Assam Higher Secondary Sattriya Dance case studies

Sattriya is one of India's eight classical dance forms, developed in the Vaishnava Sattras of Assam and codified from the tradition attributed to Srimanta Sankardeva and Madhavdeva. The Assam Higher Secondary Sattriya Dance course is a senior-secondary elective combining a written paper with practical performance and a viva-voce, so candidates are assessed both on knowledge and on the body itself. It suits students who have trained in a Sattra, a dance school or under a guru and who want academic recognition for that training alongside their other Class XI–XII subjects. The written component tests historical background, mati akhara and body positions, hasta, tala and laya, the repertoire items, abhinaya, costume and stage presentation, and knowledge of exponents, Sattras and institutions. The Assam Higher Secondary Sattriya Dance case studies are 5 cases and about 2,896 words.