Introduction to Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam is a classical dance style from Tamil Nadu, South India. It is believed to have originated around the 2nd century B.C as a devotional art performed in the ancient temples of India. Today this art form has moved to the stage and contributed vastly in popularizing Indian culture around the world.

The main features of Bharatanatyam are its execution of intricate rhythmic patterns in foot movements, its variety of hand gestures and associated meanings, sculpturesque poses and its expressive eye movements.

This class is open for all ages and abilities where exercises and routines can be adapted to different levels of intensity. We will start class with a gentle warm up based on Yoga and Pilates, followed by basing postures and movements and we will finish with an easy choreography and a little introduction to the theory and philosophy behind this beautiful dance form.

*Please note that the Studio space is not fully accessible.

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