Kuchipudi Dance

The following shloka is commonly used to praise Lord Nataraja

|| Angikam bhuvanam
Yasya Vachikam
Sarva Vangmaiyam
Aharayam Chandra Taradi
Twam Vande Sattvikam Shivam ||
…
Whose Body is the Universe
Whose Speech is Sound itself
Who is Himself Knowledge incarnate
Whose Ornaments are the stars and moon
To Him I bow, the most noble and pure, Lord Shiva