All training includes modules of Movement Vocabulary, Theory, Abhinaya, Talam and Creative Exploration
Bharatanatyam Classes: full long-term training
- Beginner Level – Training period 3 to 4 years – Adavus and short dance pieces
- Intermediate Level – Training period 3 years or more – Nirtha pieces and introduction to Abhinaya pieces
- Advanced Level – Training period 3 years or more – Abhinaya pieces and Varnam
Guidance and Mentorship
- Relearning or retraining – Start at any place as your current practice allows
- Advanced dance training – Build your engagement with the dance and your body into the emerging artist practice
- Abhinaya exploration – Work with the layers of human emotions, and the narrative aspects with a full understanding of the context of the character and the poetry
- Nattuvangam – Beginner and intermittent level practice of the use of the voice, understanding of talam
- Solo choreographic guidance – Understanding the context of creative experimentation of movements, space, poetry and emotions
Short Term Courses
- Introduction to Bharatanatyam – An engaged experience to understand the movement structure
- Developing movement skills in Bharatanatyam – Learn, experiment and explore the body’s capacity to move in structured repetitions
Photo Courtesy: Priya Jagannathan, On stage: Archana, Anjali, Swetha & Neeraja
Photo Courtesy: Shanthi Partha, Dancer: Swetha Parthasarathy
Introduction to Bharatanatyam are short-term, semester-based classes for beginner-level and for students below age 7. Developing Movement Skills is a semester-based class for students who would like to try Bharatanatyam at any younger/older age with interest.
Our class durations are 45 minutes to 90 minutes depending on the learner’s level, interest, capacity, time availability and flexibility. Regular classes run for 1 hour weekly once. Payment is to be made at the beginning of each month. In some cases, 24-hour notice of cancellations would be considered depending on the structure of the student’s class. To learn about the fee structure you can contact us or you can register by filling out the REGISTRATION FROM and we will get in touch with you.
We work with students in person and online according to the requirements of the learning process. We work in small group classes with keen observation and individual feedback for movement development. We predominately work in the structure of one-on-one lessons.
We examine the student’s skills, development and potential periodically in an organic way in the classroom, through shared spaces, in-studio presentations, and public sharing.
The current physical learning location is Oshawa, Ontario. Online classes are available, across Canada and internationally.
Photo Courtesy: Priya Jagannathan, Dancers: Anjali & Archana Jagannathan
