RLV Anand and Jaya Anand are the first couples who performed
mohiniyattam as a couple dance in kerala. Mohiniyattam, the female classical solo
dance of Kerala, is the
dance of the Mohini, the celestial enchantress of Hindu mythology.
The dance is based on Hastha Lakhsana Deepika, the treatise on
hand gestures, and its lyrics are in Manipravala, a mixture of Sanskrit and Malayalam languages. Mohiniyattam usually
deals with the themes of love and devotion. The slow, swaying movements ofMohiniyattam along with subtle facial expressions give it an identity different
from that of the other classical dance forms of India.
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