I have been an online student of the Indian Dance school for the past 6 years and have had a wonderful experience. Guru Gauri Jog is fun and strict at the same time . I find the online teaching very good to follow. I have participated in 3 annual recitals and have enjoyed them thoroughly. I highly recommend the Indian Dance School for students wishing to learn kathak!
September 2024
Guru Gauri Jog seamlessly incorporates the unique stylistic features of both the Lucknow and Jaipur Gharanas of Kathak. Her mastery of these styles is evident in her teaching—grace and elegance from the Lucknow tradition and careful attention to technicality from the Jaipur tradition. To this end, she emphasizes lightness and fluidity in hand and body movements, while also stressing precision in footwork and sharpness in eye movements (Drishti bhedh). This synergistic approach has helped me appreciate movement as poetry, while enhancing my own bodily awareness and concentration through the mathematically complex rhythms of the feet.
I am a current online student of the Indian Dance school. I have been learning for the past 6 years and am enjoying my experience thoroughly. Guru Gauri Jog is thorough and highly dedicated and makes sure that we practice regularly. Even on online classes , she is observant. Both footwork and grace are stressed during the training. Before COVID, the school had an annual recital which has been reinitiated this year, which is the 25th year for the school. These recitals are truly high quality presentations. I highly recommend this school even for online classes .
I have been an online student of the Indian Dance school for the past 6 years and have had a wonderful experience. Guru Gauri Jog is fun and strict at the same time . I find the online teaching very good to follow. I have participated in 3 annual recitals and have enjoyed them thoroughly.
I highly recommend the Indian Dance School for students wishing to learn kathak!
Guru Gauri Jog seamlessly incorporates the unique stylistic features of both the Lucknow and Jaipur Gharanas of Kathak. Her mastery of these styles is evident in her teaching—grace and elegance from the Lucknow tradition and careful attention to technicality from the Jaipur tradition. To this end, she emphasizes lightness and fluidity in hand and body movements, while also stressing precision in footwork and sharpness in eye movements (Drishti bhedh). This synergistic approach has helped me appreciate movement as poetry, while enhancing my own bodily awareness and concentration through the mathematically complex rhythms of the feet.
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I am a current online student of the Indian Dance school. I have been learning for the past 6 years and am enjoying my experience thoroughly. Guru Gauri Jog is thorough and highly dedicated and makes sure that we practice regularly. Even on online classes , she is observant. Both footwork and grace are stressed during the training. Before COVID, the school had an annual recital which has been reinitiated this year, which is the 25th year for the school. These recitals are truly high quality presentations. I highly recommend this school even for online classes .