Thaat

Thaat is beginning part of Kathak dance. This term is generally used in the sense of “Thaat bandhana” or “Thaat ka barantana” means to build a structure of dance. In this portion the dancer stands in some typical pose and moves her eyes, eyebrows, neck, shoulders, arms, chest and wrists to the accompaniment of slow rhythm played on Tabla and Nagma. This graceful attitude of miner limbs has been given name as  “Kasak- Masak”.