Being a flexible dancer

Some dance styles (like Ballet and Contemporary) require the dancer to be more flexible. Forms like hip-hop or tap demand lower full-body flexibility, of course.

When it comes to Bharatanatyam, it's definitely important to keep yourself agile & moving like a rubber-band :) After all, it's a common trend that the more advanced stages of this legendary temple dance is complemented by ballet.

Yup, you heard it. If you do Ballet, you'll find advanced Bharatanatyam easier due to the body's increased ability to perform certain poses and Natya-dynamics.

Not that it's necessary to learn Ballet for learning Natyam, but you might find some moves a lot easier to perform! Although you'd need to be careful not to get carried away, since Ballet's curvature requirements for poses are different, obviously.

- natyayogis