Class Levels
Based on age group and prior experience with Kathak, students will be placed in either beginner, intermediate or advanced level classes.
Classes are available for kids, teens and adults.
Based on age group and prior experience with Kathak, students will be placed in either beginner, intermediate or advanced level classes.
Classes are available for kids, teens and adults.
Class Content
A lot of emphasis will be given to the "nritta" aspect of Kathak that covers technical details like toras, tukras, parans, aamads, thaats, gatnikas, gatbhaav and footwork including tihais and laris.
Students will dance to teentaal (cycle of 16 beats) to start with, and will be introduced to other taals like jhaptaal (cycle of 10 beats), dhamaar (cycle of 14 beats) and pancham-sawari (cycle of 15 beats) in advanced levels.
Students will also be trained in the "abhinaya" aspect of the dance form. They will be taught several choreographies based on classical pieces like vandanas, taranas, thumris, bhajans and ghazals.
Class Location
Kathak classes are held in the Mission Area of Fremont, California
A lot of emphasis will be given to the "nritta" aspect of Kathak that covers technical details like toras, tukras, parans, aamads, thaats, gatnikas, gatbhaav and footwork including tihais and laris.
Students will dance to teentaal (cycle of 16 beats) to start with, and will be introduced to other taals like jhaptaal (cycle of 10 beats), dhamaar (cycle of 14 beats) and pancham-sawari (cycle of 15 beats) in advanced levels.
Students will also be trained in the "abhinaya" aspect of the dance form. They will be taught several choreographies based on classical pieces like vandanas, taranas, thumris, bhajans and ghazals.
Class Location
Kathak classes are held in the Mission Area of Fremont, California