Posted by Thilakshyam (24.225.197.189) on July 17, 2005 at 09:03:02:

 In Reply to: Appreciate the advice! posted by Umesh on June 27, 2005 at 18:51:55:

 Hello,
Nattuvangam is an art by itself. But if you are a dancer and sure about the adavus and if your talam control is good, certified by a sincere knowledgeable musician or dance teacher, you should be able to do the nattuvangam without much difficulty. The main thing what you have to learn is to hold the talam on a proper way and to use it for different nadais and chols, where to apply it in a closed and open way. If you learn this, then if you can practice on your own, a dancer should be able to do it. As you are dancer I don’t think you need months to learn it. Some dance teachers who were afraid even to hold talam are able to do nattuvangam really well with a small guidance. Some of them have started acting like born Nattuvangam artists. If some one says that you will get a Nattuvangam course for 6 months or one year, you are wasting your precious time and money. Wish you all the best.
Thilakshyam