| Program Type | Workshop | Residency |
| Art Form | Dance & Movement |
| Curriculum Connections | Character Education | Social Studies | Social and Emotional Learning |
| Target Grades | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Family |
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Testimonial
Rachna Agrawal is an accomplished dancer and brought a wealth of information about traditional Indian dance. She taught the students the basic moves and led them in a traditional Kathak dance. Students were mesmerized. (Christina Hicinbothem, 5th-grade teacher, Kinsella School)
Description
Kathak is the art of telling stories through dance. Technical aspects of Kathak consist of intensive footwork and a variety of spins. The main attraction of Kathak is the improvisation of complex metrical cross rhythms and syllables. Students will watch Rachna’s performance and will also participate in a folk dance of India. They will have an opportunity to participate in a question/answer session, where they will learn about the culture of India.
Objectives
-Students will learn to interpret meaning through this inspiring dance style
-Students will study how the meaning is created through footwork, body movements, and the sounds of the ankle bells
-Students will connect meaning to various hand gestures found in classical Indian dance -Students will learn how this dance form cultivates discipline, perseverance, resilience and boosts the healthy self-esteem in dancers
-Students will learn about the culture of India
-Students will study how the meaning is created through footwork, body movements, and the sounds of the ankle bells
-Students will connect meaning to various hand gestures found in classical Indian dance -Students will learn how this dance form cultivates discipline, perseverance, resilience and boosts the healthy self-esteem in dancers
-Students will learn about the culture of India
Pricing Information
2 workshops $595
4 workshops $810
5 day residency $2,735 additional days are $515
4 workshops $810
5 day residency $2,735 additional days are $515
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Program Length
45 minutes for in-person performance/workshop
45 minutes for Zoom sessions
35 minutes for a pre-recorded program
45 minutes for Zoom sessions
35 minutes for a pre-recorded program
Participants
25 students
Technical Specifications
• Set Up: 15 minutes before the workshop/residency starts.
• Break: 10 minutes
• Strike: 10 minutes
• Program Space: An area where the students can move freely while dancing with me.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi to play music on my iPad.
• Audiovisual/Tech: A screen for my presentation, which can be sent in advance to school, so that teachers can use their own device to project it on screen. Microphones and wire to hook up my iPad to their sound system (or can use Bluetooth).
• Tables/Chairs: No
• Dressing Room: Dressing area
• Outside Possible: I dance bare feet even while teaching. If it’s a hot day, the hot surface won’t be ideal.
• Mobility/Location Needs: I can move from class to class.
• Break: 10 minutes
• Strike: 10 minutes
• Program Space: An area where the students can move freely while dancing with me.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi to play music on my iPad.
• Audiovisual/Tech: A screen for my presentation, which can be sent in advance to school, so that teachers can use their own device to project it on screen. Microphones and wire to hook up my iPad to their sound system (or can use Bluetooth).
• Tables/Chairs: No
• Dressing Room: Dressing area
• Outside Possible: I dance bare feet even while teaching. If it’s a hot day, the hot surface won’t be ideal.
• Mobility/Location Needs: I can move from class to class.