Natyam vs DanceSync Academy

Natyam is your complete digital companion for learning Bharatanatyam, the classical Indian dance form — designed for students, teachers, and anyone curious about this ancient art. LEARN HASTAS (HAND GESTURES) Explore 28 Asamyukta (single-hand) and 22 Samyukta (double-hand) hastas. Every gesture includes its Sanskrit pronunciation with audio playback, its literal meaning, and the symbolic ways it's used in performance. MASTER DRISHTI BHEDA (EYE MOVEMENTS) Practice all eight classical eye movements — from steady gaze to circular rolling — using an animated on-screen dot that guides your eyes through each pattern, with clear how-to instructions for every technique. PRACTICE ADAVUS (FOUNDATIONAL STEPS) Learn Tatta and Natta Adavus with synced footstep animations that show exactly where each foot moves, beat by beat, alongside the sollukattu (rhythmic syllables) and full step-by-step instructions. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION WITH BASIC POSTURES Study Samapada, Aramandi, Mura Mandi, and Muzhu Mandi — the foundational stances every Bharatanatyam dancer must know before learning any adavu. UNDERSTAND THE TAALS (RHYTHMIC CYCLES) Learn Chatusra, Tisra, and Khanda Jaatis with an interactive beat visualizer, adjustable tempo (Vilamba, Madhya, Druta), and haptic + audio feedback to train your internal sense of rhythm. EXPLORE THE MAIN RECITALS Discover the meaning and symbolism behind the traditional Margam — Alarippu, Jatiswaram, Shabdam, Padam, Varnam, and Tillana — and understand why each piece is performed. LIVE PRACTICE WITH YOUR CAMERA Use real-time camera tracking to check your posture and form as you practice, with instant visual feedback to help you improve. Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps or an experienced dancer brushing up on fundamentals, Natyam brings traditional knowledge and interactive technology together in one elegant app. Namaskaram, and happy dancing!

DanceSync is the calm, complete home for a dance academy — classes, students, attendance, practice clips, fees, and every parent conversation in one place, instead of notebooks, calls, and scattered message groups. The app is free. Your academy creates the accounts for its teachers and for the parents of its students, and there is nothing to buy inside it. Built for how studios actually run, not adapted from generic school software. Every style is welcome — Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi, Bollywood, ballet, and contemporary. RUN YOUR CLASSES - Your timetable and today's classes, ready before the music starts - Student list for every batch, always current - Mark attendance for the class in front of you in seconds - Add classes, batches, and students as the academy grows KEEP FAMILIES CLOSE - Share announcements, performance notes, and class moments with parents - Private messages between teachers and a dancer's family - Read receipts, so you know the message landed - Push notifications, so nothing important gets buried SHARE PRACTICE CLIPS WITH A BATCH - Your teachers record a step or a correction and send it straight to the batch it belongs to - Only the families in that class can open it — nothing is public, and nothing is shared between academies - Teachers keep a private space for clips they have not shared yet - Find a clip by class, or by the date it was taught - A teacher's material stays with the academy when a phone is replaced TRACK AND COLLECT FEES - Record what each dancer owes for their in-person classes at your studio, and what is already paid - Accept tuition payments for those classes, one-off or scheduled - A paid / due snapshot for every batch at a glance - Clean payment history per student, ready when a parent asks - Send fee reminders without an awkward conversation FOR PARENTS - Everything from your dancer's academy in one feed - Practice clips from your dancer's own class, to rehearse with at home - Save a clip for practice when the internet is patchy - Class schedule, attendance, and fee status for each child - Message the academy directly - Sign in with your phone number and a PIN — no password to remember DanceSync is used by an academy and the families it teaches. A Vinrays product.