lasyan.
/ˈlɑːsjə/ A graceful style of female dancing in India.
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lila1828
natya1832
nritta1833
nritya1833
rasa1912
tandava1924
lasya1937
kathak1941
Bharatanatyam1944
Mohiniattam1948
dandiya raas1956
Orissi1960
bhangra1965
Odissi1965
1937 Subrahmaṇya Śāstrī & Śrīnivāsa Ayyaṅgār in Ṣaṅkara Āchārya Saundarya-Laharī 160 The Lāsya or female-dance and the Tāndava or male-dance, both being types of the same Nṛtya.
1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances 23 Lasya is that element of the dance which is graceful and delicate and expresses emotions on a gentle level... Krishna's dance with the gopees (milkmaids) is in lasya.
1973 Daily Tel. 28 Mar. 15/1 What was most striking was her combination of the tandava (masculine) and lasya (feminine) in a way unique to her.
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