A Yoga Of Indian Classical Dance

Download or read book A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance written by Roxanne Kamayani Gupta and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The yoga and classical dance traditions of India have been inextricably entwined for millennia. The exacting hand gestures, postures and movements of Indian classical dance can only be achieved through yogic concentration. Conversely, the esthetics, symmetry, and dynamism of dance enhance the practice of yoga. These two traditions, so complementary and essential to one another, are united and explicated for the first time in A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance. Twenty-five years ago Roxanne Kamayani Gupta embarked on a journey of dance and yoga, yearning to unlock their mysteries and discover their common origins. As a twenty-year-old student from America she was miraculously and mysteriously absorbed into Indian culture, became a Hindu, and began an odyssey so unusual and unique that the reader will be enchanted by its telling. Choosing the path of the dancer, Roxanne Gupta accomplished what no Western woman had done before: being accepted and trained by Indian masters and then performing in the Indian classical traditions--from the palaces of maharajas to the arts festivals of Europe and America--while at the same time achieving a doctorate in the anthropology of religion and being initiated into a number of yogic traditions. Having mastered the classical form of Kuchipudi dance and studied with teachers of the hatha and kriya yoga traditions, she brings together these two great streams of consciousness and practice. In this tantric approach to yoga and dance, expressed through the body and through a yoga of emotions, we see the traditions embodied in a manner that embraces the totality of the human experience. The result is the dance of the yogini, the sacred feminine initiatress who dances with one foot in nature and the other in the realm of the gods. With extensive photographs of innovative yoga routines, Roxanne Kamayani Gupta distills her experience into techniques for yogic study certain to assist students of all levels to achieve a dynamic, beautiful, and graceful practice.

Download or read book Illuminating Indian Classical Dances Through Yoga written by Shovana Narayan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mudras of India written by Cain Carroll and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2012 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic guide presents more than 200 Indian hand gestures used in yoga and dance, in a fully indexed and cross-referenced format, giving both the Sanskrit and English name for each.

Download or read book Kathak - Indian Classical Dance written by Tetiana Kapranova and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-05 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Tetiana Kapranova is an International Alliance Master Yoga Teacher, Certified Physiology of Yoga from NYU, Doctor an Endocrinologist, Kathak Certificated PP1, PP2, Bhushan 1 st year (Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh), Fitness, Nutrition and Diet Instructor.She has been practicing Kathak Indian Classical Dance from 2015 in India, Russia, Ukraine. She has organized yoga and medical workshops and sessions for Universities, Schools, Pre-schools, and Organizations. She has a YouTube Yoga Channel. The "Kathak - Indian Classical Dance" book will give you knowledge about Indian Culture, Music, Costume, Gharanas in Kathak Dance.From the book, you will learn Eye, Eyebrow, Neck, Head, Hands, Legs and Body Movements in Kathak Dance."If the spirit is the seed, dance is the water of its evolution."

Download or read book Dance as Yoga written by Rekha Tandon and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Describes Odissi's mechanism for creating, dispersing and expressing energy - Explores the principles of yoga in Indian dance and building a tangible artistic practice based on this understanding - Meant for performers, dance enthusiasts and general readers alike Dance as Yoga addresses the background, technique and embodiment of the odissi dance form. It describes odissi's mechanism for creating, dispersing, and expressing energy, as well as some early experiments in choreography that extended its accepted parameters with reference to Choreological Studies. It is meant for both performers and audiences to better appreciate the reasons for the restraints inherent in such dance forms and, by doing so, have an informed appreciation of innovation that builds on traditional strengths. Contents: Preface; Introduction; 1. Odissi's Temple Legacy; 2. The Guru's Path; 3. Choreological Studies; 4. Strand Body; 5. Strand Movement; 6. Sound-Movement Nexus; 7. Covert Structures; 8. Reflections on Choreography; Annexure A; Annexure B; Glossary 1; Glossary 2; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.

Download or read book Dancing Heart written by Rani Iyer and published by Shanti Arts Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-29 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancing Heart offers the experience of a dance recital in the style of Bharathanatyam, one of the oldest dance forms of India. Today this popular dance is presented and experienced all around the world. Intended for elementary and middle-grade readers, this unique and beautiful book promises to engage and inspire the minds and hearts of all who delight in the sights and sounds of this Indian dance.

Download or read book A Guru’s Journey written by Sarah Morelli and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important modern exponent of Asian dance, Pandit Chitresh Das brought kathak to the United States in 1970. The North Indian classical dance has since become an important art form within the greater Indian diaspora. Yet its adoption outside of India raises questions about what happens to artistic practices when we separate them from their broader cultural contexts. A Guru's Journey provides an ethnographic study of the dance form in the San Francisco Bay Area community formed by Das. Sarah Morelli, a kathak dancer and one of Das's former students, investigates issues in teaching, learning, and performance that developed around Das during his time in the United States. In modifying kathak's form and teaching for Western students, Das negotiates questions of Indianness and non-Indianness, gender, identity, and race. Morelli lays out these issues for readers with the goal of deepening their knowledge of kathak aesthetics, technique, and theory. She also shares the intricacies of footwork, facial expression in storytelling, and other aspects of kathak while tying them to the cultural issues that inform the dance.