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  • Winter News Early 2010

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    NDS has kicked off a new series of Bollywood dance classes at Audrey Moore ReCenter designed to accommodate busy teens and adults. You can register directly with the Center at 703-321-7081. We are also offering Bollywood at the India International School on Saturday mornings from 11:30 to 12:30. For those who just want a taste…

  • Where did Bollywood dance originate?

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    The origins of Bollywood lie in Urdu theater and street plays known as nautanki. Many of the basic steps, of which there are over seven hundred, are derived from classical Indian dance. Bollywood is a highly aerobic style of modern dance that has gained popularity primarily due to the explosion of Bollywood films across the…

  • Early Spring Update

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    Please note that all Fairfax County school-based Bollywood classes may be found in the ParkTakes magazine. We are pleased to announce that NDS is now offering a variety of instruments and accessories for sale (quantities are limited). Also available are supplies for Kathak dance, including original music for artists of all ages and levels. Items…

  • New Location: Lorton Workhouse

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    Perhaps our most exciting news is the start of Nepal Dance School at the Workhouse in Lorton, Virginia. All classes and workshops will be conducted in wood-floored and mirrored professional dance studios. Classical Indian Kathak classes will taught on Sundays to live music. Ghungharoos (bells) will be available for purchase through NDS. Bollywood classes will…