Meet KATRINA JI
Kalbelia Basic Steps (Snake Charmer Dance Class) Live By Katrina Ji & Culture Shakti
Kalbelia is the Snake Charmer Dance from Rajasthan India! It’s snake like movement is beautiful and empowering.
Kalbelia Dance is fun, lively, folkloric, improvisational and non-technical. It is characterized by rhythmic stomps, hip movements and kicks, ever-changing hand movements, spinning, and dancing with partners. It is a dance for fun and celebration. This class will focus on the foot work and hand movement commonly used in Kalbelia dance. Plus basic steps.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo.Katrina Ji is a highly acclaimed international touring dancer & choreographer specializing in Rajasthani Folk, Bhangra & Bollywood. She is the Artistic Director of Culture Shakti based in Seattle & Los Angeles, USA
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
I’m super excited to share my favorite dance with you online! I just spent the last 5 months living in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan India where I was performing every night at Desert Springs Resort in the Thar Desert.
I’ve been in awe of Kalbelia dance since 1999 after seeing the documentary Latcho Drom. The opening scene is in Rajasthan. I toured and performed throughout the USA in 2014 with Suva Devi Kalbelia who is famous for her barrel turns in the film. This year, I got to meet Talab Khan who was the young boy singing in the film. He’s now a grown man.
During my 2017 Tour with Rajasthani Caravan, I was awarded by both RANA (Rajasthanis of North America) and ARA (American Rajasthani Association) for my work. Then, in 2018 I became a member of the International Dance Council, CID - UNESCO, the highest level of dance recognition in the world.
Regardless, my time in India was unforgettable. I spent my every day with musicians and dancers. It was quite the exciting adventure. Dilip Singh filmed a music video with me and Ashraf Khan Harbha.
Prior to teaching and performing Rajasthani dance, Katrina was fully immersed in FCBD(R) Style Bellydance since 1999. This particular style of bellydance is rooted in the dances of the Romany
Mode of Classes
- At the tutors location
- Online via video conferencing
- Bhangra
- Folk Dance
- Bollywood Dance
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