| | |  | INDIA & SUBCONTINENT | Home » » Dances of India - Bharata Natyam Arangetram Dances | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Feedback and questions related this DVD are welcome. You can contact Padma Chebrolu at padma@culturalcentreofindia.com | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Padma Chebrolu | | Director:
| David Morrison | | Format:
| Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Full Screen, Surround Sound, NTSC | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Cultural Centre of India LLC | | Run Time:
| 60 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| December 18, 2003 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 19 reviews |
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 Definitely not worth it.Feb 08, 2010
I purchased Padma Chebrolu's 2 DVDs many years ago. The vocal music is not great, and her dancing is not up to par with professional dance Guru's that I know personally (in the USA). Regardless of where you live, don't be fooled into settling for this instructional DVD.
As a dance teacher, Padma's expressions and dancing are very sloppy. She does not appear confident and is off-beat sometimes. You can find plenty of other amazing quality Bharatanatyam dancers in the US. Padma Chebrolu would not even be on my Top 25 list. Hopefully I can re-sell my DVDs one day because they were a waste of time! The only thing that the DVD does well is explain the meaning of some songs.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 customerNov 12, 2007
i was very dissapointed by this dvd. the music was not good and the dance was horrible. there was no expression and looks like she was in a frozen state and it was like a 60 year old trying to dance,very sad.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Awful Music and Substandard DancingAug 26, 2007
My dance teacher recently rented the CD version of just the music to look for some ideas for new dance items, and we came across this AWFUL recording. The singer, who sings "light music," is just awful, and there was no sophistication in the execution of the pieces. The jathis in the varnam were a joke, maybe one step above an adavus class, and the singer just killed the song.
Likewise, when I actually saw the DVD, I was just appalled. She hardly had any stage presence and her face always seemed frozen. Her movements were mediocre, and she didn't really have much maturity in her dance as one would expect of a performer her age. There was no bhava in her abhinaya, nor did she exude a sense of enjoyment out of what she was doing. Perhaps she couldn't stand dancing to the music ;)
Conclusion, please do not buy this DVD...if you are interested in learning bharathanatyam, seek out a teacher. do not use these items in an aragetram or you will surely kill the audience ;)
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
cd quality ok but the vocals and quality of music is bad!Feb 23, 2007
I just got this cd and it is just pitiful. The all the musicians except for the vocal are great. The vocal woman sounds like she is in pain and does not at all express the strength of the the musical pieces. She know the pieces but is not able to convey them in a pleasing manner that carries teh messages of the songs.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Good as a reference DVDJul 16, 2006
For a complete beginner in her early thirties - like myself, this video is a good introduction into BharatNatyam. Other Bharatnatyam DVDs that are made in India are far too complicated and often make some vague, sophisticated references. Padma Chebrolu's explanations are simple and easy to grasp.
I decided to buy this DVD when I was looking for BharatNatyam DVD trailers online and found Bharata Natyam Arangetram Dances on jayq.org . Personally, I find P.Chebrolu's style interesting, even if it looks like a blend of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and other things.
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