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Satyaradhana School, VWU Florida launch Bharatanatyam certificate program
The four-year, sixteen-credit course is open to everyone above the age of 8
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The Satyaradhana Institute of Performing Arts has launched an offline Bharatanatyam certificate program in collaboration with the School of Arts and Culture at Vedic Wellness University in Orlando, Florida.
The program aims to train young artists in the classical dance form to carry on the cultural legacy globally. It will expand the knowledge of the various techniques of the dance form and rhythmic structure and Aharya (costumes, jewelry, makeup, region, religion), along with yoga, meditation, and Vedic chanting sessions.
The four-level, four-year, sixteen-credit course is designed for everyone aged 8 and above with a passion for classical dance, the website noted.
For the first level called ‘Pallava Adhyayana’, 50 percent of the marks are reserved for internal assessment, 30 percent for practical, and 20 percent for viva or theory. For this level, to be held for a full year, students will be taught to demonstrate various Adavus (dance steps) in three dance speeds along with other basics.
In the second year, students, who graduated to Level 2 called ‘Latha Adhyayana’, will be taught types of characteristics of Adavus, Pushpanjali (salutation to Lord Nataraja at the beginning of performance), alongside other intermediate learnings. Around 30 percent of marks will be attributed to internal assessment, 50 percent of marks for performance-based practicals, and 20 percent reserved for viva voce.
For the third level ‘Lasya Adhyayana’, students will learn to explain in brief musical terminologies like raaga, taala, saptaswaras, saptatalas, etc among other advanced learnings. While 20 percent marks are reserved for internal assessment, 50 percent and 30 percent marks are reserved for performance-based practical and viva voce respectively.
In the fourth and final level ‘Aikkhya Abhiyaana’, students will have covered all important elements of the dance form, including the Thillana which is performed towards the end of a dance recital.
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