Handcrafted Brass Dance Kuchipudi Plate 14 Inches

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• This plate is used while performing traditional Kuchipudi dance. This brass plate is 14 inch in diameter and very suitable for dance purposes.
• This plate is unpolished and Some cuts above that to avoid slipping from the plate during the dance.
• Washable product. The brass plate may become dull and tarnished over time. A good piece will last for a very long time even generations with a little care and maintenance. To ensure this, Keep your plate clean, neat, and dry when not in use. To regain its shining rub with a mixture of lemon and salt or tamarind or metal shining powders.
• The plate is not polished. It is used under your leg . When it is polished, due to dirt and sweat from your body look plate as untidy.

The dance form Kuchipudi developed in what is now known as the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Kuchipudi derives its name from the village Kuchelapuram, where it was nurtured by great scholars and artists who built up the repertoire and refined the dance technique.

Unique feature of Kuchipudi is the Tarangam, in which the performer dances on the edges of a brass plate, executing complicated rhythmic patterns with dexterity, while sometimes also balancing a pot of water on the head.

Made from Pure Brass, this is our own modern aesthetic take on the traditional Brass plate this season! Brass is also known as pital in India.

About Kuchipudi Plate Dance:

The classical dance form of Kuchipudi uses fast rhythmic footwork and special body movements. Rendered using hand gestures and elusive facial expression, it is combined with more realistic acting by the dancers. Another unique dance piece of Kuchipudi is the Tarangam, in which the performer after narration of the story through abhinaya, dances on the edges of a brass plate, executing complicated rhythmic patterns with agility, while sometimes also balancing a pot of water on the head.
The artist dances on the thambaalam, placing the feet upon the raised edges. The brass thambaalam is sharp on edges. The plate is available in various sizes such as 13”,14”, etc., To check the suitable size the length of the feet shall fit into the inner circle of the base of the plate. You can also have an eye on how much it deflects when the entire body weight is on the plate.

Artist pays namaskaram with the plate, then keep the feet at the inner circle and slowly slides towards the raised edges both the feet together for a proper balance while sliding. Next the sharp edge of the plate is being hold between great toe and 2nd toe. All these are done within the stipulated time before starting the piece of dance.
Different movement with the plate: the general move is dragging the plate with both the feet together forward, back ward and circular, with one feet at a time beating to the rhythm with the other side stationary, forward, backward or circular, Extrovert steps such as jumping from edge to inner circle & back to the rhythm and or with swapping/crossing the feet. All these kinds of movements are done to perform one or more Jathis.

The speed of the movement is controlled by the artist based on his or her physical exert and the friction of the surfaces- the stage & the plate. The rough stages like cemented gives a better control of the movement due to its high friction compared to the polished and smooth surfaces such as a marble or wooden stage where the artist has to be extra cautious to the speed control and less exertion to be done.