She ran, she jumped (a Kuchipudi specialty), she shook her ankle bells.
Their ankle bells tinkled as their feet smacked the floor.
The ankle bells fall by the wayside.
To emphasize the flamboyant and elaborate rhythmic footwork as many as 150 ankle bells on each leg were worn.
But Ms. Shah's first traditional solo, in ankle bells, stressed a feminine lyrical fluidity.
The sharp wooden spears and all the ankle bells posed a bit of a problem.
But because they wear ankle bells and their technique emphasizes stamping and sharp rhythmic shifts, kathak can produce quite a clatter.
Typically, the musical accompaniment is the Thavil and the performers have coloured handkerchiefs tied to their fingers and wear ankle bells.
When the cast comes out and stamps in ankle bells, or holds fleetingly a pose associated with the god Shiva, the context is missing.
They wear a pair of ankle bells (numerous small bells strung together on a single string) tied around their ankles.
