Arts

Yoga is an art and science that helps one understand the divinity within oneself. The practice of yoga helps the human race to maintain a sense of well-being in the physical, mental, and emotional realm.

Classical Indian Music, with its composite of raga, tala, rasa, and time elements, is thus the unique product of time and tradition of a sensitive people and their yearning for something more personal, more intrinsically human than the external world in which they live.

Bollywood is known for its rhythmic and upbeat music and colourful dances. India School goes back to the roots of Bollywood dancing that uses influences from the Kathak and Bharatanatyam styles to more modern music.

Originating in Northern India, Kathak is presently recognized for its rapid spins (“chakkars”) and fast footwork accompanied by hundreds of ankle bells (“ghungroo”). Our kathak classes focus on the theory, abhinaya (expression), and technical components of dance.