Seminar:

Future of Indian Dances in USA/CANADA

Saturday April 21 2012

9:30 AM - Seminar 1 - Teaching Methodology of Indian Classical Dances: Challenges and Opportunities

Moderator: Guru Kamala Lakshman

1.            Teaching Odissi in Canada – The challenges and rewards – Enakshi Sinha (Ontario)
2.            Cultural & religious Issues – Shri Prashanth Shah
3.            Influence of Language and literature – Smt. Anwesha Das
4.            Location, Location and Location! – Guru Sujatha Vinjamuri / Shylaja

11:00 AM - Seminar 2 - Role of Teachers and Parents

Moderator: Sushuma Mohan

1.       Economic Issues of teacher and the parents – Guru Asha Prem (St. Louis)

2.       Challenges faced by the second generation youth in learning Indian Classical Dances – Shipra Avantica Mehrotra (Houston)

3.       Expectations of teachers and parents – Guru Smita Rajan (St. Louis)

 

Sunday April 22 2012

9:30 AM - Seminar 3 - Collaborations & new traditions

Moderator: Viji Rao

1.            Influence of other dance styles on Indian Classical Dance – Dr. Prathiba Natesan (Denton, TX)
2.            Role of Indian Classical dances in enriching dance scene of USA – Srilatha Suri (Dallas, TX)
3.            Bharathanatyam - connections of a classical art form to modern times - Savita Sastry (San Jose)
4.            Dance collaborations in India – by Anita Babu (New Delhi), Vidya Venkat Ram (Bangalore), and Radhika Prabhu (Bangalore)

 11:00 AM - Seminar 4 - Certification in Dance Training

Moderator: Dr. Sudha Kalavagunta (Ph.D.  in Kuchipudi)

1.       Need for an evaluation /certification system for Indian Classical Dances in USA – Guru Ramya Ramnarayan (N. Brunswick, NJ)

2.       Participants of the system - teachers, organizations, students & parents –Guru Viji Rao (Philadelphia, PA)

3.       Practical Challenges of Certification through a USA based system - Guru Nirmala Madhava (San Jose, CA)

4.       Expansions of Indian universities into USA – Guru Padmaja Kelam (Atlanta)

 

Special Observer :

Aroon Shivdasani

Exe. Director,
Indo-American Arts Council Inc.,
New york

Info on Aroonji

 

Open Forum or Panel Discussion to address the setup of an evaluation/certification system in USA –

Expected Teachers attending this conference include - Savita Sastry, Srilatha Suri, Dr. Prathiba Natesan, Guru Enakshi Sinha, Guru Smita Rajan, Shipra Avantica Mehrotra , Guru Asha Prem, Guru Sushuma Mohan, Guru Sujatha Vinjamuri / Shylaja, Smt. Anwesha Das, Shri Prashanth Shah, Guru Ramya Ramnarayan,Guru Kamala Lakshman, Guru Hema, Guru Akhila Iyer and others.