16/11/2025
Our third annual Spring a workshop with and .
Odissi demand significant time, energy, trust and commitment. Going into our third year of practice we have begun to expand our repertoire of basic dances refunding , digesting and deepening our understanding of the many layers of this art form.
This intensive was a five day training - focused on the interpersonal relationship between Guru and students, as well as among the co-student community.
Teaching in this immersive format fosters enduring bonds and created and lived experience for practitioners of the art.
With participants at many different skill, the roles and responsibilities of the dancers have evolved.
Seniors are expected to learn the choreography quickly, assist and teach beginners, and serve as role models in behaviour, culture and technical precision.
Beginners observe, gain confidence, and develop insight into the full scope of the what the art requires - grasping the basic framework and formulas, while navigating content saturation and learning to surrender the ego.
Monica pushes us to reach our full potential and do justice in preserving the dance. She urges us to approach the style with integrity and honesty, honouring its history and traditions while applying its principles in real life.
To truly understand the depth and completeness of any Indian sacred art - whether performing or visual - requires a deeper spiritual engagement that turned the seeker inward. That, ultimately, is the purpose of these art forms, for both the practitioner and the audience.
We look forward to sharing snippets from our blur of dance days!
