THIRD YEAR : Praveshika Purna

• Brief history of Kathak dance.

• Aamad
• Toda
• Tukda
• Tatkar
• Paran
• Chakradar
• Kavit
• Tihai,

• Indian folk dances.
• Names of all seven Indian classical dance styles and their states.
• Asanyukta-hasta-mudra

• Life story of a renowned Kathak dancers
• Names of well-known Tabla player who accompany Kathak at present.
• Compulsory Question Ability to write the notations of

• One Tihai
• One simple Aamad
• One Toda
• One Paran
• One Kavit

• Thah
• dugun of Theka
• Tihai
• One Toda
• One Aamad
• One Paran

Forth Year : Madhyama Pratham

• In Teentaal/Tritaal
• Specialization in Teentaal (16 matras)
• Guru Vandana
• 3 Thaat,
• 2 Aamad
• 5 Chakradaar Todas (each of minimum 4 Aawartan)
• 5 Paran
• 3 Chakradaar Paran
• 2 Kavit Paran
• 3 simple Tihai
• 3 Chakradaar Tihai

• Aadhi (half), Baraabar (equal), Dugun(double), Tigun(triple speed) and Chaugun( 4th speed). Also present Baant / Chalan in Tatkar.

• 3 Tihai, 1 Thaat, 1 Aamad, 1 Salami, 5 simple Todas, 2 Paran, 2 Chakradaar paran, 2 Kavit.

• 1 Thaat, 1 Aamad, 4 simple Todas, 2 Paran, 2 Chakradaar Paran, 2 Kavit, 2 Tihai.
• Tatkar – Thaah, Dugun, Chaugun

• One Thumri set in Teentaal.

• Gat Nikas:
• Specialization in Gat Nikas.
• Zhumar, Kalai, Andaz (Rukhsar), Chapka

• Pani-hari, Makhan Chori, Radha-Krishna Holi.