Oyil refers grace and the attam refers dance. Therefore Oyilattam is the dance of graceful gestures. A group of men and women of the villages performs Oyilattam in the open air at southern regions of Tamil Nadu perform it. The dancers dress uniformly. Generally the performers wear colorful dhoti and hold a ribbon at their hands. This is a linear type of dance in which 12-20 persons stand in row and perform dance to the rhythmic music with forward movements, swinging their hands forward and backward coupled with intricate foot movements.
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