You may not want to be a professional dancer. You may not want to undergo years of rigorous training. But you may just be curious to know what Bharatanatyam is and want to learn very few footwork, body movements and very few expressions in a concise manner in order to [...]
Basic Theories in Bharatanatyam If you are a student of Bharathanatyam or a lay person interested to know the basic theories of Bharathanatyam in a nutshell, this course is just right for you. One could learn variations of different limb movements in depth, hand gestures & their usages, History of Bharathanatyam, Gods [...]
Theories in Karnatic Music for Intermediate level are an extension of the basic course. It is standalone course. Or it is a stepped up version for any student who opted for the basic course. The rudiments of Carnatic style is covered to a greater depth. The Swaravalis, Jhantis, Alankaras now [...]
If you are serious about your dance then it makes good sense to care of your body. Just as athletes warm up before a race or an instrumentalists tune their Violin or Mridangam before a concert so too must a dancer have peak fitness before a season. A dancer who [...]
Did you know that you can represent a flag, scissors, flight of a bird differentiating a parrot from a peacock, waxing and waning of the moon, beak of a first, bracelet just with fingers of one hand? They are many more: Just by aligning your fingers you create a visual [...]
If you are a music connoisseur or just a layman wanting to know the intricacies of Karnatic music – its grammar, basic notes, scales, Raga (musical scale) and famous composers and their compositions this is the course for you. We at eAmbalam have designed a course combining both the textbook [...]
This course promises the benefit of two streams of Indian heritage: yoga and music. A musician has special needs – her/his ears, mouth, throat, vocal chords are put to stress day in and day out. Or you may be an actor or a playback singer. This course is more than [...]
The beauty of Bharatanatyam is the use of limbs, eyes, head, and neck for expressing emotions: love, devotion, anger, confusion and every feeling known down the ages. A classical dancer can be expressive by a mere shake of a head or rolling the eyes or different Mudras using hands and [...]
Being born to a tradition and not knowing its grammar can get petty embarrassing. You attend a concert or watch TV on Marghazi Utsavam. You watch some rasikas transported to heaven – they know the beat, they tune it to the bhava (emotion) of the singer, and know the composers [...]
Dance workshop at Punaroor Viswanatha Swamy temple An Enriching Experience! After week long celebrations of weddings, Brahmopadesham, catching up with relatives, working sleepless nights, and meetings lined up in the polluted city – Bangalore, It was such a divine experience for me to be at Punaroor temple. Amidst the paddy [...]
