Indian Folk Dance Classes in Pomona, CA

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:Based in Southern California, Rangashree Dances of India offers performances and classes in Bharatanatyam and various folk dance styles. Rangashree emphasizes authentic and dignified presentations of traditional dance forms, eliciting sincerity from the dancer, and respect from the audience. Rangashree's dancers and students perform most often in California, but in recent years have appeared in Kansas City, Atlanta, and Italy.Classes are offered at various locations in the Los Angeles area. Most students are from the sizeable Indian community here, but non-Indians are encouraged to join. Because India's dance traditions are inseparable from its culture, dance classes include an element of cutural immersion.Rangashree is directed by Paulomi Pandit, an accomplished dancer and an alumna of the Kalakshetra Institute in Chennai, India. Paulomi practices and teaches Bharatanatyam in the Kalakshetra style, emphasizing refinement and purity. Having grown up in Gujarat, a region of India known for its love of dancing, Paulomi is an expert at various styles of folk dancing, and has choreographed a number of award-winning dances.A professional folk dance troupe developed by Paulomi is active in India, and it shares the Rangashree name. Based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and now led by Avani Pandit, the Rangashree troupe performs throughout India, and frequently overseas. The first section of this page describes the progression of a Bharatanatyam dance student at Rangashree. Developing dancers go through various stages or milestones, which are beginners or children, intermediates, advanced students, the arangetram, post arangetram students, and experts doing further study.Read more

From the Business:Sharanya Mukhopadhyay, is a UCLA graduate and a dedicated dancer in the Odissi style. She has started touring regularly in India and has been professionally performing in the USA. Sharanya has been teaching dance for the last few years. She also promotes Odissi by lecturing about this ancient dance form. Classes are held regularly in Southern California, USA for classical as well as fusion and semi-classical styles. Regular classes in Odissi and Fusion (Including Bollywood).Read more

From the Business:Richa Jauhari is a choreographer and fitness instructor. She creates choreography for couples first dance, group and solo's performances. She also teaches group dance fitness (BollyX Cardio & BollyX Low Impact) to a diverse group of adults. Richa has a passion for seeing individuals strive for their best and achieve their dance and fitness goals. Contact Richa (richajfit) for more information on choreography or dance fitness classes!Read more