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2010 March Kathak ek Pahachan

When: Saturday, March 7, 2010

Time: 4.30 PM

Venue: Green Hope High School Auditorium, 2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road, Cary, Nc 27519

In Basant Bahar, we performed ‘Kathak Ek Pahachan’ and Introduction to Kathak.

Choreographed by – Shilpa Manjrekar

Performed by: Dimple Mahadeshwar, Divya Ramswami, Gargi Damle, Mallika Acharya, Nikita Joshi, Pooja Joshi, Pooja Saha, Rashi Bisarya, Rashmi Patwardhan, Saarika Virkar, Sachi Shinde, Shilpa Sawale, Sonali Karmalkar, Surabhi Manjrekar

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2010 June - Dr. Mrs. Manjiri Deo Workshop

When: Saturday, June 19th, 2010,

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: Halle Cultural Arts Center 237, North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502

One of the most respected Kathak teachers on the Indian dance scene, and disciple of Nataraj Gopi Krishna - a man so identified with dancing that Indian dance is unthinkable without remembering the maestro.

Dr. Manjiri Deo received her first lessons in dance from Pt. Badrinath Kulkarni in Kolhapur. She received advanced training in Kathak from Mrs. Asha Joglekar, Nataraj Gopi Krishna and Dr. Sitara devi. Mrs. Deo received her doctoral degree from Gaandharva Mahavidyaalaya for her thesis “An analytical study of applied Kavitta Chanda in Kathak dance”. She has authored three books on Kathak including “Nrutya Saurabh” that received an award from Govt. of Maharashtra.

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2010 November -Garza Maharashtra Maza 

When:  Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Time: 2.00p.m.

Venue: Garner Historic Auditorium, 742 West Garner Road, Garner, NC 27529

The state of Maharashtra was formed within the republic of India on May 1^st, 1960. The words Maharashtra comes from ‘Great Nation’. This year we celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the formation of the state of Maharashtra. To commemorate this occasion we come together to witness our history unfold, from the time immemorial when this land was called Dandakaaranya roughly translates to Jungle of punishments to the year 1960.

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