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COURSES

Classical dance requires all round physical and mental strength. It requires a serious reading and practice of the theories of dance along with Guru Kelucharan’s techniques and style of Odissi dance

All about our Courses:

Regular Students:

Gurukul offers a course duration of 12 years, divided into four levels - junior, intermediate, senior and advanced. At the end of each level, students are awarded certificates. After completion of the entire 12 years course, students will be awarded the '‘NrityaNipun' certificate.

Our way of assessing students is very student friendly. To understand the student’s current status or progress of learning, we arrange parent – teacher meetings. On completion of the entire course (12 years), certificates are given after assessment by eminent dancers (examiner).

Classes will be held at Gurukul premises on a regular basis (as per class days). In case of exceptional situations, such as the pandemic, classes will be held online.

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    Junior:

    All technique of Odissi dance like

  1. Basic postures of Odissi
  2. Padaveda : Variety of graceful foot positions mostly adopted from temple sculptures.
  3. Padasanchalan : Foot and body movements that create a gait and pace , full of variety beauty and surprise
  4. Bhramari : Circular movements of body to create various dance patterns
  5. Utplavan : Distinct stylised jumps , some adopted from Natya Shastra & Abhinay Darpan
  6. Excercises / movements based on Chauka and Tribhangi
  7. Detailed Angikabhinay : Expressing through body. Divided into Mukhaja Abhinay (movements of eye, neck, head, eyebrow, lip, nose ) & Dehaja Abhinay (movements of torso and wrist)
  8. Hastamudra
    Intermediate:
  1. Thorough knowledge of Junior course
  2. Basic postures of Odissi
  3. 'Batu Nritya'
  4. 'Pallabi' - 2 pieces
  5. Swyabhinaya Pallabi – 2 pieces
  6. Abhinaya – 1piece
  7. Moksha
  8. Theoretical and practical knowledge of Rasa Shastra and Abhinaya
  9. Gati – 10 pieces : At times dancers copy the gait of animals & humans to represent them. Again at times those are copied to create beauty and not to express any particular individual or animal (found its mention in books like Abhinaya Darpan & Natya Shastra)
    Senior:
  1. Thorough knowledge of Junior & Intermediate course
  2. Odissi piece 'Mangalacharan' - 2 pieces
  3. 'Pallabi' - 3 pieces
  4. Swyabhinaya Pallabi -2 pieces
  5. Abhinaya – 2 pieces
  6. General knowledge of Hindustani and Odissi 'taal'
    Advanced:
  1. Thorough knowledge of Junior , Intermediate & Senior course
  2. 'Mangalacharan' – 2 pieces
  3. Pallabi- 2 pieces
  4. Swyabhinaya Pallabi – 2 pieces
  5. Abhinaya – 2 pieces
  6. One short dance ballet
  7. Training of teaching Developing choreography sense

Foreign/ Outstation Students:

The Guru will hold online classes for foreign or outstation students. Videos of pieces being taught will be shared with the students. Each student will be assessed by the Guru at the time of enrolment, according to which the course will be designed. Needless to say, the course will be specific to the student, specially created by the Guru.

Students with time constraint:

Staring 2021, Gurukul is offering courses for students who are interested in Odissi, yet do not have the adequate time to undertake regular course. The Guru will assess the student's capability at the time of enrolment, and will design the course accordingly.

Learning kit:

  • Audio support - Music CD (audio) will be provided from Gurukul office; in case a student requests for audio to be provided in a pen drive, students can submit their respective pen drives at the office, and collect once prepared.
  • Print support - Syllabus, theory book and other print material will be provided from Gurukul office, according to the need of the students .