Best Kuchipudi Dance Classes & Schools in Brick, NJ

From the Business:Natya Bharathi Kuchipudi Academy is focused towards raising awareness about Indian classical dance form, Kuchipudi through instructional classes and performances. The training includes Rangapravesham training for students who had couple of years training from any school and willing a change with seriousness and passion for Kuchipudi dance.Kuchipudi basic training includes steps (adugulu), combined with "Jaathis" with beat(tallam) speeds. Basic and Advanced items (songs) are set to a particular raga and jaathi. Students of Natya Bharati have been actively participating at different local events and competitions in temples and online . Smt. Aparna Nadendla, of Natya Bharathi Kuchipudi Academy is the disciple of famous Kuchipudi exponent, Parmasri -Dr. Shobha Naidu garu. She has widely performed in many places all over India and in US. She holds the prestigious Natya Visharada from Kuchipudi Art Academy, in Hyderabad. She uses dance as a medium of expression to raise cultural awareness among the community. Kuchipudi presentations are Solo’s and as Dance dramas of mythological stories.Read more

From the Business:Kuchipudi is one of the most beautiful classical dance forms of South India originated in Andhra Pradesh in the village of Kuchipudi.With the intention of sharing the immense joy that I experience from dancing and the knowledge imparted to me by my Guru Sri Vedantam Satya Narasimha Sastry garu for over 10 years, I started Virinchi Kuchipudi Nrutyalaya.I completed my Diploma with Distinction from the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu university and performed in India as well as United states. Some of my notable perfomrances include Naada Neerajanam, State Level Youth Festival Competitions, International Conferences in NGRI for Doordarshan and Sanskriti Channel, Shiplaramam, Ganesh temple in NYC, Anneberg art center in Philadelphia etc.The classes would adopt a holistic approach of relating dance to mythology and music. To become a great performer one must adopt a holistic approach of understanding roots of our culture as classical Indian dance forms rely highly on facial expressions and feelings. A holistic approach to dance is also essential since dance is more more than just performances and should enable one to connect back to the roots of our rich cultural heritage. Hence, the classes would also focus on imparting knowledge of mythology, music and dance theory as requiredThose of you who want to start afresh or who are already learning or have learnt can also get in touch if you wish to continue or learn more.I live in Jersey city and am willing to travel up to 45 mins if there is a group of at least 4 students. Otherwise, the classes would be held at25 Hudson Street , Apt 310, Jersey city, 07302.The timings of a class can be customized based on my availability (Weekday evenings post 6:30 pm and weekends) and the student's preference.Read more