Many students aspiring to learn Kathak, a form of classical dance, had their basic lessons from a noted Kathak dancer, Prasobh. A noted and distinguished Kathak performer, Prasobh trained the students and made them learn the basic steps of Kathak. He has been trained in traditional ‘Guru Shishya Parampara’. He taught the same methods to the kids.
The workshop was organised by Kalandhika Natya Santha, Bhopal at its dance studio, Kolar. As many as 25 to 30 children were a part of the workshop. The children learnt different mudras of this particular form of classical dance.
Notably, during summer vacations children want to give time to their hobbies and want to learn new things. This is basically a dance workshop, where specialist in Kathak dance form taught the children dance steps.
At the workshop, the students were taught about the basics of the classical dance and they learnt the Kathak mudras. The children enjoy dancing and they are always keen to learn something new. The classical dance form is something really exciting for them.
The main motive of this dance workshop was to enhance the skill of classical dance among children and also the facial and body expressions. Besides, the children also learnt the rhythmic understanding, ability to extemporise with speedy rhythms and preserving pure Kathak classical style and matching the footwork with live playing instruments on stage.
It was a fun-filled workshop for the youngsters. More workshops on dance will be conducted in future.