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 NATALIA's Profile |
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| Age: | 101 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: |  India |
| Last Login: | Nov 22, 2009 (15 days back) |
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About Me |
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| NATALIA'S DANCE BIOGRAPHY: Taal (rhythm), Ang (grace), and Abhinaya (expression) - Natalia integrates these three essential elements of Kathak to present this rich Indian classical dance form on stages internationally. Her holistic training as a dancer has combined the stylistics of tradition and the dynamism of the contemporary. As a performing artist, Natalia aims at highlighting the uniqueness of Kathak’s subtle and sensitive aesthetics, which are threatened in this age of violence. Natalia's technique is distinguished by the clean sharpness in her grace, statuesque poses, fast footwork, and speedy spins. Rooted in a multi-ethnic background, Natalia presents the art of Kathak to a variety of audiences of all different cultures, using her dance as a means of transcending cultural barriers. She believes this may be done by bringing back to life the universal mode of expression present in Kathak, storytelling, onto the modern stage. Her journey as a dancer has been a long yet rewarding one, starting from the tender age of four years old. Since the beginning, upon her very first sight of Kathak, Natalia was passionate and dedicated about training and mastering the dance form, with support from her Peruvian mother and American father. Within the past few years Natalia has been continuously visiting India to receive intensive tutelage from her present Guru, Kathak maestro Padmavibhushan Birju Maharaj. However, much of her training took place in the U.S., prior to coming to India, at the Anila Sinha Foundation’s Kathak Nrityakala Kendra in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, founded by Dr. Birendra Sinha. There she took instruction several years from Smt. Sandhya Desai, disciple of Padmashri Kumudini Lakhia. Ms. Kiran Chouhan taught Natalia during her last year before graduating. As a child, Natalia’s initial instruction began with Ms. Mekhala Natavar of the Jaipur Gharana style and later continued in Lucknow Gharana style with Ms. Purnima Shah. In the year 2008, Natalia was awarded a prestigious fellowship as Senior Performing Artist from the American Institute of Indian Studies. Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in South Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Wisconsin, Natalia now continues her studies and performs as a Kathak dancer in India and the U.S.A. | |
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I'd like to meet:Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance, when you're perfectly free. -- Jelaluddin Rumi (13th century)A Dance Drama Portraying the Court of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Latino / Hispanic |
| Occupation: | Dancer |
My Blog |
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11th SEPTEMBER - KATHAK YATRA |
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| KALAASHRAM PRESENTSKATHAK YATRAThe journey of KathakDance Drama by Pandit Birju MaharajDate: September 11th, 2009Place: Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Posted by on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:57:00 GMT |
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4th JULY - VISWANAYIKA DANCE DRAMA!! |
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| VISHWANAYIKA"WORLD HEROINE"THE UNIVERSAL AND TIMELESS EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENTA unique dance drama presentation featuring American performing artist Natalia w... Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:08:00 GMT |
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14th & 15th March - HOLI DANCE DRAMA |
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| TO BE ANNOUNCEDDANCE DRAMA ON HOLI THE INDIAN FESTIVAL OF COLORS!MARCH 14th and 15th Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:39:00 GMT |
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6th March - HOLI FESTIVAL IN JAIPUR |
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| NATALIA PERFORMED AT GOVINDEVJI TEMPLE FOR THE YEARLY HOLI FESTIVAL.AN EXPRESSIVE PIECE, THUMRI, ABOUT RADHA AND KRSNAALONG WITH OTHER RAJASTHANI FOLK MUSICIANS AND DANCERS!MARCH 6TH 2:00 PM . Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:35:00 GMT |
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FEBRUARY 19th - 21st - SPRING FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & DANCE |
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| KALSHRRAM cordially invites you to VASANTOSTAVA 2009(SPRING FESTIVAL)A DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL 6:15 PM19th FEBRUARY TO 21st FEBRUARY 2009KAMANI AUDITORIUM, NEW DELHI Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:05:00 GMT |
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JANUARY 21ST, 2009 - KALASHRAM PERFORMANCE |
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| PANDIT BIRJU MAHARAJ JI'SKALASHRAM DANCE TROUPEPRESENTING"BAJATA TAAL DHAMAAR"A Chaturang composition consisting of Four Aspects of Dance: Swarg (Notes/Tones), Bhav (Emotion), Tarana (singing syllable... Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:15:00 GMT |
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NOVEMBER 21st - SOLO PERFORMANCE IN LUCKNOW |
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| SOLO PERFORMANCE IN LUCKNOW, my favorite city!
KATHAK SANDHYA
"An evening of Kathak"
Hosted by RASHTRIYA KATHAK SANSTAN
Solo Performance by
NATALIA
Place: RAI UMANATH BALI AUDITORIUM, near Kaiser Bag... Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:03:00 GMT |
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VIDEO OF BIHAR FLOODS FUNDRAISER |
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| VIDEO FOR THE BIHAR FLOODS FUNDRAISER ON YOUTUBE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vHaB6OGX4 Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:37:00 GMT |
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SEPTEMBER 5TH - FLOOD VICTIMS OF BIHAR FUNDRAISER |
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| Indian Graduate Students Association and ASHA
are joining forces to organize a
FUNDRAISER FOR THE
FLOOD VICTIMS OF BIHAR
The fury of the Kosi River has in the recent weeks claimed many lives in one of... Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:24:00 GMT |
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AUGUST 10th - GURGAON PERFORMANCE |
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| OPENING OF THE NEW HABITAT CENTER IN GURGAON,INDIA
Kalashram Dance Troupe
August 10th, 2008
New Habitat Center, Gurgaon Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:37:00 GMT |
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