The youngsters of the city are learning the charisma of Kathak in a workshop organised at Ranga Shri little Ballet Troupe. The workshop is organised by Yogi Dance and Theatre group.
Many students aspiring to learn Kathak, a form of classical dance learnt the dance form by a noted Kathak dancer Rashmi Pandey.
A noted and distinguished Kathak performer Rashmi is training the students in basic steps of Kathak. She has been trained in traditional ‘Guru Shishya Parampara’ she taught teaching the same methods to the aspirants.
As many as 25 to 30 youngsters are a part of the 15-day workshop. The participants are learning different mudras of this particular form of classical dance. Here on Friday the aspirants learned about the Hastak Kathak.
Notably, Hastak Kathak is one of the parts out of various mudras of kathak dance. The Hastak Kathak is all about the kathak performed with hands. The various mudras created through hands and fingers are called Hastak Kathak. It is practiced traditionally in all the gharanas.
Before the workshop, Rashmi explained about the Hastak Kathak to the participants. After a theoretical class, Rashmi explained the mudras with music.
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 participants are also learning 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.