Flowers MakeUp for Bharathnatiyam and Kuchipudi dancers

Bharathnatiyam and Kuchipudi has different styles of flower arrangement in the hair-do. The basic hair style is the same. Hair neatly plaited in conventional way is often beautified with flowers. The design of the ring and arrangement of the flowers slightly vary.

Fresh flowers used to adorn the dances hair. Now days cloth or paper flowers are used often to give the look. They are also weightless and more suitable to young kids.

Flower Gajra for Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam

Steps for Hair Makeup

1. Make a centre parting to your hair and gathering all the hair together; tie them as a single bun with a black cotton string.

2. Add fake hair, braid into a long plait, and end it with three black cotton balls or Kunjalam. Or use braided fake hair with jewellery.

3. Taking the plaited hair extensions by the string tie it securely around the ring. You can go    around several times to ensure a tight grip.

4.A bun or rakodi ring is pinned on the top of the head. The doughnut bun or ring is covered with flowers.  Both the flowers and bun are held tightly with black thread.

5. Attach the other end to the hair using a hair pin. The Ganja should feel tight and stay in place. Use extra pins wherever required.

6.At the end of the braid the Kunjalam which is decorative jewellery

Kunjalam or Hair Paranda

Bharathnatiyam and Kuchipudi dances use white flowers to resemble jasmine and orange flowers to resemble kanakambram. Both these flowers are native to South India.
White and Orange flowers specially for dance

Sun Moon - Empower your performance by adorning your head with jewellery that represent the sun and the moon, known in Tamil as Chandra Parah and Surya Parah. Wear these. two flat round pieces, studded with gemstones and pearls. on either side of the centre parting of the hair.

Sun and Moon for Hair Decorations

White, Orange and sometimes green veni flowers are used in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dance made of polyester or stain cloth.Fine cut and good finish jasmine design paper flowers are some times to give a neat appearance.

The following products are required for a basic hair do

Hair Extension (to tie a long plait with)

        Braided False hair with jewellery
        False hair with three parts 
Full doughnut bun and half bun

        Doughnut bun ring
Kunjalam  / End of braid jewellery
        Kunajalam of hair Pranda
Rubber Bands
        Black rubber bands
Hair Pins and Braid pins
        Different Pins for hair 
Real or fake Gajra (string of flowers, usually white)

        Paper and Cloth Veni Flowers
Black String
        Black Cotton thread in meters