We at Sarshti offer training in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyatom, Kuchipudi and Kathakali tailored to suit every student’s skill level.
Through consistent practice, we focus on honing your skills, strengthening your core, and enhancing flexibility, ensuring you master even the most intricate steps with grace and precision.
Bharatanatyam previously called “Sadir Attam” is the oldest classical dance tradition of India that is indigenous to Tamil Nadu, a state in India.
Mohiniyattam is a a solo expressive dance (Ekaharya Abhinaya) aided by singing and music, performed in the Kaisiki vritti (graceful style), as discussed in ancient Indian performance arts texts such as the Natya Shastra.
Bollywood dance is the dance-form used in the Indian films. It is a mixture of numerous styles. These styles include belly-dancing, kathak, Indian folk, Western popular, and “modern”, jazz, and even Western erotic dancing.
Kuchipudi, the dance-drama performance is one of the eleven major Indian classical dances with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra developed as a religious art linked to traveling bards, temples and spiritual beliefs, like all major classical dances of India.
Kathakali is a traditional Indian dance native to the southern state of Kerala. To perform it, artists deck out in elaborate costumes, traditional face masks and colorful makeup to tell stories from Hindu epics.
Sarshti is one among five kinds of liberation as explained in the sacred Hindu texts.
We at Sarshti promise to set you on a voyage of artistic exploration and self-discovery through dance. Dance, as an art form is truly spiritual and is believed to have magical powers on soul and body. When dance develops into that rhythmic mantra, it will transform you physically and spiritually. Dance, for some, is a hobby or physical exercise. For a few, it is a habit or a way of life. At Sarshti, we yearn to make dance intrinsic to your body and elevate you artistically, physically and spiritually. We aspire to present you with the pure bliss of a dancing soul.
Shiju Menon is the Chief Instructor (Nritha Guru) and the founder Director of Sarshti Dance Academy in London. Shiju Menon is an extraordinary performer and choreographer who has captivated audiences with his scintillating performances in India and UK. He is one of the few dancers’ of current generation who specialises in the nuances of four classical Indian dance forms of Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi and Kadhakali.
Shiju is one of the very few young but highly appreciated male dancers of this present generation. He started his journey in dance at the age of 3. He started this journey under the guidance of his aunt, Smt Valsala Murali. He then continued the journey under the guidance of Kalamandalam Ambika Thrissur Janardhanan, Kalamandalam Saraswathy teacher (wife of MT Vasudevan Nair) and Regatta Girija teacher and Sri Job Lonappan. He is doing higher studies in Bharathanattyam under the guidance of Kalakshethra Dr. Nirmala Nagaraj. He is trained in kuchipudi under the guidance of Shri Kishore Mosalikanthi, Vani Mosalikanthi and Smt. Geeta Padmakumar. Dr.Neena Prasad is his guru in Mohiniyattom. He started his Kathakali voyage from the tender age of 10 under Kalamandalam Late Vasu Pisharody, Kalamandalam Kuttikrishnan and Kalamandalam Narayanankutty, he is continuing his training currently under Kottakkal C M Unnikrishnan in Kathakali.
His inborn talent as a classical dancer has won him blessings and great accolades around the globe. He won several awards and distinctions including Kalaprathiba at the state level and represented Kerala at several youth festivals. Shiju is not only a well established professional dancer and choreographer, he is also a respected teacher and trains many young talented dancers in the UK.
To his teaching credit students have won awards at various stages like the Asianet Europe Talent Show, UUKMA and South Bank Centre’s Alchemy YUVA award.
Step into the world of dance with us! Our classes offer training in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom, Kuchipudi and Kathakali tailored to suit every student’s skill level.
Bharathanatyam
Kuchipudi
Kathakali
Indian Cinematic Dance
Sarshti Dance School
Good hotel
Royal Victoria dock, Western gateway,
London E16 1FA
Contact – +447889861114
contact@sarshti.co.uk
