Basic Adavus of Bharatanatyam

Pakkadavu

Syllables: Tha Thai Thai Tha

PTK – Pataakam; KTKM – Katakamukham; ALPD - Alapadmam

1) Starting position

(Right) Tha Thai Thai Tha

(Left) Dith Thai Thai Tha

(Right) Tha Thai Thai Tha

(Left) Dith Thai Thai Tha

Repeat on left

KTKM

KTKM

PTK

PTK

KTKM KTKM KTKM PTK

KTKM TPTK

KTKM TPTK TPTK KTKM

KTKM TPTK

KTKM

PTK

KTKM PTK

PTK

KTKM KTKM

TPTK TPTK TPTK TPTK TPTK TPTK TPTK TPTK

2) Starting position

(Right) Tha Thai Thai Tha

(Left) Dith Thai Thai Tha

(Left) Tha Thai Thai Tha

(Right) Dith Thai Thai Tha

(Turn, Right) Tha Thai Thai Tha

(Left) Dith Thai Thai Tha

(Turn, Left) Tha Thai Thai Tha

(Right) Dith Thai Thai Tha

Repeat on left

3) Starting position

Same as second, with a ‘swing’ on the first beat.

4) Starting position

Tha Thai Thai Tha Dith Thai Thai Tha

Repeat on left

KTKM

KTKM

ALPD

KTKM

ALPD

KTKM

ALPD

KTKM

ALPD

DOLA

KTKM

ALPD

KTKM