Level-up in Grace of the Thanjavur Style Bharatanatyam

Q: How much time should a student devote to self-practice on a daily basis?

This course will require practice time outside of lessons. Time spent practicing may vary from 15 minutes per day to an hour, depending on a student’s level of interest. Students who wish to become professional dancers will need more hours of practice per day using a different set of exercises and materials than students who are seeking to learn dance as a hobby. A detailed structure of practice for each student will be discussed and explained during class.

Q: What if a student is unable to attend an upcoming class?

The student is required to inform the teacher about his/her absence from a particular session, two days prior to the class. In such a case, the teacher will reschedule the class and conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student. In case the student misses to give two days prior notice about his/her absence to the teacher, then the decision to conduct another class for that student is completely based on the teacher’s discretion.

Q: How long will a teacher take to revert to students’ queries after class hours?

Students should get a response within 24 hours if the teacher is not preoccupied or traveling.

Q: What if the teacher wishes to reschedule a class?

In case the teacher is unavailable for the scheduled class, he/she will inform the students two days prior to the class. The teacher will conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student.

Intermediate

by Komala Devi

10 Years Experience

5th rank holder in the Master's degree of Bharatanatyam by Bangalore University

US $21.88 per class |

for 1-on-1, 60 mins class

Recommended: 1 class per week | 12-16 weeks to level up

Pay as you go, 2 classes at a time

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Course Summary

This course is ideal for students who have mastered the basics of Bharatanatyam. After the students have perfected their body postures, hand gestures, hand and feet coordination, and sense of melody and rhythm, now it is time for them to upgrade to the next level. This course is designed in alignment with the principles of Bharatanatyam where the focus is on -

building stamina to perform for longer hours - hence focus is on structured and rhythmic hand and leg movement along with hand gestures, neck, and eye movement.
learning the art of expression
learning the art of storytelling through dance

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Komala Devi

Experience: 10 Years

From: India

Teacher Skill Keywords
Bharatanatyam
Education
Master degree in performing arts from Bangalore University

About the Course

At this level, the learnings are taken ahead following the diktats of Bharatanatyam. The highlights of the course include -

Alarippu: This dance involves moving your eyes, neck, hands, and shoulders, along with tricky leg movements. You'll do this dance at different speeds.
Kauthuvam: In this dance, you'll start by saying rhythmic sounds and then sing a song about a god or goddess. This makes your expressions and dance moves even better.
Jathiswaram: This is a dance all about patterns. You'll do different foot and body movements to a simple music tune.
Shabdam: Imagine telling a story with dance moves. This dance uses words to help tell a story.

You'll learn these dances when you reach the intermediate level of your learning journey.

About the Teacher

Smt. Komala Devi Iyer started learning Bharatanatyam when she was just 6 years old. She first learned the basics from Guru Smt. Rukmini Srinivasan. Now, she's getting training from Guru Smt. Dr. Suparna Venkatesh.

She finished both the junior and senior levels in Bharatanatyam and also earned the 5th highest score in her Master’s Degree in Performing Arts from Bangalore University.

Apart from Bharatanatyam, she also learned Kathak basics from Guru Mysore B Nagaraj. She also received training in Nattuvangam from different gurus like Guru D.V. Prasanna, Guru Sharath T Suryanarayan, and Guru Dr. Vasanth Kiran.

She's performed -

At Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava event by Kannada Abhivruddhi Balaga in 2006.
In China as part of the Shandong Youngster’s culture tour organized by Shandong People’s Association for Friendship in August 2012.
In the 21st INCOFYRA International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications in 2016.