cherrytree Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Looking for recommendations for traditional (Bhangra etc) and contemporary Indian dance. dd has a love for Indian dance and unfortunately there are no schools or instructors in our region. Many thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friscomom Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 We have several ladies in our community who teach Indian dance (Bollywood dance is what its called) , so they are not traditional dance forms which take almost 10 years or more to start mastering. If you have Indian grocery stores or an Indian community, you could ask there. I havent seen any online resources, but if I find any I will surely link to those! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominco Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Amazon has a few videos if your Dd wants to start there.Pm your area and I can send you links. Edited to add the dvd is called Masala Bhangra ( Workout style) and Masala Bhangra : Bhangra blast,both my kids tried it, picked the 1st on in my library. Hth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Are you positive there are no schools in your area? If there is an Indian community in your area there will be some Indian dance taught somewhere. Are there any Indian restaurants, grocery stores or temples? My older daughter took Bharatanatyam and my younger daughter is taking Kathak. Both are classical Indian dance forms. Good luck with your search. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherrytree Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 We have several ladies in our community who teach Indian dance (Bollywood dance is what its called) , so they are not traditional dance forms which take almost 10 years or more to start mastering. If you have Indian grocery stores or an Indian community, you could ask there. I havent seen any online resources, but if I find any I will surely link to those! Thank you for this lovely idea! Will check the grocery stores out and I will also contact a "temple". If you find any online resources in the future, they would be much appreciated. Many thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherrytree Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Amazon has a few videos if your Dd wants to start there.Pm your area and I can send you links. Edited to add the dvd is called Masala Bhangra ( Workout style) and Masala Bhangra : Bhangra blast,both my kids tried it, picked the 1st on in my library. Hth Thank you for your dvd recommendations. Will definitive check them out. Our libary does not stock any of them but hopefully I could get them at amazon. pm you. Many thanks again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherrytree Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Are you positive there are no schools in your area? If there is an Indian community in your area there will be some Indian dance taught somewhere. Are there any Indian restaurants, grocery stores or temples? My older daughter took Bharatanatyam and my younger daughter is taking Kathak. Both are classical Indian dance forms. Good luck with your search. Kathak and Bharatanatyam sound great! Thank you for your ideas, will contact the temple and check some grocery stores out. Locally there are no schools, not even Bollywood dancing. Ocaasionally there are some workshops at one of the universities with minimum age 18+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Kathak and Bharatanatyam sound great! Thank you for your ideas, will contact the temple and check some grocery stores out. Locally there are no schools, not even Bollywood dancing. Ocaasionally there are some workshops at one of the universities with minimum age 18+ Very often you will find an individual teaching out of their home, especially in areas with smaller Indian populations. If so, they will very likely advertise their services at the grocery store and/or the temple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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