Bharata Natyam for all ages

Anjali feels honored to teach, perform, and contribute to the evolution of this Classical dance form, which originated in the temples of South India. A desciple of Smt. Viji Prakash, Anjali passes on the Tanjore style of Bharata Natyam, from the lineage of Natuvuanaar Kuppiah Pillai, founder of the Sri Raja Rajeshwari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir in Mumbai, where Smt. Viji studied with her Guru, Kalyanasundaram.

Born and raised in the U.S, Anjali's approach to teaching is grounded in traditional roots but also informed by her extensive study of Yoga, Modern Dance, and other Mind-Body centering techniques, which she integrates into her classes and workshops.

Bharata Natyam: Approaches to Abhinaya: An Eastern approach to theatre and dance. Explore how theatre and dance come together in the most popular Classical dance of India - Bharata Natyam. In this workshop, students will learn how rhythm, coordination, and gestures combine with music to form meaning. The first half of the workshop will focus on pure movement and spatial dynamics using the body while the second half will involve the students working in small groups to interpret lines of poetry using their faces, emotions, and hand gestures of Bharata Natyam.

Yoga

Anjali's Yoga classes emphasize Yoga as a way of life. Her personalized sessions combine Asanas (pyhsical postures/proper alignment) and breath work and are informed by Iyengar and Desikachar's teachings. These moving meditations help us to move with greater ease, improve flexibility, coordination and balance, reduce stress, tension, and fatigue, and overall enhance and promote a greater quality of life. She also teaches Yoga for Dancers, which focuses on injury prevention, range of motion, and finding balance between strength and flexibilty.

Contemporary Indian Dance

Drawing from the South Indian Classical Dance Bharata Natyam and Modern dance as foundations, the instructor applies postmodern choreographic tools such as breath, space, time, and release to create a unique movement vocabulary. Emphasis will be on discovering new ways of movement expression and making meaning through rhythm, gesture, and emotion

Modern Dance

Drawing from Bartenieff fundamentals and post modern release technique, this class emphasizes body alignment and articulation, movement dynamics, breath, and musicality, all of which will strengthen kinesthetic awareness and increase movement efficiency.

Yoga Dance

Combining concepts and elements from Yoga, Bharata Natyam, and Laban/Bartenieff fundamentals, these classes are an introduction to dance as a moving meditation which allows one to align and express the spirit through breath and music.

Yoga for dancers

Combines the deep stretching Asanas (physical psotures with emphasis on proper alignment) and breath-based sequences of Vinyasa flow. Benefits include injury prevention, increased range of motion, balance between strength and flexibilty, reduced fatigue, and mindful awareness. Come experience Yoga as a moving meditation. Align and express your spirit through breath, movement, and music.

Yoga for Everyone

Anjali's Yoga classes emphasize Yoga as a way of life. Her personalized sessions combine Asanas (physical postures/proper alignment) and breath work and are informed by Iyengar and Desikachar's teachings. These moving meditations help us to move with greater ease, improve flexibility, coordination, and balance, reduce tension and fatigue, and overall enhance and promote a greater quality of life.