Shambhavi School of Dance was established in 1993 in

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as a Gurukul for the study and practice of Indian classical dance and music. The Artistic Director of this school is Smt.

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who is an exponent in

Kuchipudi Kuchipudi () ( Telugu: ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sa ...

dance form.

Activities

To cultivate and nurture the culture of Indian Arts, Shambhavi School of Dance create a common canvas for artists of past, present and future. They utilize the advanced technology of today's era to share their knowledge, experiences, emotions and feelings through the ancient art forms. They offer introductory courses (short and long term), diploma course and advanced course in various subjects like Indian Classical Dance,

dance theory Dance theory is the philosophy underpinning contemporary dance, including formal ideologies, aesthetic concepts, and technical attributes. It is a fairly new field of study, developing largely in the 20th century. It can be considered a branch of e ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...

, and

dance therapy Dance/movement therapy (DMT) in USA/ Australia or dance movement psychotherapy (DMP) in the UK is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body. As a modality of the creati ...

for the students. The school conducts workshops, lecture demonstrations and choreography for annual days in Education of arts in schools, non-governmental organizations, and other institutions. The Shambhavi Dance Ensemble has performed across India.

Achievements

* Shambhavi School of Dance every year organises "Dance Jathre"-India's first ever International Dance Fair where workshops are conducted on Various Dance forms by concerned exponents in that dance forms and also performances by various artists all over India. * Shambhavi School of Dance organised "Nayika- Excellence Personified" on the occasion of

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which includes a seminar on "Contribution of women to Kuchipudi" and also "Natya Shastra" Award was conferred to legendary Dansuse

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Dr.

Yamini Krishnamurthy Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (born 20 December 1940) is an Indian dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. Early life Yamini Krishnamurthy was born in Madanapalli, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. She was brought up in Chidam ...

. * World Dance Day Celebrations 2016

References

External links

Official website

Shambhavi School of Dance
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