"I am delighted that Leeds schools have had the opportunity to work with this wonderful company. Annapurna Indian Dance are truly professional and they bring all the vibrancy and magic of Indian culture into school. The company use dance, masks and drumming to tell very powerful traditional stories that engage both children and adults. Teachers have really benefited from the company's training sessions, learning new ideas and simple techniques which they can use in the classroom. The feedback from teachers has always been extremely positive. For anyone who hasn’t worked with this company – I recommend they do."
Sarah Westaway
Arts Manager
ArtForms – Education Leeds
Current Education Project
MONSOON TALES -A journey to colourful and mystic India!
Annapurna Indian Dancers present a rich garland of traditional dances and ancient stories from India with stunning costumes and original music .

Now available for bookings
For more information and bookings please contact;
Education Officer, Navya Rattehalli on 01422 365103 or
07737 759 783
or email: info@annapurnadance.com

Archive
DANCES FROM THE DISTANT LANDS - 2009 Education Project

Dancers Priya Sundar and Devika Rao dancing at the Shay Lane Primary School, Wakefield. |
Annapurna presented a choice selection of classical and folk dances with sparkling stories from India.
The Company toured 20 schools across West Yorkshire.
Principal dancer was Priya Sundar, other dancers involved were Abhinandana M K, Mansi Dabral and Devika Rao. |
"What a super afternoon we had with the dancers from the Annapurna Indian Dance Company. They talked us through each of the dances explaining the signs they used to represent the different animals and birds of the jungle before performing each dance. At the end of their performance they asked me if they could have some more time and of course I said “Yes”. Little did I realise that the consequence of that reply was that I would be dancing an Indian Dance with the other teachers! The children thought it was hilarious and I have to confess we all enjoyed doing the dance. After the performance Mr Poppleton’s and Miss Catalfamo’s children had hour long Indian dance workshops which they were really enthusiastic about." - David Wright, Headteacher, SHAY LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL, WAKEFIELD.

TWILIGHT RHYTHMS - 2008 Education Project

Annapurna was very fortunate to have invited dancers Vidwan Chandra Shekhar Navda and Anjali Khandige along with storyteller Sumathi Niranjan from India for this unique project which explored the use of classical Bharatha Natyam with Yakshagana folk dance and the use of masks and puppetry for the story of Diwali .
Principal dancer was Devika Narendran Rao, other dancers involved were Santosh Mennon and Priya Sundar.

Anjali Khandige

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