Technique Enhancement Program

Starting on October 15, 2023, Leela Foundation will launch its initiative, the Technique Enhancement Program to the Bharata Natyam community.

Offered in partnership with Sankhya Dance Company, the program will provide specialized skills training for students and dancers who want to advance their learning in Bharata Natyam. This is an ongoing program offered in segments of six- months.

Like the spoken word, dance is a language with a rigorous grammar. Just as the usage of words and phrases are important to communicate, just as diction or the art of speaking and pronouncing these words and phrases, clearly and with the right tone are essential to communicate the message with clarity, so too, it is important for the movements in dance to be articulated and communicated with clarity and grace.

For that, the body, which is the dancer's tool of communication, must be trained with intention, to non-verbally communicate the sheer…