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BHARATANATYAM

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Why Learn Bharatanatyam?

Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form from Tamil Nadu. It involves all parts of the body to express stories in a rhythmic manner while being one of the most exhilarating forms. The learning of Bharatanatyam not only involves learning dance, but life skills such as discipline, consistency, expression of thought and confidence also get embedded. Memory and imagination are stimulated through story-telling and performance techniques, which augment the mind. Anyone proficient in a classical dance form, can easily learn other dance forms. Besides, being our cultural wealth, some of the leading bollywood actresses have been successful because of their classical dance background.

What makes our curriculum unique?

Just like we tune an instrument before playing; in dance, we tune our bodies. Unlike us, most dance schools have little experience in designing a dance curriculum. This is because our curriculum is curated by artists who have experience as arts educators in school spaces. We believe that each individual’s body has its own strength and challenges, and thus a straight jacket solution is not the approach we take. We help the students in getting adept at style specific steps through Conditioning and Command. Creativity and Choreography helps students understand non-verbal cues and spontaneity through individual and peer activities.

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Our 4C Curriculum of BHARATANATYAM

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We believe that performing and teaching arts are two different skill sets, and hence our artists are highly trained and enjoy both the domains. Designed by our Founder Radhika, our one of a kind 4C Curriculum is a result of meticulous planning and hardwork, which ensures that the child expands his/her horizon into the world of dance.
Ms. Radhika Kathal

Ms. Radhika Kathal

Bharatanatyam | Hindustani Vocalist

Ms. Radhika Kathal is the founder of Kaladhwani. She is a senior disciple of Guru (Padmashri & SNA Awardee) Geeta Chandran. A post-graduate in Hindustani Music from Faculty of Music (University of Delhi), she currently trains under Dr. Soma Singh. Amongst her accomplishments is her performance at Rashtrapati Bhawan when US President Mr. Barack Obama visited India.

Radhika is a graded artist by Doordarshan Kendra, New Delhi and also a recipient of the National Scholarship from The Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. With more than 750+ stage performances across India and abroad, Radhika is also an Arts Anchor at Shiv Nadar School, Noida.

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Learn with Radhika

radhika’s performances

Sumasayika Varnam | Raza Foundation

Raageshri Tillana | Pongal Dance Festival

Kaladhwani Collective | Gaja Mahotsav

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Radhika’s GURU

Smt. Geeta Chandran

Smt. Geeta Chandran

Padmashri & SNA Awardee

My Guru Geeta Chandran, as I fondly call her Akka, has been instrumental in shaping me as a dancer.

Geeta Akka began learning Bharatanatyam from the tender age of 5 years under the tutelage of Smt. Swarna Saraswathy, who hailed from the traditional Thanjavoor devadasi Parampara and continued learning diverse aspects of the classical dance from a galaxy of eminent Gurus.

Founder-President of Natya-Vriksha, she is also the Artistic Director of Natya Vriksha Dance Company. Akka wears multiple hats and is celebrated not only for her deep and composite understanding of the art of Bharatanatyam, but also for her Carnatic music (she is a trained and accomplished vocalist), her work in television, theater, choreography, dance education, dance activism and dance-issue journalism.

An A-Top graded dancer at Doordarshan and at the Indian Council for
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    PRAYAAS

    3,500

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    ₹ 300 Per Class

    BEGINNER LEVEL

    This course is for aspiring students who want to initiate their training into Bharatanatyam. The training of the body & mind is very crucial and forms the foundation of learning bharatanatyam. The student learns, identifies, explores and demonstrates the basic knowledge of Bharatanatyam.

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    No prior experience

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    Age : 6 onwards

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    2 year course

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    Live and Online Classes

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    Participation in cultural festivals

    ACHIEVEMENTS

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    Kaladhwani Level I Certification

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    Introduction to Bharatanatyam

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    ABHYAAS

    4,000

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    ₹ 300 Per Class

    INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

    This course is a level up: where students will initiate into the learning of a Margam or a repertoire.The student learns, identifies, explores and demonstrates the knowledge of interconnections of three aspects of dance - Music, Rhythm and Poetry.

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    Min. 2 years or possess knowledge equivalent to the student at the Prayaas Batch

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    Age : Students will be selected based on their demo sessions

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    8 classes / month

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    3 year course

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    Live and Online Classes

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    Participation in Competitions and Cultural festivals

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    Kaladhwani Level II Certification

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    Introduction to Choreographies

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    Performance Showcase with live musicians - Kalarati

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    ULLAAS

    4,000

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    ADVANCED LEVEL

    This batch is for students who would like to dive deep into the cultural ethos and history of the dance. Students are trained for both, Solo and Group presentations. The student focuses on understanding and learning the complete Margam through interconnections of Dance, Music, Rhythm, Mythology and Poetry.

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    Min. 5 years or possess knowledge equivalent to the student at the Abhyaas Batch

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    Age : Students will be selected based on their demo sessions

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    8 classes / month

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    3 year course

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    Live and Online Classes

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    Participation in Competitions and Cultural festivals

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    Kaladhwani Level III Certification

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    A Complete Margam

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    Performance Showcase with live musicians - Kalarati and Kalakriti

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    Arangetram Performance - based on the students ability

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    ‘Kaladhwani is an interactive space that enables you to experience a holistic way to learn, understand and appreciate the performing arts. I am learning music and find the methodology used to impart training very refreshing, engaging and empowering

    Samyukta Ninan

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    I consider myself quite fortunate to have got an opportunity to train under an eminent dancer Radhika, who needless to say, epitomizes grace, beauty, and perfection. Through her extremely well-thought and structured sessions, she prepares the students with needed conditioning of the body and adopts a very holistic approach in teaching the dance form. Her firm yet kind attention to every student in the class is quite endearing as well.

    Parvati Prabha

    Bharatanatyam

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    Kaladhwani is a wonderful learning space with an excellent teaching-learning methodology. Radhika ma'am is a perfectionist when it comes to explaining complex concepts into simpler terms. Moreover, the modules created by her are a perfect balance of both theoretical and practical aspects which makes the learning process enjoyable.

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    Kaladhwani is the top performing arts learning platform for young minds.

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    Answering Your Questions

    Here are the most frequently asked questions to us. For further queries please contact us.

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