Kathak Dancing

Ritika Chandola | Kathak Dancer | Ritiyangan Institite of Performing Arts

What is Kathak Dancing?

A Career in Kathak Dancing is very interesting. One should first understand What a Career in Kathak Dancing entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Kathak Dancing. It is best to learn about Kathak Dancing from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

With 10 years of professional experience, Kathak Dancer Ritika Chandola understands Kathak Dancing. Kathak Dancer Ritika Chandola describes Kathak Dancing as:

Kathak is the Hindustani name for one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards of ancient northern India known as Kathakars or storytellers. The term Kathak is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word Katha which means "story", and Kathakar which means "the one who tells a story", or "to do with stories

How Kathak Dancer Ritika Chandola got into Kathak Dancing?

I am Kathak Graduate and doing classical dance since 2006. I also teach Kathak in my own Dance Academy in Dehradun.

Kathak Dancer Ritika Chandola's Talk on Kathak Dancing

Starts with what is:
1)	Kathak Dancing

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Kathak Dancing and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Kathak Dancing. Here is a list of Education items required for Kathak Dancing:
2)	Nrityashaili
3)	Natyashastra
4)	History of Kathak
5)	Kathak Gharanas
6)	Dance Forms
7)	Music Instruments
8)	Maths

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Kathak Dancing demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It discusses following headings for Skills in Kathak Dancing:
9)	Footwork
10)	Mudras & Expression
11)	Patience
12)	Listening Skills
13)	Coordination

There are great positives of Kathak Dancing. This Talk explains these Positives of Kathak Dancing:
14)	Stress Buster
15)	Flexible to Other Dance Forms
16)	Exposure
17)	Social Impact

There are a few Challenges in Kathak Dancing which one needs to be cognizant of:
18)	Westernization
19)	Audience Attention
20)	Lack of Recognition

In the final section of the Talk, Ritika Chandola talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
21)	Kathak Dancing

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LifePage Career Talk on Kathak Dancing

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https://www.lifepage.in/careers/kathak-dancing-2

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https://lifepage.app.link/20190820-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgLiefRQm_o

(Kathak Dancing, Ritika Chandola, Ritiyangan Institite of Performing Arts, Dancing, Classical Dance, Indian Classical Dance.)

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