Avantika-New Arts magazine carries an article on Modern Indian dance.

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Dancers Think

Dancers Think:It is Not just as easy to be The Dance:
Takes about a million thoughts! By GEETHA BALLAL   Have you ever wondered how a dancer makes a movement look so beautiful? Has a question arisen in your mind – does it flow in her body or is she thinking about making it flow? I definitely…

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Dancer’s diet-Calcium

Dancer’s Diet-Calcium by Vishwa Kiran Calcium is one of the key nutrients that your body needs in order to stay strong and healthy. It is an essential building block for lifelong bone health in both men and women, among many other important functions. Because calcium has so many important jobs, it’s important to get enough…

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Research and Development

Research and Development in Nritarutya is dance education in composing, performing and appreciating Indian dance, its aesthetics. The study gives insight to all dance buffs, from learners, teachers, practitioners to addicts. The subject contents are addressed through: [accordions title=”RnD” active=false event=”click” autoheight=false collapsible=true] [accordion title=”Videos”] Videos – that engage in the creator’s mind-his/her inspirations, research approach &…

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Whatever happened to being lazy…….

Whatever happened to being lazy……. by MADHURI UPADHYA I was passing through a small town on the way to participate in a theatre festival, I asked a group of men sitting on a “Somari Katte” (as we popularly call it in kannada), for directions, I thought to myself, whatever happened to just be, be lazy?…

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Dance Theatre

Since its inception in 2000, Nritarutya’s repertory has grown into a collection of the most creative dance inventions. Our performances have been designed with high standard of presentation and executed with our acclaimed team of professional dancers &  stage collaborators. [accordions title=”Repertory” active=1 event=”click” autoheight=false collapsible=true] [accordion title=”Corporate events”] Experience and participate in our visual…

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Carbohydrates-calories, constitution, myths.

Carbohydrates-calories, constitution, myths by Vishwa Kiran Carbohydrates are found in a wide array of foods—bread, beans, milk, popcorn, potatoes, cookies, spaghetti, soft drinks…. They also come in a variety of forms. The most common and abundant forms are sugars, fibers, and starches. The basic building block of every carbohydrate is a sugar molecule, a simple…

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Dancers, be careful with your knees!!!by Dr.Shailendra Saxena

With Over 600 Muscles, 206 bones and countless nerves, ligaments, and tendons in the body, it’s almost impossible for dancers to escape getting injured. Acute injuries, such as a sudden sprain or muscle pull, seem to happen out of the blue. One minute you’re dancing, the next minute you’ve hit the floor. Chronic problems, like…

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Show management-by Geetha Ballal

The music CD has just slipped and is repeating a track on its own or just goes ‘kapoot’… ‘1 – 2 -3 -THUD- the side wing has just fallen on the very spot you were just 2 seconds ago.. Ouch!! A nail has just pierced even through the seasoned skin of the feet… How am…

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Carbohydrates- Fuel for the dancers

As promised…we continue to fill in more on the fitness/diet for dancers…read on The diet of a dancer ideally must consist of about 55-60% carbohydrate, 12-15% protein, and 20-30% fat. During weighty working out and rehearsals the amount of carbohydrate should be augmented to about 65%. The reason is that carbohydrate in the major energy…

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