Shakti Summer Intensive dance camps in Los Angeles have earned a reputation for being the most rewarding dance experience a student can have. Under the guidance of Viji Prakash the program invites internationally renowned master teachers from India to offer Shakti students daily rigorous dance training from 10am to 6pm during the summer month of June.
Shakti performs at the Annual Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra).
The word Aranga means raised stage. Etram means climbing. Arangetram means – reaching the stage. It is a rite of passage ceremony where the Guru presents her disciple to the public. After several years of training and preparation students perform a solo dance performance on stage for the public with live music accompaniment by master artists. The Arangetram celebrates a milestone in the students training in the dance and signals the beginning of a new chapter of discovery and deeper engagement in the artform.
Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of 47 years of Shakti in LA! 42 Shakti alumni and current dancers light up the stage with the vibrant art of Bharata Natyam dance. Don’t miss this powerful celebration of culture and community!
Vijayadashmi Festival honors Saraswati the Goddess of Learning and the Arts. The festival is celebrated in Sept/Oct. The students lovingly prepare to dance and celebrate together. This is the chance for family and friends to see senior shakti dancers, alumni, the youngest as well as brand new enrollments to the school are inaugurated. Joy, dance, and food bring the Shakti families together each year!
A vibrant blending of movement, drama and music, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is imagined as Naatucracker- The Dancing Nut, through the Bharata Natyam dance form of India.