Ragamalika Jatiswaram performed by Anusha Subramanyam. Bharatanataym dance. Show casing pure dance movement, through the vocabulary of the Indian dance style Bhartanatyam.
In the Classical Margam, Jatiswaram is performed just after Alarippu.
Alarippu is performed to drum syllables or the mrudangam syllables. In Jathiswaram, melodic music is introduced.
The music comprises of swaras of a particular raga, set to a particular time cycle.
The song has a pallavi, anupallavi followed by two or three charana swaras.
A jati is performed in the beginning, followed by adavu 'korvais' that are choreographed for the swaras.
Adavus are strung together, for the set swaras of a raga following a time cycle, is known as "KORVAI."
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It is a joyful pattern of nritta.
