Cultivating Depth: Dance in the Round Workshop by Parijat Desai

Jiva Performing Arts presents their next Cultivating Depth Workshop: Dance In The Round, Contemporaray Garba with Parijat Desai. Parijat offers her method of teaching garba and raas, and creating fun, meaningful collective-dance experiences based on the circle dances of her ancestral lands, Kutch and Gujarat, India.

Awaken your bodies with a warm-up drawing on qi-gong, tai qi, and yoga, circling joints and spiraling limbs. Connecting the inner with the outer, we also acknowledge 6 directions and our relationship with Nature.

Come away with knowledge of:
Common garba footwork patterns
The elements of daudiyu, popular traveling phrases
How group improvisation works in Navratri
Raas patterns
Grounding, invigorating somatic warm-up methods

On the last day, Jiva and Parijat invite family and friends to a Garba / Raas Party during the second hour of class! Students share what they learned in community, and guests are invited to participate (just clapping also counts!).

Saturdays, 11:00a–1:00p
March 30–April 20, 2024
Jiva Studio - 27-28 Thomson Ave Unit WS11 Long Island City, NY
$225 | Single Class $60
(if need further cost assistance inquire about sliding scale)