Oriental Fine Arts Acadamy of London

( OFAAL)
International Examination

Bharathanatyam Syllabus
Grade – 1 juk; - 1
Practical (nray;Kiw)
All the following Adavus to be learnt in three speeds with Talam.

gpd;tUk; mlTfs; midj;Jk; %d;W fhyq;fspy; jhsj;Jld; fw;wpUj;jy; Ntz;Lk;.

Adavus mlTfs; No

1 Thattadavu jl;llT 8
2 Nattadavu ehl;llT 8
3 Tha Thei Thei Tha jhnja; nja;j 4
4 Kuthittu Mettu Adavu Fjpj;J nkl;llT 4
5 Theiya Theiye nja;ah nja;ap 4

THEORY (mwpKiw)-ORAL (tha;nkhop)

1. Candidates should know the Solkattu and Talam for the above
Adavus.
guPl;rhHj;jpfs; nray; Kiw mlTfSf;F nrhw;fl;Lk; jhsKk;
njupe;jpUj;jy; Ntz;Lk;.

2. Dhyana Slokam – to be able to say the Slokam in Sanskrit with

appropriate hand gestures and their meanings.
jpahd ];Nyhfk; - rk];;fpUj ];Nyhfj;ij $WtJld;
mjw;Fupa if mirTfSk;> fUj;Jf;fSk; njupe;jpUj;jy; Ntz;Lk;.

3. At the end of the session the candidate will be tested orally

in their grade 1 theory and practical knowledge as well as
some general question related to Bharathanatyam.
guPl;irapd; ,Wjpapy; juk; 1 ,d; mwpKiw, nray;Kiw
mwpTfSld; gujehl;baj;Jld; njhlHGila nghJ mwpT
tpdhf;fSk; ghpNrhjpf;fg;gLk;.

Sample Oral Question- tha;%y khjpup tpdhf;fs;

a) How many Thattadavus are there?
jl;llTfs; vj;jid?
b) What is the solkattu for Nattadavu?
ehl;lltpd; nrhw;fl;L vd;d?
c) What type of dance are you learning?
ePq;fs; gapYk; eldj;jpd; ngaH vd;d
d) Bharathanatyam originated from which country?
gujehl;bak; cUthf;fg;gl;l ehL vJ?
e) Which God is worshipped in Dhyana Slokam?
jpahd ];Nyhfj;jpy; tzq;fg;gLk; flTs; ahH?

OFAAL Bharathanatyam Grade -1 Syllabus, Revised in 2021, https://www.ofaal.org