Maha Shivaratri 2023

Mahashivaratri Celebrations 2023 Saturday February 18th We celebrate Mahashivaratri with a gift of what we love best—offerings of Bharata Natyam dance by Shakti students at temples across southern California.   Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles. Tustin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scx286njFoValley Hindu Temple. Northridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOzkcbhsDsMalibu Hindu Temple. Calabasas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9e7YCb_4QSri Panchamukha Hanuman Temple. Torrance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtQFDsC8NMwSiva Kameswari Temple. Costa Mesa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7GictwcMg

Viji Prakash to receive honor at LA Indian Dance Festival

Congratulations to Viji Prakash Founder | Director of Shakti School of Bharata Natyam/Shakti Dance Company. Viji aunty will be honored for her lifetime achievement at the Los Angeles Indian Dance Festival presented by Soorya Foundation for Performing Arts. Los Angeles Indian Dance Festival Sat, March 11, 2023. 3pm. De Toledo High School 22622 Vanowen St, West Hills CA Free event....

Shakti Winter 2022 Holiday Activity

Shakti Winter 2022 Holiday ActivityPerformance Dhanashree Thillana. Swati Tirunal Festival. Yoba Linda December 2022. Shakti dancers - Jessy and Janani offered the beautiful Dhanashree Thillana composed by Svāti Tirunāḷ‍ Rāma Varma (1813 1846). Swati Tirunal was the Maharaja of Travancore/Kerala. He was revered as a brilliant music composer and credited with over 400 classical compositions in...

Dance Immersion

DANCE IMMERSION Featuring Uma Kadekodi (Bharata Natyam) and Kasi Aysola (Kuchipudi) with acclaimed musicians. (Program Notes) Saturday Oct 8th. 6:00pm James Armstrong Performing Arts Center 3330 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503

Arangetrams 2022

Shakti School of Bharata Natyam Arangetrams (solo dance presentations) 2022 We are so excited to invite everyone to support our wonderful dancers. Details and RSVP information below.   Mallika Vairavan -  Saturday, August 20th Lisa Smith Wengler Center for Arts @ Pepperdine Univ. (24255 Pacific Coast Hwy) Reception 3:00pm Performance 4:00pm Followed by dinner RSVP: vairavan@sbcglobal.net Eshani Prasad - Sunday, August 28 James Armstrong Theater (3330...

Nruthya Neeranjanam. Orange County. 2022

Nruthya Neeranjanam Sri Siva Kameswari Temple. Costa Mesa. May 29, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn857-CKNPc Song: Madhura Madhura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUfy0W1vGog Song: Bolo Narayana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaaQnE5BSpE Song: Kali Kauthvam Gallery

Celebrating India! Manhattan Beach 2022

5th annual Manhattan Beach Unified School District International Day Celebrations Shakti dancers perform at the 5th annual Manhattan Beach Unified School District International Day Celebrations. Sat May 21, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S4moTTCBBg

Maha Shivaratri 2022

MAHA SHIVARATRI 2022 Celebrating the joyous and auspicious night of Maha Shivaratri as our dancers traveled to temples across Southern California offering our dance in honor of Lord Shiva. Malibu Hindu Temple-Calabasas, Hanuman Temple-Torrance, Krishna Temple-Thousand Oaks, Siva Kamesvari Temple-Costa Mesa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP3d6F9NMSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b3tpbzZe3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqy5eibH-zM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRnfxmyy24I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezqmCl5j6_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNlek-8GHzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H20nb33Kn4A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WqyPMTOvCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZDhriSZYpw