Best Indian Dance Classes and Studios in Pensacola, FL

From the Business:Nritya School of Indian Dance and Music, established in 1988, is a non-profit dance company located in Overland Park, Kansas. Nritya offers instruction in the following: Bharathanatyam, Indian classical dance style from south India, Indian folk dance, Yoga, Instrumental music (Harmonium and Keyboard), Vocal Carnatic Music. Nritya offers classes to various levels of students and ranging skill sets. We offer lessons to younger kids as young as 4 years or to a serious dancer who wishes to pursue dance as a career or to an adult who wishes to learn dance for passion and fun. Our classes are tailored to fit your needs. But we focus on only one criteria – teach the students as perfectly as possible. We focus on the basics very devotedly. We believe the foundations are important for any learning. Dance, music and theater activities will help the artistic abilities of a person and also develop focus, discipline and imagination. As the famous Albert Einstein, who once said – “Everything is in imagination” -was himself a great artist. We welcome you to learn, understand, enjoy and impress others through the performing arts from India. Our doors are always open to any keen student, who is interested in learning Bharathanatyam, Odissi, Folk, Creative Fusion, and Carnatic music – Keyboarding and vocal, and other fine arts. Guru Hema Sharma is a native of Chennai, India, where she started dancing (Bharathanatyam) at the age of 8 under the tutelage of Kancheepuram Gnaprakasam. She pursued advanced training under such renowned gurus as Padmashri Adyar K. Lakshman in Nattuvangam and Srimati Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan in dance. She is also well versed in other Indian dance forms such as Kuchipudi, Mohini Attam, Kathak, and folk dances. Over the course of her career as a dancer, Hema has been a dedicated performer, choreographer, teacher, and community volunteer, donating her time to spread the arts and culture of India throughout Kansas City.Read more

From the Business:Archana Nrityalaya - The Kathak Dance Academy was founded by Guru Asha Joglekar in 1963. Guru Asha Joglekar’s exceptional teaching skills, ability to find the plus points in each student and enhancing that into finer point of Kathak, personal attention and in-depth knowledge offered to every student in the institute are the contributing factors to making Archana Nrityalaya a highly reputed Kathak dance academy in India and in USA.Read more