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Yoga for Body, Breath and Mind —
Tina Rawal

Yoga for Body, Breath and Mind – Tina is a BWY Diploma Accredited yoga teacher. Her continuing education is shared with all her students through her love of yogic text and chanting.   Her goal is to create space and stillness in body, mind and heart.   

“ …I teach in the Viniyoga tradition where postures are adapted to suit the individual. This tradition uses tools including body, breath and voice work. The heart of this tradition is the use of the Breath. The intelligent use of breath informs the practice of asana…” — Tina Rawal

Chilanka Pooja —
Natyanjali Dance School

Chilanka pooja literally means ‘worshipping anklets’. In Bharathanatyam, anklets (chilanka) are considered sacred. Students of dance do Chilanka pooja after atleast 3 – 4 years of training, and provided the teacher thinks that he/she is ready physically and mentally to perform a formal dance recital. This is one of the major milestones in a dancer’s life. This is the first time the girls will formally do a dance repertoire wearing their “chilankas” to live Carnatic music. To qualify for this milestone, the dancers should have the basic knowledge of the artform and rhythm. They will step into the world of storytelling through this process and make use of the art form’s rich vocabulary of hand gestures and body language to facilitate the same.

Natyanjali Dance School led by its Artistic director Divya Ramkumar, is a performing arts school with centres in Cambridge and Sawston, where we train children and adults in the South Indian dance Form of Bharatanatyam.

Mohini Attam —
Uphaar Dance Company

Upahaar School of Dance was founded by Shalini Shivashankar with the simple desire to share the joy experienced from expressing and communicating through dance. Upahaar will present dance recital of Mohiniattam.

Kathak —
Parbati Chaudhury

Parbati Chaudhury is a London – born and based performer – teacher – maker specialising in Kathak, whose training con tinues with Urja Desai Thakore.She regularly features in Pagrav Dance Company, Akademi and Kadam productions, and performed in Amina Khayyam Dance Company’s SLUT at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017.

Odissi —
Elena Catalano

Elena has established herself as one of the finest odissi dancers in this country. She has extensively trained under Guru Sujata Mohapatra, and furthered her performance and musical skills under Guru Madhavi Mudghal and the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble.

Kathakali Dance —
Kala Chetna

Barbara Vijaykumar & Kalamandalam Vijaykumar: Kathakali is a masterpiece of sacred theatre that erupts on stage with striking visual images that expose the magical world of South India. Nurtured for centuries by the remarkable people of Kerala, Kathakali leads the audience into the entrancing world of storytelling.

Kuchipudi —
Arunima Kumar

Arunima Kumar is one of India’s most accomplished award winning Kuchipudi dancer, teacher and a choreographer based in London. She believes that Indian classical arts have the power to transcend nationalities and are timeless . Critics call her the “face of Kuchipudi” and “woman of the future”.

Bharatanatyam Dance —
Krishna Zivraj

“I search for dance that connects me to my soul” – Krishna Zivraj

Krishna’s artistic vision is to engage in choreographic exploration using South Indian classical dance technique as movement vocabulary. She creates high quality works that entwine the art of Indian storytelling with movement, fusing this with aspects of Western art and culture. The result is an original, interactive and multicultural dance performance, perfect for families.