NYC Odissi Dance Class
These are group Odissi dance classes held at Chhandayan.
The payments options are set up for a month's registration. Please use the accurate payment option based on the number of Tuesdays in the month. If you are registering in the middle of a month, please choose the option based on the remaining Tuesdays in the month. Please know that Chhandayan remains closed on holidays like Christmas. Fortunately, Tuesdays avoid most of the national holidays.
Classes are held on every Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm. Once we receive your registration, we will contact you and confirm your class.
The payments options are set up for a month's registration. Please use the accurate payment option based on the number of Tuesdays in the month. If you are registering in the middle of a month, please choose the option based on the remaining Tuesdays in the month. Please know that Chhandayan remains closed on holidays like Christmas. Fortunately, Tuesdays avoid most of the national holidays.
Classes are held on every Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm. Once we receive your registration, we will contact you and confirm your class.
RADHIKA SAMSON (Odissi Dancer)
Radhika has received her initial training from Guru Dilip Mohapatra. With her determination and sincerity, she blossomed into a proficient and professional Odissi dancer. Radhika’s performances in prestigious platforms have been highly appreciated. She gained popularity and recognition among critics and connoisseurs, for her remarkable confidence and grace in blending abhinaya and nritta in its pure form.
Radhika is taking advanced training under the tutelage of Smt. Sujata Mohapatra, leading soloist and disciple of Late Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. She is training many young talents at her school- Sadhana. Radhika is known for her creative abilities and innovations in Odissi. Her prowess for envisaging new concepts and developing new choreography work, has been widely acknowledged.
Radhika has imbibed the purity, aesthetic spirit and sensibility of Odissi Dance through many years of her disciplined
training. She promises to carry on the rich tradition of Odissi dance through her dedication and commitment.
Past Performances
·● Vipanchee Sabha, Chennai, ● Indian Delegation to China, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, ● Ananya Festival, Purana Qila, New Delhi, ● ICCR, Festival of India in Algeria - Algiers, ● Setif, Constantine, Oran, ● Ciel Ouvert Cultural Festival, Chardenoux, France, ● Chidambaram Dance Festival, Mylapore Fine Arts, Chennai, ● George Harrison Tribute Festival, RIMPA, New Delhi, Nritya Trayee, ● India Habitat Center, New Delhi, ● Dance Festival, India International Center, New Delhi ● Salt Lake Music Festival, Kolkata, ● International Dance Festival, IPAP, Bhubaneswar, ● Spic Macay tour of Karnataka with Smt. Sujata Mohapatra, ● Chandrayaan, New York, ● Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai, ● Baba Allauddin Khan Foundation, New Delhi, ● Vishesha Kala Poshakam, Chennai, ● Inauguration of Northumbria University, New Delhi, ● Dasyam Sabha, Chennai, Menaka Thakkar Dance Company, ● Geet Govind, India tour with Smt. Sujata Mohapatra, ● CSOI, Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar.
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS
● SPIC Macay, Bangalore, ● Chiranjiv Bharti School, Gurgaon ● Bharati Vidya Bhavan, Jaipur ● Sadhana School of Music, Dance and Arts, New Delhi ● ABHAS, Action Beyond Help and Support ● Manch Pravesh of Dakshina Raghavendra ● Mancha Pravesh of Sahana V. Iyer