Top image: At the Parents as Teachers Conference, talking about early brain development through neuroscience and Bharatanatyam ​​

Below you will find instructional videos and see how I am adapting Bharatanatyam for creative aging: 

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Pakka adavu (lateral movements) 

Five jaatis 

Inclusive Indian dance @ Lincoln Center, Summer 2024 

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Pakka-adavu
Sollu: Ta tai tai ta; Dhit tai tai ta 

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Yaakundendu Tushara Hara (Poem for Goddess Saraswati)

Sarali Varisai (Carnatic music) foundational elements 

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The second jati (movement sequence) of the Saraswati Jatiswaram in a three-beat cycle 

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Mangalam 

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The Namaskara (invocation)

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The beginning of another sequence (more to come..)

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A small jati (movement pattern) along with a slokam (poem) for Lord Ganesha called Mooshika Vahana. 

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First 2 verses of Nirvana Shatakam (निर्वाणषट्कम्) - (lyrics, song, meaning can be found here) 

A slokam on Lord Shiva as the God of Dance (Nataraja)

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Here I go through the a jati (a sequence of adavus), first just with my hands, and then with the entire body. 

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A short slokam (Yatho hasta tatho dristhi)