arangetram
arangetram noun: in Indian classical dance, the debut onstage performance of a dance student.
Noun (1)
arangetram (plural arangetrams)
- In Indian classical dance, the debut onstage performance of a dance student.
- The audience for an Arangetram is ready made, as the performance is traditionally free, and a large part of the audience inevitably consists of friends and relatives of the artist involved. There is no pressure to fulfill any funding requirements, as Arangetram tend to be self-financed. There is no...2001 March 10, Magdalen Gorringe, “Arangetram: Performance or Party?”, in Boloji.com, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2026
- I was especially inspired by seeing other dancers’ arangetrams: debut performances, where a student will hire a theatre. I saw the dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra’s arangetram.2016 January 12, David Jays, “BBC Young Dancer finalist Vidya Patel: 'Your feet are almost a musical instrument'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2017
Noun (2) capitalized: Arangetram
Arangetram (plural Arangetrams)
- Alternative letter-case form of arangetram.
Examples of arangetram in a sentence
- The audience for an Arangetram is ready made, as the performance is traditionally free, and a large part of the audience inevitably consists of friends and relatives of the artist involved.2001 March 10, Magdalen Gorringe, “Arangetram: Performance or Party?”, in Boloji.com, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2026:
- An Arangetram takes over a year of practice to prepare for an culminates in a longer than five hour performance.2022 August 31, srb6166, “Introduction to Bharatanatyam”, in How to Plan an Arangetram, Pennsylvania State University, archived from the...
Forms of arangetram
| plural | arangetrams |
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| alternative form | Arangetram |
| plural | Arangetrams |
Origin of arangetram
Borrowed from Tamil அரங்கேற்றம் (araṅkēṟṟam, “ascending the stage”).
Questions about arangetram
- What does arangetram mean?
- Arangetram means in Indian classical dance, the debut onstage performance of a dance student.
- How do you use arangetram in a sentence?
- The audience for an Arangetram is ready made, as the performance is traditionally free, and a large part of the audience inevitably consists of friends and relatives of the artist involved.
- What part of speech is arangetram?
- Arangetram is a noun.
- What is the plural of arangetram?
- The plural of arangetram is arangetrams.
Words near arangetram in the dictionary
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