Bhangra was born as a folk dance to celebrate the warm harvest festival in Punjab, the northern state of India and Pakistan. While it ushered the joyous month of harvest, it filled the air with sounds of drums, vocals and claps. This class is full of excitement! Bhangra took the form of boliyan (short poems) accompanied with the bass of the Dhol (drum). It is a high-energy vigorous dance, coordinating footwork along with upper body, shoulder, arm and hand movements. Bhangra is for both men and women.
Students will learn the basic steps such as Khara Bhangra (stationary step), Luddi, Jhoomer and Summi in the course of four weeks. Preteens, teens, Adults and Seniors are welcome to join in this celebratory dance!
$50 for the series or $15 drop-in (no make-ups)
SHC Greenlake
Intermediate Class
Students will learn the more energetic steps such as Dhamaal, Dankara and Baithuk with acrobatic moves. Shub will create and teach you custom choregrahphy that you can dance to for any occasion. After this series you will know how to implement these steps on a semi-formal level to dance floor setting.
November's intermediate class performing in December 2007
They did this after only four classes!
"Having grown up to those "beats" I've yet to find anything else that transforms and uplifts my mood and opens up my heart the way Bhangra does!!" - Gaurav Navlakha
Nia is a body-mind-spirit fitness and lifestyle practice. Through expressive movement—The Body's Way—Nia empowers people to achieve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Our philosophy "Through Movement We Find Health," means we believe in the power of self-discovery through movement. In practicing Nia you fall in love with being and moving in your body – you experience the power of Self-Healing.
This form of fitness fusion is inspired by 9 techniques and movement forms: dance (jazz, modern, duncan), martial arts (tae kwon do, aikido, tai chi) and healing arts (yoga, feldenkrais, alexander technique). In Nia, we kick of our shoes and move our bodies in a way that is healing, freeing and inspiring.
