INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC SCHOOL
Divya Music school India conducts regular classes & online lessons for global students to learn playing musical instruments Violin, Tabla, Dholak, Veena, Sitar, Guitar, Indian Flute, Bansuri, Dhol, Esraj, Tanpura, Sarod, Pakhawaj, Harmonium, Mridangam, Ghatam, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Drum, Santoor, Dilruba, Shehnai, Jaltarang, Piano ...More »
DANCE SCHOOL
Divya Music & dance school India conducts regular classes & online dance lessons to learn dancing Indian classical styles - Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam. Folk dance forms - Bhangra, Raas Dandiya, Garba. Global dances - Hip hop, Jazz, Tap, Salsa, Fitness - Slimming dance, Bollywood dance...More»
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Divya Music school India conducts regular vocal classes & online singing lessons for voice training to sing Hindustani Classical, Indian Carnatic Vocal, Western, Light Vocal - Ghazals, Bhajans, Gurbani, Spritual Chants, Rabindra Sangeet, Bollywood Songs & Indian Folk Songs - Bhojpuri, Pandawani, Garhwali, Punjabi ...More »
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CELEBRATE MUSIC
Divya Music school India offers opportunities for the global music and dance students and performers to learn, practice, explore and celebrate the blessed creativity through the musical events and the dance events organized in India and all over the world...More »
Bharata Natyam : Originated from Tamil Nadu state in Southern India, it has style that boasts
strength & beauty. Bharat Natyam style has balanced and dynamic positions too. In dance, Bharat Natyam dance is like
a diamond and has many steps to be in rhythm and expressive positions. It�s the combination of melody
& rhythm, poetry & drama, expression & sculpture, color & traditions. These all aspects make it world�s
most popular Indian dance.
Manipuri : It originated from Manipur state in North East of India. It�s a devotional & regional
dance where Manipuri dancers devote themselves to Lord Krishna or Lord Vishnu. Traditionally, this dance style
has been taught to the devotees by the local priests. If a person wanted to learn Manipuri dance, there was
no special Guru for teaching Manipuri dance, just visiting a regional priest called �Ojha� was enough to start
learning Manipuri dance at priest�s home. Manipuri dance style is very smooth, simple, clean and elegant. The
dance is performed by male dancers & female dancers both and the difference is visible very clearly.
The female dancer is very poised and gentle and the male dancer is powerful and energetic. Overall,
this dance is never aggressive and loud. It�s main theme is for the Shirngar - Bhakti
(love & devotional aspect) dance dedicated to God.
Kathak : It originated from �Braj� region in Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The word
�Kathak� means �Katha� (story in Hindi) � a story being narrated through the Kathak dance. Everyone like stories
and in Kathak dance stories the facial expression and style does matter and in that manner to tell a
story by dance is called �kathak�. In Kathak dance style the dancing skills included are recitation, singing,
acting & dancing. This dance originally developed close to Lord Krishna�s birth place in 15th century
AD through �Ras-leela� � the divine dance in �Braj�. With the passing time the meaning and aim of this
traditional devotional dance format has also changed and the devotional lyrics have been replaced by
very fast rhythm.
Odissi : Originated from Orissa state of India, which is located on the eastern coast of
central India. This state is very old and rich in culture, traditions and religious beliefs. In India,
dance are always related to devotion towards God and devotee pays their devotion through dance.
Kuchipudi : Kuchipudi dance belongs to a little village by the name Kuchipudi itself
in the southern Indian state of Andhra pardesh. It�s based on stories from the Puranas. In
Kuchipudi dance style, the Kuchipudi dancer is required to sing, dance and deliver the dialogue. This form is still
prevalent and popular. In the Kuchipudi dramas male dancers impersonate the female characters.
Women are not permitted to take part in this dance drama at all.
Mohini-Attam : Is the dance style developed by the women in Kerala state of southern
India. Mohiniattam dance has the ancient history, which belong to Hindu mythology. The drums called
edakka and maddalam are used in this dance like the Kathakali dance style but it has no harsh movement
like kathkali.
Sattriya :It is much unknown form of Indian classical dance, relates to the beautiful
state of Assam in north east India. It was originated by Srimant Sankaradeva, the man who
started the �bhakti movement� (devotional movement) with the Assameese people and was the
well known poet, playwright and artist of his time. The name of the Sattriya dance style is also
related to the name of �Sattra� village in Assam.
Kathkali : Kathkali dance is very exciting and is the traditional dance form
the southern Indian of Kerala. �Katha� means a story and �kali� is play. It�s also
based on Hindu mythology story. Of the masked dance forms in India, Kathkali dance is the
most vibrant, colorful and the most intricate one. The Kathkali dance troupes became famous
for their presentation of �Epic tales� taken from the Puranas. 
Bihu : The Bihu dance is a folk dance from the Indian state of Assam which is
related to the festival of Bihu. This joyous dance style is performed by both young men and young women,
it is characterized by brisk dance steps,and rapid hand movements. Dancers wear traditionally
colorful Assamese dancers dresses when perform the Bihu dance.
Garba : Garba is a form of group dance that originated in the western Indian state of
Gujarat. The name 'Garba' is originated from the Sanskrit term 'Garbha' (womb) and 'Deep'
(a small earthenware lamp). Many traditional Garbas are performed by the Garba dancers around a
central lit lamp or picture or statues of different avatars of mother Goddess 'Shakti'.
Garba dance is usually performed during the nine day festivals called 'Navratri' dedicated to the
mother Goddess and celebrated twice a year, The circular and spiral pattern of Garba dance
have similarities to other spiritual dances, such as those of Sufi dance culture.
Raas - Dandiya / Garba : Raas or Dandiya Raas dance is the traditional folk dance form of
Vrindavan region in northern India, where it is performed depicting scenes of Holi, and 'lila'
of Krishna and Radha. Along with Garba dance, the Dandiya dance is the featured dance of Navratri festivities in India.
The word "Raas" comes from Sanskrit word "Ras". The origins of Raas can be traced to ancient times.
Lord Krishna performed Rasa lila" (Lila means Lord Krishna's playful dance. The word "Lila" also
refers to the things that God does that we do not fully understand).
There are several forms of Raas including 'Dandiya Raas', 'Dang Lila' and 'Rasa lila'. In
Dandiya Raas dance, men and women dance in two circles with sticks in their hands, generally, in a
four beat rhythm, opposite sides hit the sticks at the same time, creating a nice sound,
using the stick in their right hand. One circle goes dancing clockwise and another dancing counter clockwise.
In the west, people don't form full circles, but instead often form rows.
Originating as devotional Garba dances, which were always performed in Durga's honour,
this dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between the Goddess and Mahishasura,
the mighty demon-king, and is nicknamed "The Sword Dance". During the dance, Dandiya dancers
energetically whirl and move their feet and arms in a complicated, choreographed manner to
the tune of the music with various rhythms. The dhol is used as well as complementary
percussion instruments such as the dholak, tabla and others. The Dandiya dance sticks (dandiyas) of
the dance represent the swords of Durga. The women wear traditional dresses such as colorful
embroidered dance choli, dance ghagra and bandhani dupattas (traditional attire) dazzling with mirror work
and heavy dance jewellery. The men wear special turbans and kedias, but this varies regionally.
Garba is performed before Aarti (worshipping ritual) as devotional performances in the
honor of the Goddess, while Dandiya is performed after it, as a part of merriment. Today,
Raas is not only an important part of Navaratri festivities but extends itself to other
festivals related to harvest and crops as well.
Bhangra : 'Bhangra' in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) is a form of South-Asian form dance and
music highly influenced by the culture and language of Punjab state of northern India.
Bhangra dance also refers to a traditional, energetic and vibrant festival celebration dance.
Bhangra dance began as a folk dance performed by farmers in 11th century to celebrate the
arrival of the harvest season. The specific moves of Bhangra reflect the manner in which
villagers farmed their land.
Gidda : Gidda dance(Punjabi-gidha) is a popular folk dance of women in Punjab region
of India. The Gidda dance is often considered derived from the ancient dance known as the ring
dance and is just as energetic as Bhangra and at the same time it manages to creatively
display feminine grace, elegance and elasticity. It is a very colourful dance form which
is now performed in different local adaptations in all the regions all across the country.
Lavani : Lavani folk dance is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra and
southern Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu States of India. Lavani dance is a combination
of traditional song and dance, which is particularly performed to the enchanting beats of
Dholak, a percussion instrument. Lavani dance style is noted for its powerful rhythm and erotic sentiment.
Lavani has contributed substantially to the development of Marathi folk theatre In Maharashtra
and southern Madhya Pradesh.
Singhi Chham :Singhi Chham folk dance is also known as Kanchendzonga Dance.
It is a folk dance native to Sikkim Region. The word 'Singhi Dance' means the 'Lion Dance'.
This masked dance is performed during the worship ritual of snowy range of Kanchenjunga
and the local people use this majestic dance as a way to display their cultural symbol.
Kummi : 'Kummi' is a folk dance popular in Tamil Nadu and Kerala States of southern
India, practiced much by the women of Tamil Nadu state forming a circular dancing pattern.
It is usually a festival dance, the dancing pattern may be differ at different places, in
some places it is very simple, with rhythmic clapping whereas in other places Kummi dancers
imitate various harvesting activities. Kummi is often accompanied by songs, called "Kummi songs".
Kalikapatadi : Kalikapatadi dance form is mainly performed in West Bangal state
of eastern India, more prevalent in the Howrah region, The theme story of this Kalikapatadi
Bengali dance form is 'how Shiva calms down angry Kali after killing Asura (demons)' and on
the coronation of Shiva on Neelpuja Day (Chaitra Sankranti) the performance of this dance
is a must.
Jawara : Jawara folk dance is performed in the Bundelkhand area of Madhya Pradesh
state in central India. It is essentially a harvest dance reflecting the gaiety and
pleasure of the peasants who have reaped a good harvest in the season. The dance is
performed by men dancers and women dancers together.
Dumhal : Dumhal folk dance is performed in Jammu and Kashmir state in India.
The Dumhal is a dance performed by the menfolk of the Wattal tribe of Kashmir on
specific occasions. The dance performers wear long colorful robes and tall conical
caps studded with beads and shells. The dance party moves in a procession carrying
a banner in a very ceremonial fashion.
Yakshagana : Yakshagana folk dance is a musical theater popular in the coastal
and Malenadu regions of Karnataka state in southern India. 'Yakshagana' is the
recent 250 years old scholastic name for what are known as "Dasavatara"
(Ten Avatars or ten incarnations of God Vishnu). It is believed to have evolved
from pre classical music and theatre during Bhakti (Devotional music) movement.
Yakshagana is popular in the Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Shimoga
districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala.
Panthi : Panthi tribal dance is one of the prominent dance forms of Chhattisgarh state in
central India. The Panthi dance reflects the rich cultural heritage and traditional
legacies of the indigenous tribal groups of the region. Representing the vibrant and
dynamic cultural life of the local inhabitants of Chhattisgarh Region. Panthi dance
epitomizes the unique dance styles of the state.
Kalbelia : Kalbelia dance is the one of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan region
and is performed by the Kalbelia tribe. The Kalbelia musical dance is performed to celebrate any
joyful moment within the community as community dance. It is an integral part of their rich culture. Male
dance participants take care of the musical part of the dance. They use the different musical
instruments like Pungi, Dufli, Been, Khanjari, Morchang, Khuralio and Dholak to create
the rhythm and dancers perform.
Mohiniatam Dance : 'Mohiniyattam' also Called Mohiniattam is a traditional South Indian
dance from Kerala State, developed by the Tamil Nattuvanar Vadivelu, one of the Thanjavur Quartet.
It is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms of the India. It is considered a very
graceful dance meant to be performed as a solo dance recital by women. The term Mohiniatam comes
from the words "Mohini" meaning a woman who enchants onlookers and "aattam" meaning graceful
body movements.
Manipuri Dance : Manipuri dance is one of the major Indian classical dance forms of the India.
It originates from Manipur state in north eastern India on the border with Myanmar. In Manipur,
surrounded by mountains and geographically isolated at the meeting point of the orient and mainland
India, the Manipuri dance form developed its own specific aesthetics, values, conventions and ethics.
Kuchipudi Dance : Kuchipudi or 'Koochipoodi' is a classical Indian dance form from
Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka
of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this
traditional dance form Kuchipudi dancers are quicksilver and scintillating, and rounded and
fleet footed, performed to the classical Carnatic music, it shares many common elements with
Bharatanatyam Dance Form.
Kathakali Dance : Kathakali Dance is a highly stylized classical Indian dance noted
for the attractive make-up of dancing characters, elaborate dance costumes, detailed dance gestures and well-defined
body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion.
It originated in the state of Kerala in southern India during the 17th century and has developed
over the years with improved looks, refined gestures and added dance themes besides more ornate singing
and precise dance drumming.
Kathak Dance : Kathak Dance is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated
from Uttar Pradesh State, India. Kathak dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient
northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers. These bards, performing in village squares and
temple courtyards, mostly specialized in recounting mythological and moral tales from the scriptures,
and embellished their dance recitals with hand dancing gestures and facial expressions.
Bharatnatyam Dance : Bharatanatyam or Bharata Natyam is a classical dance form from the South Indian
state of Tamil Nadu, nowadays practiced predominantly by girls.It is held as the national dance of India.
The dance is accompanied by classical Carnatic music. Its dance inspirations come from the sculptures of the
ancient temple of Chidambaram. Bharatanatyam proper is a solo dance, with two aspects - 'Lasya', the
graceful feminine lines and movements, and 'Tandava' - Ananda Thandavam (Tamil - the dance of Shiva),
masculine aspect - which is identical to the Yin and Yang in the Chinese culture.
Salsa dance originated in Cuba and is the most popular and pleasant social dance form and a romantic dance style involving side to side couple dance movements requiring a lot of coordination and weight changing between the Salsa dance partners. Salsa dance involves two basic movements; the forward basic movement and the backward basic movement combined with several other small movements and body positions. While dancing, the basic steps can be modified significantly as part of the improvisation and stylings of the people dancing. The different Salsa dance styles are named after the countries or cities � Cuban �Casino� style, Columbian �Cali� style, Miami style, Los Angles style, New York style etc.
Hip-hop dance refers to wide range of dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. Diverse cultures like Tap, Jazz, Rock and Latin American have contributed in the development and evolution of this fascinating form of freestyle natural dance offering great flexibility in body movements. Most of the dancing moves in hip-hop dance are performed standing up and the performers are free to add their own original dancing steps and dance moves as they desire, learning hip-hop is not to follow fixed and pre-defined dance steps because the charm of original hip-hop is freedom.
Ballet dance is a type of performance dance form which originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form further evolved as a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It is primarily performed with the accompaniment of classical music and has been influential as a form of dance globally. Ballet dance works (ballets) are choreographed and performed by trained artists, include mime and acting, and are set to music (usually orchestral but occasionally vocal). It is a poised style of dance that incorporates the foundational techniques for many other dance forms. The broad classification includes � Classical Ballet, Neoclassical Ballet and Contemporary ballet.
Jazz dance includes dance styles originating from vernacular dance with African � American origin and the modified modern version with origin from Caribbean traditional dance style. The popular jazz dancing follows no rigid rules and prescribed dance steps offering freedom to the jazz dancers to perform with their own unique dance style maintaining the individuality giving utmost importance to the essence of originality. The balanced, graceful Jazz dancing involves fine dance footwork, typical dance moves, variable leaps and a number of quick turns.
Fitness dance or dancing for complete fitness is performed with an aim of physical fitness, body exercises and holistic health benefits and may include an aim of losing weight � slimming, maintaining body flexibility, keeping active or managing lifestyle disorders. It may include practicing a particular dance style for targeted benefits or a combination of dancing styles - freestyle dancing and other practices like Yoga, Diet therapy etc. Fitness dancing or slimming dance can be performed as a hobby or as a therapy and helps in getting better health, fitness and shape.
Swing dance includes dance styles originating from vernacular dance with African � American origin and broadly divided into Ballroom swing and Jazz dance swing styles involving competition dancing by couples and social dancing on popular music. With time, Swing dance style has developed many different forms with each local swing-dance community having a distinct local culture and thus defining swing dance and the appropriate music to accompany it, in different ways.
Tap dance with an African � American origin is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of dancer�s tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive music instrument and has two major variations - rhythm (Jazz) tap dance and Broadway tap dance. Broadway tap dancing focuses more on the dance and is widely performed as a part of musical theater. Rhythm tap dancing focuses more on musicality, a part of the Jazz tradition. The Tap dance sound is made by shoes with a metal "tap" on the heel and the toe.
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially for recreation and competitively around the world. Ballroom or smooth dances are normally danced to Western music -often from the mid-twentieth century and the couples dance counter-clockwise around a rectangular floor following the line of dance. The two Ballroom dance styles - International Ballroom style allows only closed dance positions, whereas American Smooth style allows closed, open and separated dance movements. In competition ballroom, dancers are judged by diverse criteria such as dancing poise, the hold or frame, dance posture, musicality and expression, timing, body alignment and shape, floor craft, foot and leg action, and presentation.
Street dances formally known as vernacular dance are the dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space, such as streets, dance parties, parks and school grounds. They are often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and the other dancers. Wide variety of fast, dramatic and energetic dance moves like clapping of hands, variable head movements, rigorous hand movements and stomping feet are used in this style of free styled dancing as an effective and wonderful means of expression to release ones emotions in a non-violent manner.
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