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Prelims 2012 · Art and Culture · Question 68

How do you distinguish between Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dances?<br/>1. Dancers occasionally speaking dialogues is found in Kuchipudi dance but not in Bharatnatyam.<br/>2. Dancing on the brass plate by keeping the feet on its edges is a feature of Bharatnatyam but Kuchipudi dance does not have such a form of movements.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

1 only

1. Correct. In Kuchipudi, dancers may occasionally speak or enact dialogues because of its dance-drama tradition. This is not a feature of Bharatanatyam.

2. Incorrect. Dancing on the brass plate (Tarangam) is a well-known feature of Kuchipudi, not Bharatanatyam. Hence the statement is reversed.

Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.

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