Indian Classical Dance Classes - Bharatnatyam Teacher

Namaste,

Indian culture these days has a diverse identity enlivened via Temple traditions. Indian dance types related with the evolution and improvement of Temple arts speak volumes of the wonderful cultural endeavour. Indian dance types as practiced nowadays have captured international focus sensitising the Indianness in all the cultural vistas of the globe.

India gives a quantity of classical dance types, each and every of which can be traced to diverse components of the nation. Each and every type represents the culture and ethos of a certain area or a group of men and women. The most popular classical types are BHARATANATYAM of Tamilnad, KATHAKALIand MOHINIYATTAM of Kerala, ODISSIof Orissa, KATHAK of Uttarpradesh, KUCHIPUDI of Andhrapradesh and MANIPURI of Manipur.

Dance types have been nurtured with a goal in the sacred premises of temples. Temple dancing had a mission: to take art to the men and women and conveying a message to the masses. The monotony of the life of commonness as properly as the elite was equally shared in the premises of a Temple. Correct religion sanctified each and every element with a touch of beauty.

Art was an helpful suggests to suggest the cosmic truth touching the hearts of the devotees by means of dance, music, sculpture, architecture or a piece of jewellery, after compared to the impact made by rigid ritualistic practices

Sheetal, founder of Shital Arts, has been a Bharatnatyam dancer considering the fact that she was five years old. She has been performing and teaching this regular dance type for pretty much six years now. Just after obtaining a substantial results in India, Sheetal has now moved to LA exactly where she continues to share her tremendous know-how of this dance. She has a diploma in dance from the most popular dance Institute of India named Nalanda University. She completed her Arangetram (the final mastery of Bharatnatyam) at the age of 16. She conducts classes in Canoga Park and also does private lessons. Apart from dancing she also teaches Yoga and is an great henna tattoo artist.

Sheetal just did a functionality at the California State University Northridge (CSUN) for their Global Open Market place Festival to spread extra awareness about this gracious dance. This was featured in the Sun Dial Magazine - [http://sundial.csun.edu/vnews/show.v/ART/2005/11/21/4381fe76b3090]

Classes are positioned in the Just after areas:

1. Canoga Park, San Fernando Valley

2. Los Angeles, Culver City (Pico + La Brea) close to Korea town, Hollywood

If you are hunting to study about this great dance type or have to have an artist for functionality - please get in touch with us on the numbers under and we will be glad to help you.

Blessings!

Sheetal Menon, academically has completed her Bachelors Degree in Science from the Mumbai University, India. Her passion for dance from early childhood has designed her blossom into a graceful dancer and has proved herself lots of instances at festivals like 'Malhar' and not after but thrice at the University level festivals and has performed proud to her guru (The Teacher - Mrs. Rajeshwari Damania) and her parents.

She has been professionally educated in athletics and has won diverse awards at the State level. She has been understanding and practicing Bharatnatyam considering the fact that 17 years. And not only on Nritta (pure dance), but she has great command on her Nritya (facial expression) that creates Rasa in all the Rasik (the audience) whom she entertains. She finished her Arangetram in 2002. ('Arang' is stage and 'Atram' is entry - The very first entry on the stage of the disciple artist and an occasion for providing a grateful present to the Kalaguru is Arangetram. It marks the completion of the dance instruction and blossoming of the dance into a complete-fledged art exponent) Also teaches Yoga and a gifted Henna Tattoo Artist

Get in touch with specifics:

Hiron Menon

Manager, Shital Arts

Cell - (818) 744 0022

Off - (818) 772 5581 or 818 274 4791

Internet site: [http://property.socal.rr.com/shitalarts]