Toolbox One: Contemporary Intensive Course
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The Course
Toolbox one is the first in the multi-part series of intensive certification courses in dance at Dhurii. The concept behind the series is to give the learner a set of tools honed and perfected by some of the best teachers from across the country and the world so that you can evolve out of it, your own essence of movement.
Structure
Classes will be taken by the series of 8 teachers whose profiles and class module structure is given below with each teacher handling about 12-18 hours of classes. Each teacher will complete their module in one stretch and thus be able to focus your learning and growth appropriately during that period. The overall course will be 10 hours each week and proceed for 12 weeks, thus completing 120 hours of classes. The course will end with a showcase where you will all perform at an event organised specially for Toolbox one by Dhurii.
Batches
The course is on with 2 batches in progress (Mar 5th to Jun 3rd); a weekday batch with classes in early mornings (6-8am) and a second weekend batch which is on friday (7:30-9:30pm), saturday & sunday evenings (4-8pm).
Note: You can register for classes by an individual teacher. For details of schedule of each teacher, reach us at 9845705241 or info@dhurii.com.
Teachers
Aastha Gulati
Aastha is a professional dancer-choreographer since 2000 and is a versatile dancer having learnt various styles including Kathak, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical Jazz, Latin and Belly dance. She has traveled far and wide to places like Broadway Dance Centre, New York, to Thailand integro 2016 for 30 days for flying low and passing through training with David Zambrano, to Edinburgh to train under Tess Letham and under Cristina in dance Italia for one week. She has since choreographed, performed and taught widely across a wide variety of prominent organisations, stages and countries.
She collates technique with a lot of narrative, expression and experimental movement. Contemporary technique, floor work, cathartic movement etc remain a favorite of hers and her classes will center around them.
Prashant More
Prashant More is a performing Artist, Choreographer and a dance teacher based in Bangalore. He started as a B-boying/Hip-hop dancer, learnt Bharatnatyam and followed it with Contemporary movement. He participated in a Choreographic Intensive course (SNDO) in Amsterdam, Intensive in Physical Experimental Performances (SMASH) in Berlin, Interdisciplinary program in Bali, Flying Low and Passing Through intensives, in Berlin and Hong Kong.
His classes will deal with transformation of movement and a building of deep dance vocabularies that derives from a conscious stepping out of your comfort zone. His sequences are inspired from Flying Low, Hip-hop, Contemporary techniques and Acrobats and also parts from his movement research practices.
Eden Pereira
Eden Dolreich Pereira owns a class, burns the stage, is an intensively trained teacher and specialises in Ballet and the Contemporary form. After graduating from the prestigious Terence Lewis Dance Foundation, he furthered his training in Isarael and with the Danceworx. His range of experience spans accross teaching, performing, choreography and modeling; from stage shows to creative pieces, from Dance Reality Shows to assisting for Film choreography.
His classes will focus on foundation and application of technique into the body. With him, you will be working on strength and flexibility needed to execute movement with precision and control. Focus will be on improvisation and musicality as well.
Priyabrat Panigrahi
Priyabrat Panigrahi is a trained contemporary dancer, choreographer and performing artist from Bangalore. He has got intensive training in Kalaripayattu, Contemporary technique, Ballet, Bharatnatyam, pilates, flying low and light design from across places including Brussles, under various teachers including David Zambrano and others. During his training at P.A.R.T.S. contemporary dance school in Brussels he created a solo "Who are you?" and a duet performed with a live piano musician called "Stopping Motion".
His classes will be based on Animal movement, partnering work and passing through which will build control in your body, establish understanding of handling / balancing weight of partner and working in groups.
Anirvan Singh
Anirvan has a National Diploma in Dance & Professional Musical Theatre from Bird College, London with a full scholarship for 3 years and has learnt at India Fernando Ballet Company and Yana Lewis Dance Academy. He has been performing from 2008 in various productions by major schools / artists across India, at London and in Scotland. He has been a Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary teacher with many academies and schools.
He will cover Ballet and contemporary with specific focus on movement derived from ballet with focus on precision in movement and timing that the form is known for.
Pia Bungalowala
Pia is a dance performer/facilitator and a fitness instructor in Bangalore. She is trained in contemporary dance, Bharatanatyam, Kalarippayattu, Ballet, Pilates, Yoga and Jazz. I have been working as a free-lance dancer for the past 8 years. She has performed in various cities with different troupes and also worked with lots of Indian as well as international choreographers. She has to performed at the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland and at Hannover, Germany and prominent national events in India too.
Her module will cover basic contemporary dance technique which will be a combination of stretching, weight bearing and sharing and floor work based on release technique. There will be special focus on strengthening the core or the abdominal muscles as they are the powerhouse of strength required by the body to enable it to do various movements.
Deepti Martolia
A certified yoga teacher, Deepti Martolia is a motivated teacher with advanced training in yoga. She teaches Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Prenatal yoga and Lyrical yoga. She founded 'Lyrical yoga' in 2014. Her passion for dance and love for yoga lead her to conceptualize this unique style called Lyrical yoga. Presently She is conducting yoga classes and workshops in Bangalore. She is also trained in Jazz and contemporary dance forms and has been teaching and practicing yoga and dance for last ten years.
She believes that when you begin the path of yoga you begin the path of self-inquiry. It is the experience of oneness that inspires conscious action, compassionate dialogue and mutual understanding. It is this perspective that truly creates peace. She will cover yoga and body conditioning that will prepare you for the coming lessons.