Nattuvangam
நட்டுவாங்கம்TamilSay it: naṭ · ṭu · vaang · gam
- ṭ ḍ — t and d with the tongue tip curled back
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
Conducting the recital with cymbals and spoken syllables.
RhythmBharatanatyam
Meaning
Nattuvangam is the art of directing a performance: keeping tala on a pair of small cymbals while reciting the sollukattu aloud, cueing dancer and musicians and holding the whole recital together. The person doing it is the nattuvanar, traditionally the dancer's own guru.