Stevens Cooperative School Afterschool Program
Indian Dance & Paathshaala Hindi Language Classes
SDA is offering both dance lessons in Indian dance and Hindi Language at Stevens Coop this semester. Our Winter 2024 semester concludes with a 2- 2.5 minute costumed choreography and the opportunity to perform at the SDA’s Spring Showcase 2024.
Stevens Newport Dance Lessons | Tuesdays, April 2nd - May 28th (No class 4/23) | Stevens River St + Garden St Dance Lessons | Wednesdays, April 3rd - May 29th (No class 4/10) |
Stevens Garden Street Hindi Lessons | |
Stevens Newport Street Hindi Lessons | |
Spring 2024 Showcase Date | May 18th, 2024 |
Indian Dance Classes
Newport Campus : Tuesdays 3:30pm - 4:15pm
River Street Campus : Wednesdays 3:30pm - 4:15 pm
Garden Street Campus : Wednesdays 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Our Indian Dance lessons are a mix of Indian Folk, Semi classical and Bollywood semi -complex choreography and large group coordination, mainly aim at:
Bettering posture, stance and technique
Including semi complex legwork, spatial movement and turns
Focusing on transitions of positions within the routine
Encouraging students to work independently as well as learning the importance of teamwork
Awareness of movements and transitions between moves.
Learning the emotion of the track and basics of expression
Tips and tools to perform with cues from the teacher.
Bi- weekly practice videos will be provided. Students will get an opportunity to perform at SDA’s Spring Showcase 2024.
Paathshaala Hindi Language Lessons
Newport Campus : Fridays 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Garden Street Campus : Thursdays 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Our hour long Paathshaala Hindi Lessons will aim to
acquaint our students with the Hindi Alphabet, words and conversational practices.
help students will gain knowledge through vocabulary exercises, grammar through games, poetry and prose as well as story telling.
encourage tracing and writing the Hindi Swar and Vyanjan and focus on mastering these by adding some at home practice.
The study material needed for the classes will be provided. Students must bring a marble composition note book and a pencil to every class.