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Learn Kathak. DVD.
Pali Chandra. $20.00
Indian Classical Dance.
Pali Chandra's Seven Point Kathak Training Program.
1. To be a proficient dancer
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you need to understand your roots, master your basics.
2. To move with speed and grace, work
on accuracy of technique.
3. Perfection in dance should be a joy
to achieve.
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Practice safe dancing with a crisp warm-up and a gradual
cool down.
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Discuss dance with intelligence; theory is as important as
practice.
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Evolve and innovate as a Kathak Dancer.
7. Control your breath, prepare the
mind and body for dance. |
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Learn Kathak. DVD. Contents. |
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1. Artist Profile.
2. History Of Kathak.
3. Natya Karma.
4. Nritta & Nritya.
5. Tatkaar.
6. Hastak.
7. Chakkar.
8. Chaal.
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9. Tora / Tukras.
10. Tihai.
11. Ladi.
12. Gharanas of Kathak.
13. Guru Vandana.
14. Vishnu Vandana.
15. Shiva Vandana.
16. Krishna Vandana |
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Kathak ..... is an
evolutionary art form which revolves around the concept of
storytelling and is one of the most elegant and graceful dance
forms. The fascinating aspects of Kathak gives the dancer immense
flexibility through sharp yet fluid movements, brisk yet slow
paced travelling and movement control by precise breathing
technique.
One can witness similarities between other
dance forms that hail from other countries like Raqs Sharqi
[Egypt], Belly dancing [Middle East], Flamenco [Spain], Tap dance
[Ireland] and also Ballet, [France & Italy], particularly the
stylized way of travelling, covering the space and the spins show
close relationship between these traditions. |
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Pali Chandra ..... An Introduction. |
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PALI CHANDRA is an
internationally acclaimed, well renowned exponent of the Indian
classical dance form of Kathak. Highly trained in classical Kathak
by late Guru Vikram Singh, Pandit Ram Mohan Maharaj and Mrs.
Kapila Raj of Lucknow and Delhi Gharanas, Pali has imbibed a vivid
imagination and a sense of rhythm in her dance that very
gracefully is entertaining
as well as educational.
As a performing artist of
classical and contemporary Kathak, she was recognized for her
outstanding performance and was awarded the prestigious Lachhu
Maharaj Award significantly given to artists who acquire the skill
and expertise of .....
'Abhinaya' - Art of Expression.
Pali Chandra's accolades
and achievements include the Opening Ceremony of the Millennium
Dome, London titled .....
Under One Sky; In the Shadow of the Hills, Millennium Dome
- Honoured at the House of Commons in Westminster
Abbey
for this production which involved 40 schools in 5 boroughs.
She has also performed for the Queen of England at the Westminster
Abbey; Edinburg Festival, Dance Umbrella Slough, UK, Luton
Dance Festival, Midlands Arts Festival, Birmingham Dance
Exchange, Purcels Southbank's London, Commonwealth Institutes Kensington, Bharti Vidya Bhavan, London, Harrow Arts Centre,
Saare Jahan Se Achha - Paul Robson Theatre with Jagjit Singh,
Royal Albert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, Ireland and many more.
Besides being a
distinguished and respected performer in the field of dance, Pali
is a radical thinker and a revolutionary and
has been an
educationalist of the art form of Kathak since 1992. She has
spear-headed several workshops, seminars and lecture
demonstrations on subjects that are thought-provoking and
motivational to several institutions and foundations all across
the globe. From Seattle University in the United States of America
[USA] to Birmingham, Oxford, Liverpool, Bradford, Westminister,
Surrey
University, London School of Contemporary
Dance and Middlesex University in United Kingdom [UK] to Honkong
University
and Wellington International School and Royal Dubai
School in Dubai, Middle East, Pali with her expertise and
artistry has effectively delivered lectures and workshops that
have been thought provoking and radical. Pali was a committee
member
of the ISTD's [Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing] South Asian Dance Faculty, where she contributed towards the
creation of ISTD's Kathak syllabus. This syllabus is
recognized and implemented internationally by various dance
academies.
For all her accomplishments, she is also a
graded member of the Government of India's cultural representation
- ICCR
[Indian Council for Cultural Relations] She is the soul of
Gurukul, a Dubai based organization founded by Somna Tugnait,
an
art visionary and an active contributor of Pali Peacock
Productions, UK. Pali Chandra has 5 focus pillars which she
concentrates and preaches at Gurukul through Kathak :
1 -
Confidence Building
2 - Team Orientation
3 - Fitness
4 - Multi-tasking
5 - Joy through appreciation
Pali, in her creative
journey, blends Kathak with diverse cross cultural art forms
through inspiring and interesting collaborations, hence, creating
an extensive repertoire of fusion dance and art forms. Her
collaborative work extends and fuses with dance forms like
Flamenco, Tap, Western Contemporary, Ballet and Bharatnatyam.
These collaborations are
not restricted to merely skill sharing, or techniques but also the
ideologies of the dance forms. She truly believes that dance is a
universal language to deal with all international issues. |
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