Thaat
ठाटHindiSay it: ṭhaaṭ
- ṭ ḍ — t and d with the tongue tip curled back
- bh, dh, gh… — the consonant with a breath of air after it
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
The poised opening of Kathak's pure dance
RepertoireKathak
Meaning
Thaat opens the pure-dance section of a Kathak performance. The dancer holds a poised standing pose and makes small, controlled movements of the eyes, neck and wrists across the time-cycle, returning to the pose on sam.
Also written: that, thath, thaath