The Awakened Body

The Awakened Body – Introduction to Odissi Dance is a course propaedeutic to the study of Odissi.
The suggested time frame of commitment ranges from 1 hour/week up to 5 hrs/week. Go through the recommended study schedule if you wish to know more.
Once you have completed the course, if you wish to go further you may opt for packages of online individual classes, which are offer discounted for students who purchased the online course.
The feedbacks on the assessments are mandatory prerequisites to access to individual classes packages and choreography courses, which you might want to purchase after the completion of The Awakened Body.

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Learning and practicing

Download the Recommended Study Schedule from this link

Video Classes

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Bhumi Pranam
• 3.1 Basic positions (Chouka)
• 3.2 Basic positions (Tribhanga)
• 4. Torso movements
• 5.1 Pliés in Chouka
• 5.2 Pliés in Tribhanga
• 6.1 Change of feet positions (Chouka)
• 6.2 Change of feet positions (Tribhanga)

Theory Classes

• 1. Hastabhinaya
• 2. Śira Bheda, Grīvā Bheda, Dṛṣṭi Bheda
• 3. Pada Bheda
• 4. Taala practice

Downloadable learning resources

Listen to this audio files or download them for your personal practice. To download, right click on the audio and select “save as”.

• Taal Ektali – 4 speeds
• Asamyuttahasta – Single hand gestures
• Samyuttahasta – Conjunctive hand gestures
• Pada Bheda – Feet positions
• Śira Bheda – Head positions
• Grīvā Bheda – Neck positions
• Dṛṣṭi Bheda – Eyes positions