstract dance) and nritya(expressive dance). The nattuvanaras or the conductors of the dance recital, would present the dance in such sequence of stages like a bud bursting into a blossom of unmatched beauty,colour and splender.
