Bharatanatyam/Yoga/Fitness workshop schedule by Dr. Seshadri Iyengar

UPDATE - 12th August 2008

Please read this before you come on Wed :-)

The workshop will start this Wed at 7 pm sharp. Be on time!

Some folks sent me e-mail about changes and adjustments to the workshop. Since this is an out-of-town artist, please remember

There will be no proration of the workshop cost.

Last date for cancellations was a week before the workshop starts ie., EOD Wed 08/05/2008. If you miss this date, you will be charged for the full session.

Dress in a loose salwar kameez or dance saree.

Bring your own water bottles.

Bring a notebook and pen to take notes.

Do not park on 243rd street. If there is no space on my driveway, please park on the North side of 80th. Park judiciously. Only session 1 folks park on the semi-circular driveway. Park in three columns on the main driveway.

For those attending both sessions, bring a snack if you need but do not eat in the studio. Please use the patio table.

Thanks! and have lots of fun :-)

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Dates - August 13 to August 18^th 2008

Timing – 7:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and 1:00 to 4:00 on weekends

Venue – Arpan Studios (http://www.joycekpaul.com/Class%20Information/class_information.htm )

Artiste – Dr. Seshadri Iyengar (http://www.driyengar.com/)

Note – please read the “important information” section below before you register.

Class	Content	Duration	Days	Fee	Music
Session I - Yoga, fitness and technique	· Yoga and fitness for dancers · Technique class · Choreography tips	1.5 hours 7:00 – 8:30 pm	6	$100	No
Session II - Bharatanatyam	· 1 exploratory item (javali) · 1 pre-choreographed item (koutvam/pushpanjali/keertanam)	1.5 hours 8:30 – 10:00 pm	6	$100	Yes
Session I & II	· All content from Sessions I and II	3 hrs 7:00 –10:00 pm	6	$200	Yes

Important information

1. Arpan will host only what is relevant to dancers. Rest of the sessions will be organized by other schools. Look for more details on classes held at the Velocity dance center, Seattle.

2. Pre-requisites

1. Session I – you need to have learnt Bharatanatyam for at least 2 years or have mastered all the adavus, comfortable with talam and medically fit to attend a dance workshop.

2. Session II – you should have learnt at least one abhinaya item and are medically fit to attend a dance workshop.

3. You will be asked to sign a waiver at the start of the workshop.

4. Please sign up by 5 pm 8^th of August by sending email to arpan.arts@live.com. Parking and other logistics will be mailed out to people who register by the 8^th. There are only 16 spots on first come first serve basis. Those who make it to the session will be informed over the weekend.

5. Please apply only if you are sure to attend. That way you are not taking away a precious spot that another dancer might have wanted badly.

6. Instead of multiple offerings, there will be six 3 hr sessions spread over the week.

7. Sessions will start at 7 and finish at 10. On the first day everyone can collectively decide if they want to start at 6 for the rest of the days.

8. Here is how the 3 hrs is going to be split up

1. Session I - first 1.5 hours

1. Yoga and fitness for dancers. Specific asanas that will help dancers

2. Technique - What makes a certain adavu look good? How can you enhance the beauty of an adavu by changing the technique?

3. Choreographic skills - How to piece adavus together in a given piece of music/choreography.

2. Session II - second 1.5 hours

1. Items - most possibly an Abhinaya item OR Koutvam OR Keertanam OR Pushpanjali

2. A javali - which will be choreographed as per personal interpretation. More like a creating through experimentation.

9. Payment information – Payment is required on the first day of the workshop during registration. Payment is accepted in cash or cheques made out to “Prashant Nagaraddi”.