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Lavani (Indian Marathi Folk Dance form) for Beginners
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(13 ratings)
57 students
Created byPavithrra Venkatraman
Last updated 3/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Lavani (Indian Marathi Dance) Fundamentals - Footwork, Dipping, Sitting, Fast movements and Finishing Steps
  • A beautiful Bollywood Lavani Choreography for the song - "Wajle ki Bara" - a Masterpiece by "Natrang"
  • Basic Expressions for story telling through dance
  • Prepare your body for the Basic rhythm patterns and coordination needed for any dance
  • Help you experience the joy of dancing
  • Confidence to go up there and perform! :)

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Course content

12 sections • 37 lectures • 2h 37m total length

  • Introduction to Lavani2:45

    Explore Lavani, a fast-paced, fluid, and expressive folk dance from Maharashtra, celebrated for its sensuous, freely moving artistry and its contrast with other Indian classical styles.

  • Choreography - Wajle ki Bahra2:25

    Explore Lavani dance choreography with the Wajle ki Bahra for beginners, focusing on fundamental moves and rhythm for confident performance.

Requirements

  • Just come with lots of excitement and energy, nothing else is required! :)

Description

This course is created with an intent of having everyone to taste the pleasure of Dance, without any prior knowledge or experience with any of dance forms. Over the lessons in this course, we will embark on a journey where we will learn about:

  • Introduction to Lavani - A Marathi Indian Dance form

  • Prepping our body for the style of Lavani: Basic steps to build the Rhythm and Coordination in the body

  • Footwork

  • Dipping

  • Sitting steps

  • Fast moves

  • Finishing steps

  • A beautiful Lavani choreography for the song "Wajle ki Bara - A Masterpiece from Natrang".

I am also including a special module on "How to dress-up for a Lavani Performance."

By the end of this course (within a few weeks), you will be able to learn and skillfully perform a beautiful Lavani Dance! And having learnt basics of Lavani through this course, you will be ready to move forward with more intricate Lavani and other dance choreographies.

There are many Bollywood songs based upon Lavani. e.g.

  1. Pinga from the movie "Bajirao Mastani"

  2. Aika Dajiba - Album song

  3. Apsara Ali - from the movie "Natrang"

and many more. Once you finish the course, you will be able to pick up any Lavani choreography easily.


So let's begin! :)


P.S: Please do check out my other courses on Udemy on

  • Bharatnatyam (Indian classical dance form) for Beginners - Level 1

  • Bharatnatyam (Indian classical dance form) for Beginners - Level 2

  • Bollywood (Bahubali) Indian Dance choreographies


Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who have never danced before
  • People who want to learn a simple, fun and graceful Bollywood Lavani choreography
  • People who already know a dance form, but want to learn a indian dance form.

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