Highly talented dancer and guru, Smt. Mrinalini Sadananda, brings the best out of every child" says Bakshi..Air India.

Our Goals and Objectives. To give our best to each student and help them grow in this art form to their fullest potential. Enable the students to appriciate Vedic heritage and culture. .To Provide each child an opportunity to perform this art.

Mrinalini trained many good artists. Among them is Dr.Keerthana Sidhaye.Keerthana's passion for this art took her to perform through out the world.

Kuchipudi is one of the forms of classical styles. This style is based on NatyaSastra.The dance tradition is of two different styles .The Nattuvamela and Natya Mela Nattuvamela is the dance done by women for which Nattuvangam is done mostly by men. Bhakthi is the under current for this style. The natya Mela is performed by both men and women. Their report consists of dance dramas.

This tradition is over 500 years old. Siddhendra Yogi is said to be the first scholar to give it the current form of dance drama. Bhamakalapam is one of his celebrated compositions Great gurus like Vednantam Lakshmi Narayana, Chinta Krishna Murthy, and others enriched this style. Dr. Vempati Chinna Sathyam added more ballets and broadened the scope for solo performances and brought this style to the international platform BharataNatyam. Kuchipudi includes "Vachikabhinayam.

Classical Indian Dance in Kuchupudi Style, Carnitic Music on the Violin, Keyboard, and Yoga are taught along the classic Indian "gurukul" principles.

Classes are held every Sunday at the Fairfax center from 9 AM till 1PM. From Beginners to Advanced levels. Classes are taught while strictly adhering to the footsteps of the past and present Maestros while retaining traditional purity. For more information contact Kalamandapam.

Reference Material: To learn about the Mudras in detail, please download the attached Kalamandapam Mudras 2007 PDF document [You need Adobe acrobat Reader to read this document. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader from www.adobe.com].

To register for classes, download the Dance Registration Form, complete the form and forward it to one of the directors at the school along with your tuition fees.

Subhash Vinjamuri Classes on Violin, Keyboard...

Registration for Music (Violin/ Keyboard) Classes: Contact Subhash Vinjamuri at 703-912-3948 for more information

Subhash Vinjamuri is a highly accomplished violinist teaches music and choreographs music for the ballets the school performs. His first inspiration was from his father, Sri Vinjamuri Parthasarathy Iyengar, and then he went on to be the disciple of Sri Brahmanandam Naidu, a direct disciple of Sri Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu. His talent was evident from childhood when at the age of 10 he won the IndoAsian competitions for violin. He is very well known for his melody and has accompanied internationally recognized musicians in India and the US.

Registration for Music (Violin/ Keyboard) Classes: Contact Subhash Vinjamuri at 703-912-3948 for more information or check back shortly.