Upahaar School of Dance – Fridays 4.45 to 7.30 and Sundays 6 to 7pm

https://www.upahaar.co.uk

About Upahaar

Upahaar School of Dance was founded by Shalini Shivashankar with the simple desire to share the joy experienced from expressing and communicating through dance. Upahaar was started in Croydon, South London in 2003 and now has 6 centres (Sutton, Croydon, Crawley, Twickenham, Bromley and Orpington) across greater London. Training is offered in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Mohiniattam, Carnatic Vocal and Mridangam. 

 

One of the core philosophies of Upahaar is that dance & music enhances one’s mental and physical health and can therefore be learnt and performed at any age. The school aims to bring Indian classical dance to every sector of the community through its various activities and events, highlighting the organisation’s commitment and dedication to promoting arts. Upahaar curates the now well-known Nrithya-Upahaar, a biennial international festival of classical dance. Workshops by acclaimed artists from around the world are organised regularly. In addition, Upahaar spreads awareness of these classical arts through lecture demonstrations in schools and other institutions.

Upahaar takes pride in offering high quality training by a team of well qualified and dedicated teachers. Our students have performed in prestigious venues across the UK, including the British Parliament, the Queen’s Gallery (Buckingham Palace) and the British Muesum. Students have won awards at national level competitions and frequently appear for exams offered by the boards: ISTD (Natya), ASIM (Sangeetha) and PRSSV (Mridangam).

Sessions Run

Sunday evening, Friday afternoon, Friday evening