Best Indian Kids Dance Classes & Teachers in Bay Area

From the Business:The repertoire of Bharatanatyam, like all major classical Indian dance forms, follows the three categories of performance in the Natya Shastra. These are Nritta (Nirutham), Nritya (Niruthiyam) and Natya (Natyam).Prahelika Rajagopalan is an upcoming Bharatanatyam dancer who began learning dance at the age of 4. She started training in Bharatanatyam under Smt. Santha Bhaskar, Singapore and Smt. Ambujah Thiru, Singapore. As a kid, she has given numerous performances, both solo and group presentations with Nrithyalaya Aesthetics Society. She has not only performed in NAS’s annual programs, but also in many temples and other such platforms in Singapore. She has participated and won a number of competitions and won the silver medal at SYF (Singapore Youth Festival).Prahelika moved to India and continued dance under the tutelage of guru Sri. Pandanallur Gopalakrishnan Pillai and Smt. Indu Varma. She was trained in the Tanjavur style and did her arangetram in 2005. She has also performed in a many sabhas under Smt. Indu Varma’s guidance and did a group presentation on Tyagesha Kuravanji. She has also performed the ‘Narayaneeyam’ in Chennai and Mangalore.Prahelika is currently pursuing Bharatanatyam under her guru Dr. Sujatha Mohan, a senior disciple of Dr. Padma Subramaniam. With the support and encouragement from her guru, she completed her Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A) under Dr. Padma Subramaniam at Sastra University in 2014. She has performed a number of margams in many Sabhas in Chennai and also participated in numerous group presentations. She also started learning Nattuvangam under her guru and assisted her guru in taking class for the kids. Prahelika is one of the core dancers at Padmashree Nrithyalaya.Read more

From the Business:Our e-tutoring combined with expert tutors, a continuous feedback loop and customised lesson plans guarantees top performances in class while ensuring that your child enjoys the process of learning and improve your child’s interest in studies through engaging & interactive discussions, and personalized coaching. Apart from giving a online teacher and student platform, we have many specialized services for students like homework help and basic doubts. Students can also get solution to assignment problems by submitting directly to the tutor. In order for students to experience our service, we provide a free online tutoring session. With a conversion rate of about 95%, we are confident, if we provide you with a tutor, you will be with us for as long as you learn online. A-MathTutor Online tutoring company started in 2007 serving K-12 students. part from Online Math tutoring, online classes in Indian classical music (Carnatic music & Hindustani Music), Academic Subjects, SAT & ACT test preparation, International languages, Chess and ABACUS. Math tutoring approach help the teachers and students to work effectively in solving the challenging problems. tutors will understand the school curriculum and evaluate the strength and weakness of the students, then customized curriculum will be created. who are finding difficulty in teaching maths due the changes in the concepts and learning aspects. The difference between the class room study and online tutoring is that a student can choose a tutor as per his/her time schedule with flexible timings. In classroom teaching, teachers may not be patient all the time but our online math tutors are always patient and make the class as pleasant learning.Read more

From the Business:Guru Gayatri Joshi is a highly accomplished Odissi exponent who has been dancing for more than 30 years. She has performed internationally in prestigious festivals like Konark, International Odissi, San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Global Natya Festival, Angkor Wat, and many more. She touches everyone’s hearts and souls everywhere she goes with her sharp expressions and grace. Witnessing her dance is like seeing the ancient temple sculptures come to life. When she performs, she takes you on a journey through the story she is portraying. Aside from being a gifted dancer, she has brought tears and smiles to people’s faces through her brilliant choreography. She is also an exceptional and nurturing teacher who has been teaching for the past 15 years. She teaches her students how to mature not only as dancers but also as confident and passionate leaders ready to take on the world. She influences her students to strive for greatness in the field of dance and in life. Her dream is to influence the next generation to promote Indian culture and this beautiful Indian classical dance that we call Odissi.Read more

From the Business:Hello,USP: Experience , Quality and Convenience at your doorstep.I am a Dancer, choreographer and instructor. I specialize in Kathak, Semi-classical, Bollywood and Folk dances and Wedding choreographies. Have been into it for about 20 years now. I love to teach and choreograph people of all age groups. I have I am one of the most distinguished Dance Classes in San Jose, CA. I specialize in Adult Dance Classes,Classical Indian Dance Classes,Folk Dance Classes,Indian Bollywood Dance Classes,Kathak Dance Classes,Wedding Choreography,Kathak Basic to Advance,Experienced Wedding Choreographer,Event and Competition Choreography.I am a trained dancer who has won various National and International level dance competitions, awarded by the various state governments and a scholarship holder in Kathak Dance by Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of India. I have double Visharad in Kathak from two reputed universities of India and have been invited to numerous National level dance workshops. I have collaborated with various prestigious cultural platforms in India and abroad and have received positive reviews for my work from the audiences always.Please contact me for classes and workshops in studios, at your home or schools.Read more

From the Business:The Prayukti Dance School is an initiative started by Nitya to share her art, training and values. It also serves as a way to promote and retain art and culture in the Bay Area. Nitya currently has her dance school - Prayukti in the California Bay Area where she practices and teaches. She also works as the Programming Director of the Raadha Kalpa Dance Company and handles all of the company’s foreign tours and programs. In her formative years, she trained under Guru Suma Mani, Chennai and trained in the Vazhoor style of bharatanatyam. A graceful, enthusiastic and passionate dancer, Nitya completed her arangetram (debut, solo performance) in the year 2003 under Smt Suma following which she did many group and solo performances in Chennai’s esteemed platforms like Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Narada Ghana Sabha, Kamaraj Hall, RR Sabha to name a few. Nitya’s interest and passion for movement and dance led her to pursue the Post Diploma program in Movement Arts and Media from the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, where she graduated with honors. In this course, she was exposed to various kinds of movement vocabulary like Contemporary Dance, Kalaripayattu, Chaau and Ballet. She also gained an understanding of many other subjects that support dance and performance like Stage and Lighting, Pedagogy and Approach to Choreography through the course of this program. Nitya has also done a few short courses/workshops in theatre and acting under some eminent names like Anmol Vellani, Prakash Belawadi and Ronlin Foreman. Her love for the arts also got her involved with the LshVa Art Space, Bangalore for over 2 years where she played an integral role as an Art Manager in organizing various art events, festivals, classes and workshops. This led to interactions with many artists and spreading the love of arts to the community.Read more

From the Business:From its humble beginning in 1999 in a garage with a handful of students, Aerodance grew as an Academy to offer Indian Ethnic, Folk, Patriotic, Devotional, Bollywood, Fusion, modern, and Contemporary dance styles to more than 1000 students in the Bay Area and became a forerunner in winning all Bay Area dance competitions. Parents wanted their children to dance for fun, and after one or two years of dancing, students would drop out of dance classes in order to save time for studies. It set the director, Ms. Ranjani Avijit, thinking about levels in dance and designing a graduation program to get the students more passionate about learning dance as an art form.With a double master’s in Child Psychology and as a Kuchipudi exponent, she believed that students ages K–12 can be trained in Indian dance using dance as a creative directional tool that has a positive impact on their academics. She felt that students must experience the benefits of all Indian dances not only physically and socially but also emotionallyRead more

From the Business:Throughout my years as a professional ballet dancer, this school was always a dream of mine… In that dream, I envisioned a quaint boutique of a ballet school that would provide a creative dance education experience for children and a place where students would be urged to fully exercise their imaginations as well as their bodies. Today, I am proud to say that my dream has been realized in each and every one of our Tutu Schools, all independently owned by lovingly chosen directors, and all boasting exceptional teachers and a carefully crafted curriculum. We never take for granted the significance of our role in introducing children to the beauty and intrinsic magic of ballet, and that – as much as my original dream of Tutu School - remains at the heart of everything we do.Read more

From the Business:NEW BEGINNER CLASSES DURING NAVARATHRI ARE FORMING NOW. I specialize in Bharatanatyam Dance Classes and offer classes for children ages 4 to 17 and adults. I've been teaching for almost 12 years. Bharatanatyam are taught along with hatha yoga stretches. Classes are taught in the Ardenwood area in Fremont California. Please contact kkamalanathanRead more

From the Business:The website of "Netra Center for Arts and Culture", Foster City, San Mateo, California was released.  Netra Center for Arts and Culture is committed to promoting Indian classical Dance, Bollywood Dance, Music, Painting and Arts & Crafts. Netra will be deeply committed to the time tested traditions of teaching, practice and performance. The Academy is committed to excellence in the teaching, practise and performance of the traditional style of Bharthanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam. Netra Center for Arts and Culture is a wonderful place to learn and nurture/foster one's interest in dance. It's an honor to learn Kuchipudi from such an accomplished, patient, and hardworking teacher like Deepa. It's a great place for beginners and for more advanced students - you will be challenged either way but that will only make you a better dancer!Read more

From the Business:Dikshaa Dance Academy educates conventional Bharatnatyam, in a fun and drawing in a way. We show Bharatnatyam alongside standards of acting and development, fusing theater methods from Indian and additionally western entertainment business world. When we are not showing we are chipping away at some special and terrific preparations, showcasing our school ability, while pushing the limits with testing choreographies and imaginative thoughts. Just as of late Dikshaa Celebrated an effective creation of "LA BAYADÈRE - A BALLET IN BHARATNATYAM ". This show had some respectable notice in the Lively Foundation's web journal: Shilpa Torvi premiers new work. We will learn about dance, tala, movement based acting and much much more! Call now for information. If you're looking for a fun engaging Bharatnatyam class, you are in the right place. We teach dance, discipline, and exploration of creativity and acting. Dikshaa Dance Academy is a San Jose California, based, dance school specializing in the Indian classical dance form of BharatNatyam.Read more