BollyFusion & Wellness
Refresh, revive and recenter that Chi with a dynamic workout to Bollywood Fusion & Global dance music, followed by a themed wellness session that will balance and re-energize you.
Create community as we explore and share how to manage our daily challenges in an open, caring environment.
Brought to you by Utpalasia + A Mind For Change initiative. Sessions run approximately 50 minutes.
Seasonal Workshops
Utpalasia offers a two different online and in person workshops for classical Indian Kathak and Bollywood Fusion.
Dance: These include a warm up and flexibility segment, followed by original choreography of an item. There is a refresh and revise portion before the final practice to ensure proper form. Stage presence and spatial awareness are also covered.
Technical: These workshops focus on mastering classical components of dance, dynamics, and texture. Where needed, a strict ‘realignment’ of posture is introduced with targeted exercises. The execution of moves is monitored and corrected, according to the style.
Utpalasia’s intensive workshops are geared for mid to advanced level dancers and are offered several times a year. Previous experience (4-5 years) in a selected style is highly recommended.
A full workshop session runs for two hours.
After School Enrichment
Utpalasia also offers age-appropriate after school enrichment programs with a specific focus:
- Explore the core mechanics of Bollywood dance (age 7+)
- Discover and perform Himalayan folk dance (age 7+)
- Get fit with an aerobic workout to current hits (age 10+)
- Learn basic classical Indian Kathak dance moves (age 10+)
- Engaging South Asian/Himalayan cultural heritage and diversity presentations – (age 10+)
- Storytelling and guided reading for younger learners (ages 5-7)
After school programs are 60 minute classes that run once a week for 8 weeks. Storytelling segments are single presentations. We excel in creating original events for your school and welcome your requests. Contact us here.
Cordula and Anil Dahal of Utpalasia have been working with me for several years and have shown amazing talent, skill, dedication and power in working with students of all ages. I have had only positive reviews from their teacher and student evaluations.
Michael Kerry Williams, Artistic Director
Young Audiences, Arts For Learning, Virginia
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