Natyashastra
किञ्चिन्नतेन गात्रेण गच्छेत्पञ्चपदीं ततः । यो विधिः पुरुषाणां तु रङ्गपीठपरिक्रमे ॥ १८३॥
With the body slightly bent, she should then walk using the five-step sequence. The same method that applies to men for moving around the stage platform should be followed here.
english translation
kiJcinnatena gAtreNa gacchetpaJcapadIM tataH । yo vidhiH puruSANAM tu raGgapIThaparikrame ॥ 183॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript