DANCE CLASSES

Sundays @ 10:00AM-11:00AM
Starting April 2025
Ages: 5 & Up
Course Fee: $280.00

Give your child the gift of an enriching experience of South Asian culture through Bharatanatyam, one of India’s most popular classical dance styles! This 10-week beginner’s program focuses on: 1) Strong foundational training through technique & injury prevention 2) Cultural connections through movement rhythm, & storytelling 3) Community-building through collaboration & exploration. No prior experience required.

Sundays @ 10:00-11:00AM
Ages: 5 & Up
Monthly Autopay: $100.00

Students will learn the basic techniques of Bharatanatyam including sthanakas (stances), percussive footwork, hastas (hand gestures), simple adavus (dance steps). This class will only focus on technique and form to ensure that students learn this dance style without risking injury. Each class will begin with a comprehensive warm-up and end with a cool-down. At the end of the year, students will perform a 2-minute piece incorporating all their dance lessons.

No prior experience required

Sundays @ 11:00AM-12:00PM
Ages: 5 & Up
Monthly Autopay: $100.00

This class will expand upon the basic Bharatanatyam techniques and theory taught in Level 1A. Students will learn more complex adavus (dance steps) and delve deeper into Bharatanatyam theory. Each class will begin with a comprehensive warm-up and end with a cool-down. At the end of the year, students will perform a 3-minute piece incorporating all their dance lessons.

At least 6-12 months prior dance training required

Sundays 12:00-1:00PM
Ages: 5 & Up
Monthly Autopay: $100.00

Students will finish learning the full sequence of Bharatanatyam adavus (dance steps) and continue studying Bharatanatyam theory. This will build further upon all lessons from Level 1 by adding the following Adavus. Each class will begin with a comprehensive warm-up and end with a cool-down. At the end of the year, students will perform a 4 to 5-minute piece incorporating all their dance lessons.

At least 1-2 years prior dance training required

Sundays 1:00-3:00PM
Ages: 5 & Up
Monthly Autopay:  $135.00

In this semi-private class, students will begin learning dance pieces from the Bharatanatyam repertoire (margam) that progress in complexity. Each class will begin with a comprehensive warm-up followed by 20-minute adavu (dance step) practice, repertoire training, and cool-down. Students will also be introduced to musicality and foundational techniques of abhinaya (expressive dance) using hastas (hand gestures), facial expressions, and body language.

At least 2-3 years prior dance training required