Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance
Name: Stewart A. Carrera
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata Naytam
Location: 1440 Howard Road, SE Washington, DC 20020
Telephone: 202-249-0221
Misc. Info: Trained in the Indian classical dance – Bharat Natyam under guru K. N. Dakshanamoothy Pillai, younger brother of the late K. N. Dandaydupani Pillai. Been performing for the past 25 years both in the US and India.
Name: DJ Desi
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bollywood Music, Bhangra, International + 25 genres
Location: Washington DC US
Telephone: 703-869-6980
Misc. Info: www.djdesi.com
Name: Doonya Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Fitness, Bollywood, Pop Bhangra,
Location: Virginia, DC
Telephone: 703.828.4319
Misc. Info: Website: doonya.com
Name: Shubha Sankaran
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Surbahar, Sitar, vocal
Location: PO Box 15526 : Washington, DC 20003-0526
Telephone: 202-399-3399
Misc. Info: Specializing in individual instruction for serious students. Further information available at www.surbahar.com
Name: Dr. Brian Q. Silver
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Lecture-demonstrations, Sitar
Location: PO Box 15526, Washington, DC 20003-0526
Telephone: 202-399-3399
Misc. Info: Performer in Bande Ali Khan gharana since 1964; has taught full courses in Indian classical music at various major American universities, including Harvard (1974-83); available for lecture demonstrations, workshops, and individual instruction. Further information available at www.surbahar.com
Name: Spilling Ink
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi
Location: Nalini Prakash / Vijay Palaparty
Telephone: 301 256 8034 / 440 212 2928
Misc. Info: Classes taught by Nalini Prakash and Vijay Palaparty, co-artistic directors of Washington DC-based Spilling Ink. Classes include fundamentals of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, Carnatic vocal music, and theory and history of dance. Building on the foundations, advanced classes include learning repertoire in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, along with vocal music and theory of dance. Website – www.spillingink.org.
Other Sites of Interest
Implicit learning of Indian Music by Westerners
Nowadays: The Role of Internet for Propagation and Proliferation of Music
Multicultural Music Instruction in the Elementary School: What Can Be Achieved?
Training in Indian Classical Dance: A Case Study
Rasabodha: Understanding Indian classical dance by recognizing emotions using deep learning
Embodying culture : gurus, disciples and tabla players
Distance Education in Indian Music : Feasibility and Prospects
My Experience in Bharata Natyam (Indian Dance)
Learning Embodied Semantics via Music and Dance Semiotic Correlations
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