This research presents the significance of nonverbal communication that is used by an Indian classical dancer to interpret the sense of poetry or dance- drama and communicate the feelings evoked by music. The exploitation of the modes of nonverbal communication in Indian classical dance can be seen through 3 kinds of histrionic representation. These are the basic standing posture (pose), footwork (movements of legs) and the beautiful hand gestures. The purpose of the analysis is to integrate the nonverbal communication conveyed into 3D animation by identifying the common...