From the Business: Gold Medallist Kathak dancer from Prayag Sangeet Samity. Expert in Lucknow gharana. 27 years' experience in stage performance and teaching. Takes Kathak-based Bollywood dance classes with a touch of yoga and pranayam.
From the Business: The courses are overseen by academic director of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Ritesh Das. Ritesh Das was born in Kolkata, India to parents Nrityacharya Prohlad Das and Smt. Nilima Das, they had a music and dance academy called Nritya Bharati in Kolkata. Ritesh Das studied tabla with Pandit Shankar Ghosh, Ustad Zakir Hussain and his now his cur...
From the Business: Dance in India has been a very complex and controversial subject, but for the purposes of this site, we can conclude that whatever the process may have been, there exist only six classically acceptable dance forms in India, namely Bharatnatyam, Kathakali and Kuchipudi from South India, Odissi and Manipuri from East India and Kathak from North Indi...
From the Business: Shilpa, the founder and teacher of Taal Academy, has been trained for over 25 years in Kathak dance. Shilpa completed her Kathak Alankar (Master's degree in Kathak) from Akhil Bharitiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai in 2012. Although a Biomedical Engineer from the University of Mumbai, Shilpa decided to establish the Taal Academy in 2002 to n...
From the Business: Shilpa has been learning Kathak Dance since age 6 years under the guidance of Guru GopKrishnaji and RamaDidi (Pandit Lachu Maharaji's wife). She completed her Kathak Visharad (Bachelors) from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai and is currently preparing herself for Kathak Alankar (Master's) under the guidance of Mrs Shambhavi Vaze. Fo...
From the Business: Nvarang is a 26 years ago was approached by some of the leaders in our community and asked if I would be willing to share my love of dance to start a Folklore & Folk Dance Institute. With the help of friends and family, we raised $20,000 all for the love of our vanishing folk culture.We take all students, every student gets an opportunity to g...
From the Business: Gharana Dancer, Gold Medallist Kathak dancer from Prayag Sangeet Samity. Expert in Lucknow gharana. 27 years' experience in stage performance and teaching. Takes Kathak-based Bollywood dance classes with a touch of yoga and pranayam.
From the Business: Dance dissolves boundaries and helps you stay fit and healthy. It is a great ice-breaker and is always helpful when meeting new people and attending parties and events.Join a Sanskriti dance class today to pursue a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise, meet new people and get on stage to perform.When the members of Sanskriti Arts Ensemble get t...
From the Business: Our company is based on the belief that the dance and music, be it vocal or instrumental, not just enhances physical and intellectual development but it also provides a lifelong gift of creativity and enjoyment. Our instructors are Maestros in their respective fields with a dedication to share and teach their knowledge to the truly enthusiastic le...
From the Business: Dance dissolves boundaries and helps you stay fit and healthy. It is a great ice-breaker and is always helpful when meeting new people and attending parties and events. Join a Sanskriti dance class today to pursue a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise, meet new people and get on stage to perform. Bollywood dancing drew inspiration from Indian ...
