August 2020 Virtual Class Series

Dance Challenge!

• Class 1: 
  • What class is / isn't - fusion, bollywood, choreo, dabble; experience, exposure, apprecation, challenge, fun, study; Current students - opp to learn through modeling, refine, hear differently, deepen understanding. 
  • Who we are connected to.
  • Count (drut 16) in barabar/deri chhand
  • Intro by rhythm in drut 4/3
  • Namaskar meaning
  • Om / Pranam (count/sing 16) - janasammohini
  • Tatkar - RL.., bols, walking
  • Exercises ​- Ta Thei TTT
  • Proper intros at end; Partner?
  • Breakout Review
    

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• Class 2:
  
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Dance Challenge!

• Week 1 - practice tatkar to music you like.  What kind of beat do you hear? Video: PCD & GH - Thoughts/Qs
• Week 2 - Count in tintal on your hands while reciting tatkar bols Video: RCD - Observations/Qs
• Week 3 - Make up your own tihai (in 2 cycles of tintal) ​Video: Thaat/Tarana - Obs/Describe/Qs
• Week 4 - Make up your own gat bhav (in 2 cycles of tintal) Video: SJ Govardhan Giri - Obs/Qs

Dance Material Fundamentals

• Namaskar
• tintāl theka 
• Om
• pranām
• tatkār
• tihai
• ​gat bhav (story)​

Theory Materials

Four Key Element of Kathak:

• Tayari
• Layakari
• Khubsurti
• Nazakat

Key Terms

• kathak - comes from the word "katha" meaning story; a "kathaka" is a storyteller
• tāl - a rhythmic cycle of definite beats (i.e. Tintāl = 16 beats)
• tāli - clap
• khāli - empty beat (usually the middle beat)
• bōl - dance sound / syllable / composition