K12 Residencies

Kalapriya's K12 Residencies aim to teach the elements of the classical dance of India Bharatanatyam. A Sample Lesson Plan.

SITES SERVED:

• Francis Parker School, Chicago, Illinois
• The Laboratory School of the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• Donoghue School, Chicago, Illinois
• Mahalia Jackson School, Chicago, Illinois
• Beasley School, Chicago, Illinois
• Lincoln School, Skokie, Illinois
• Waukegan School District, Waukegan, Illinois
• Stone Academy, Chicago School District, Illinois
• Lake Forest School District, Illinois
• St. Bernadine School, Forest Park, Illinois
• Hamilton School, Chicago, Illinois
• Greeley School, Chicago, Illinois

College Residencies

• Study of the dance vocabulary of Bharata Natyam.
  
• Exploring the gestural language of Bharata Natyam.
  
• Understanding and experimenting with the dramatic expressions of the eyes and eyebrows.
  
• Applying the patterning technique of Indian classical music to Bharata Natyam.
  
• ShivalingaChoreographing poetry to expressive dance.
  
• Understanding Bharata Natyam in relation to western Dance forms.
  
• Culminating dance performance by the participating students.

Sites served

• Knox College, Galesburg, IL
  
• Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
  
• College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
  
• University of Notre Dame, IN
  
• Chicago Metropolitan Center, Chicago, IL
  
• Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  
• Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
  
• South West Missouri University, MO