Mohiniattam 1 - The Dance Of The Enchantress Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

Mohiniattam 1 - The Dance Of The Enchantress

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Mohiniattam -
The dance of the enchantress
The dance of God's own country,
The dance of the palm fringed back waters,
The dance of awesome nature!

Mohiniattam
The dance of languorous grace,
The dance of swings and sways,
The dance of dainty toes,
The dance of perfect rhythm!

Mohiniattam
The dance of Sopanam Music,
The dance of Edakka beats,
The dance of Krishna's flute,
The dance of Sarasvati's veena!

Mohiniattam
The dance of accurate heart beats,
The dance of tranquil mind,
The dance of inner beauty,
The dance of a pure soul!

Mohiniattam 1 - The Dance Of The Enchantress
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: dance,grace,style
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I learnt Mohiniattam, when i was a schoolgirl in Kochi, Kerala from Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma. After my graduation, i came to Bombay and took up Mohiniattam seriously. I began to perform Mohiniattam at various venues in Mumbai and other parts of India. I was blessed with the opportunity to perform Mohiniattam in different countries of the world as well. During my career as a dansuese, i also researched, documented, systematised the style with a methodology.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
yoonoos peerbocus 11 April 2020

the mantra -the repetition is awesome much learnt..wonderful

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Bharati Nayak 11 April 2020

Mohiniattam - The dance of the enchantress The dance of God's own country, The dance of the palm fringed back waters, The dance of awesome nature! - - - - - - An amazing poem on the classical dance 'Mohiniattam'.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 07 November 2022

The dance of inner beauty, The dance of a pure soul! Immaculate description of mohiniattam. An adorable poem. Full marks.

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Preeti Maity 16 August 2020

Perfect description for mohiniattam. I am very happy that I chose to learn mohiniattam instead of any other classical dance form

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Shruti Verman 18 May 2020

An apt description of what Mohiniattam is by the enchantress herself..... :)

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Edward Kofi Louis 19 April 2020

Perfect rhythm! ! ! Steps of the dance, Musing along. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Kostas Lagos 11 April 2020

I think I can get the rhythm of that!

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