Cirriculum

Our pre-bharatanatyam classes are designed to prepare children for their first full classical bharatanatyam class. Children will be introduced to arm, leg and feet positions, gentle stretches and appropriate body alignment, while exploring basic bharatanatyam technique and terminology. Creative expression will be emphasized at this level. Basic skills are repeated each week to develop a strong foundation for young dancers. 

$15.00 per session. Classes are for 30 minutes

Our beginner class for students will introduce the classical dance form. Classes will emphasize technique and proper body alignment, as well as flexibility, strength, grace, coordination, and rhythm. Students will also study basic terminology and history. A slow and steady progress is encouraged and emphasized. This class will focus on the Adavus (steps) as well as hand gestures (hasthas).

$25.00 per session. Classes are for 1 hour.

Our intermediate class for students will continue the strong focus on technique and proper body alignment, as well as flexibility, strength, grace, coordination, and rhythm but with an introduction of performance quality. Students at this level would have completed all adavus or almost all adavus and have stated learning the Bharatanatyam repertoire: Allaripu, Jathiswaram, etc.

$25.00 per session. Classes are for 1 hour.

Our senior class is for those students who have been dancing for a number of years and have completed all of the adavu groups and have learned some, if not all items in the repertoire. These students might also be preparing for their arangetram.

$25.00 per session. Classes are for 1 hour.

Advanced training is offered for students who express interest in completing their Arangetram. These are extra classes that help prepare the body and mind for the performance. There will be extra emphasis on abhinaya and diving deep into characters in these sessions.

$40.00 per session. Classes are for 1 hour