ABOUT NAATYANJALI
FOUNDER &
INSTRUCTOR
FINDING THE DANCER IN YOU..
Naatyanjali School of Dance started in 2018 by Rugmini Sreejith with a mission to promote and practice the classical artform in its authentic way. Naatyanjali literally means “offering dance” and that has always the aim since the initiation of the school. The School offers classes for Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattom. The students of Naatyanjali learn various aspects and nuances of Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattom with emphasis given to purity and rich traditions of the ancient dance form.
Naatyanjali conducts their First Annual day in March 2020. The students of Naatyanjali performs various stages in Philadelphia and Newjersey. The School first started in Philadelphia, later in early 2023, Rugmini and family moved to Charlotte and settled .Naatyanjali offers both online and in person classes. Apart from the regular classes ,Rugmini has done lot of her own Choreographies for different dance for some Associations..
Rugmini Sreejith, an accomplished teacher and performer, brings her own unique individuality to teaching and choreography. She hails from kerala,Southern part of India. She started learning Bharatanatyam at very young age with Guru Nayanam Biju and later continued with Guru Resmi Sanal (Nrithambari School of dance).
As a post graduate in Science field, her preference was to become an artist. So she continue her passion as Profession. She strongly believe that if your Dreams are Strong and focused ,You will achieve it one day.. That’s how she started Naatyanjali with very few students.Now she had lot of students not only in USA but from India and Dubai.
She Strongly believes in continuous learning to become a great artist and to improve techniques and abhinaya. Now she is learning under two renowned in Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattom..Guru Acharya Nirmala Nagarajan from Kalakshetra and Guru Kalamandalam Dhanusha Sanyal (Guinness record holder for presenting the largest Mohiniyattom performance).
Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as mother of many other Indian classical dance forms.Bharatanatyam orginated in Tamilnadu. The dance is accompanied by music and a singer, and typically the dancer's guru is present as the nattuvanar or director-conductor of the performance and art. The performance repertoire of Bharatanatyam, like other classical dances, includes nrita (pure dance), nritya (solo expressive xx
Mohiniyattom
Mohiniyattam is a Indian Classical art form that developed and remained popular in the state of kerala.. Mohiniyattam's roots, like all classical Indian dances, are in the Natya Shastra – the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text on performance arts. However, it follows the Lasya style described in Natya Shastra, that is a dance which is delicate, eros-filled and feminine. It is traditionally a solo dance performed by women after extensive training, The repertoire of Mohiniyattam includes music in the Carnatic sty le, singing and acting a play through the dance.
Express Yourself through Dance..
Anyone can learn anything at any age and the only limits are those of your imagination.. Enroll now as a beginner..
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु
र्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः |
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म
तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ||
TESTIMONIALS
Meera Menon
Connecticut
" I joined Rugmini's Naatyanjali school of Dance this year as an adult Mohiniyattom student. Although we were apprehensive to study this rigorous classical dance as adults, she put us at ease from the very first class. Rugmini is a very thorough teacher, with comprehensive knowledge of the art forms that she teaches. She is an ardent student herself, learning classical dance from a very young age. She combines her systematic and detailed teaching with humor and compassion and an understanding of the student's potential. Within a couple of months of taking classes, we were able to perform an item for the temple Vishu celebrations. Together with my fellow students, we had a wonderful experience and it has been a great pleasure to learn from such a scholar. We are fortunate to have Rugmini as our Guru and look forward to continuing our lessons."
ONLINE CLASSES
Online classes are effective for students who cant travel to the class location. By preferring online classes ,you chose your own learning environment which works better for your needs. For Students having busy Schedule , this helps save a lot of time as you don’t have to commute for the classes.We have students enrolled in online classes from different time zones..