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Primarily I would thank God for being able to complete this
project with success. Then I would like to thank my physics
teacher Mr. Rajnish Arora, whose valuable guidance has been
the ones that helped me patch this project and make it full
proof success, his suggestions and his instructions has served
as the major contributor towards the completion of the
project.I would also like to thank our principal Mrs.Upasana
Mehra for providing me all the facilities to finish the project
on time. I also express my sincere thanks to the CBSE board
for giving me this wonderful opportunity.I also thank my
parents for their encouragement and support in my humble
venture. Last but not the least I would like to thank my friends
who have helped and guided me a lot.
 Introduction to Kuchipudi Dance.

· Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It

originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra
Pradesh.
· Kuchipudi is a dance -drama performance, with its roots in the ancient
Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra.It developed as a religious art
linked to traveling bards, temples and spiritual beliefs, like all major
classical dances of India.
· The Kuchipudi performance usually begins with an invocation. Next, the
performance presents pure dance ( nritta ).This is followed with by the
expressive part of the performance (nritya), where rhythmic hand
gestures help convey the story.
· Vocal and instrumental Carnatic music in the Telugu language
accompanies the performance.
Application of Science in Kuchipudi Dance.

Gravity acts everywhere whether it is on earth, Mars, and

beyond-but our physical, kinaesthetic, and psychological
relationships to these natural forces change according to the
dance form we choose, and thereby the quality of the movement
also changes.
Both natural and cultural forces shape how we move: the
question is how to make those forces visible. Every dance
practice embodies an entire cultural belief system-a cosmology
of action and reaction in relation to the natural world. Physics
probes those natural forces through theories, formulas, and
diagrams. If we pull the scientific and cultural views together,
we might be able to construct a more complete picture of human
existence.
Application of Newton’s laws of Motion in Kuchipudi Dance.

Newton’s
Motion First Law Of

It states: A body at rest stays at rest and a body in motion stays in motion
unless acted on by a net external force.
A dancer sitting on the floor must do some work to start moving and would
need to do more to keep moving. This may make us think that our natural
state is to be at rest. However, as we will see from Newton’s First Law of
Motion, the natural state of an object is more complex: it takes force to
slow us down or speed us up, but not to keep us moving.
Newton’s
Motion Second Law Of

Newton’s Second Law of Motion states: “The rate of change of

momentum of an object is directly proportional to the force
applied.” Many forces act on a dancer, and every force has a
direction and magnitude.
However, what most people never notice is that these opposing
forces have to be balanced in order for a dancer not to fall over.
The normal has to act upwards in order to balance how gravity pulls
the dancer downwards
Formula - Σ(F)=ma
Newton’s Second Law of Motion can give us insight into one of the
most universal dance movements: bending at the knees, which is
often referred to as a plié.
Newton’s
Motion Third Law Of

The Third Law tells us that for every action (force),

there is an equal and opposite reaction force. This
means that forces do not act alone, but occur in
equal and opposite pairs between interacting
bodies.
The ground pushes back up at the dancer at the
same speed and with the same strength, creating the
force for the feet to work.
But this can only happen in a balanced manner if
the centre of gravity is aligned with the point of
contact.
ROTATIONAL INERTIA APPLIED ON KUCHIPUDI DANCE :
The organization of the body about this axis of rotation defines its
moment of inertia, which determines the dancer’s resistance to the turn.
The more the dancer’s body hugs the axis of rotation the faster the
dancer can turn for a given push. As the dancer’s mass extends out from
the axis — through limbs stretching out, for example— the dancer’s
resistance to the turn increases. The moment of inertia quantifies a
mass’s resistance to turning.
For this we will need to know not only the amount of force that is
applied, but also how that force is applied with respect to the axis of
rotation.
Center Of Mass Applied On
Kuchipudi Dance

· In physics, the center of mass of a

distribution of mass in space
(sometimes referred to as the balance
point) is the unique point where the
weighted relative position of the
distributed mass sums to zero. This is
the point to which a force may be
applied to cause a linear acceleration
without an angular acceleration .
Conservation of Angular Momentum in
Kuchipudi Dance.
Kuchipudi dancers bring their arms closer to their body in order to increase the angular
speed and decrease the moment of inertia. In order to decrease the angular speed, thus
When he/she stretches his/her arms their speed of rotation that is their angular velocity
decreases . And to increase the angular velocity , they withdraw or fold their arms .
Mathematically : Formula: L= Iω

Where, ω= angular velocity , I = moment of inertia, when

we say angular momentum is conserved that means the
product of I and ω is always same .
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