About Instructor

Kathak Artist

Bhakti Deshpande

An award winning and renowned Kathak dancer in India, Bhakti is the disciple of Pt. Birju Maharajji. She has been a Kathak choreographer in Bollywood movies like Baaji rao mastani, Dedh Ishqiya, Vishwaroopam and multiple dance reality shows. She has performed in prestigious venues globally and has been teaching Kathak at her academy in South Mumbai. Her learnings from her Guru and her extensive work as a Kathak dancer, have been incorporated in these classes.

Workshop for Beginners – Aalamban

Designed by Bhakti Deshpande, the Aalamban workshop is made for beginners. It introduces the student to all the basics movement in Kathak that can be learnt in a short while and used for creating graceful choreography. The Aalamban workshop is a short yet comprehensive introduction to the dance form of Kathak.


What You Learn

  • Hand movements (Hastak)
  • Footwork (Padanyaas)
  • Expressions (Ras)
  • Palm Gestures (Hasta Mudra)
  • Application of learnings into a short choreography on popular song. Explore the emotion of love & affection (Shringar Ras). Song used: Mohe Rang do Laal (from Baaji Rao mastani)
  • Develop observational abilities and learn to appreciate the dance technique as used in Indian classical dance – Dance Diaries 

How You Learn

3 Month Access to Full Course

  • Learn from the best

    Master classes that last for about an hour via high quality videos

  • Get Personal Feedback from Mentor

    2 live video calls with a mentor, so you get personalized guidance and feedback

  • Learn concepts in Kathak

    Theory & Notes for conceptual understanding

2000+ Registered Users

Prashni Taneja , Software engineer , USA

The course has really helped me to finally start learning Kathak. Its very hard and expensive to find good teachers in the states and to learn directly from Bhakti's video classes is a blessing! Thanks to Artfills team for being supportive and always flexible to my timings for personal sessions. Pranam.

Ms. Rajshree K, UK

I took this course because with good videos I also got personal feedback sessions with the teacher. The teacher feedback really helps in learning quickly and solving all doubts. This is excellent course with flexible learning timings that I did not get in any other class.

Dr Alpana Salgia, India

I am very happy to join this. I feel it is difficult for a person like Bhakti to teach very basic steps so patiently despite her high level of dancing. I am trying to imitate every bit of her movements n feeling great after learning some of it. She has made the fundamentals very clear. This is indeed a nice idea to have such websites for the learners. I have seen P*** C***** classes also but your’s is simple to follow. Keep continuing the course. Thanx

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Free Preview- Day 1: Posture, Hand movements & Footwork

  • 2

    Day 2: Directional Hand Movements & Types of Footwork

    • Class 2: Intro (warm up & revision)

    • Lesson 2 (Part 1): Directional Hand Movements

    • Lesson 2 (Part 2): Creating different sounds on Footwork

    • Class 2: Outro

    • Class 2: Notes

    • Class 2 - Practice Routine (Part 1)

    • Class 2: Practice Routine (Part 2)
  • 3

    Day 3: Hand movements and Footwork - Part 2

    • Class 3: Intro (warm up & revision)

    • Lesson 3 (Part 1): Tatkaar (Footwork pattern)

    • Lesson 3 (Part 2): Curved Hand movements (Hasta Chakra)

    • Class 3: Outro

    • Class 3: Notes

    • Class 3: Practice Routine (Part 1)

    • Class 3: Practice Routine (Part 2)
  • 4

    Day 4: Practice Day

    • Instructions

    • Class 1- Practice 1

    • Class 1- Practice (Fast)

    • Class 2 - Practice

    • Class 2 - Practice (Fast)

    • Class 3 - Practice

    • Class 3 - Practice (Fast)

    • Reminder: Live class

  • 5

    Day 5- Feedback with Teacher - Video Call

    • Live Class Booking details

  • 6

    #dancediaries - ONE

    • Taandav Ang & Laasya Ang (Masculine & Feminine movements)

  • 7

    #dancediaries - TWO

    • Kathak - A form of story-telling!
  • 8

    Day 6: Expressions and Palm Gestures - Part 1

    • Class 4: Intro (warm up & revision)

    • Lesson 4 (Part 1): Expressions

    • Lesson 4 (Part 2): Palm Gestures

    • Class 4: Outro

    • Class 4: Notes

    • Class 4: Practice Routine
  • 9

    Day 7: Expressions and Palm Gestures - Part 2

    • Class 5: Intro (warm up & revision)

    • Lesson 5 (Part 1): Navras

    • Lesson 5 (Part 2): Mudraa

    • Class 5: Outro

    • Class 5: Notes

    • Class 5: Practice Routine
  • 10

    Day 8: New Movements and Short Choreography

    • Class 6: Intro (warm up & revision)

    • Lesson 6 (Part 1): Definitive vocabulary of movements

    • Class 6: Practice Routine (Part 1)

    • Class 6: Notes

    • Lesson 6 (Part 2): Short Choregraphy - Mohe Rang do Laal

    • Class 6: Outro

    • Class 6: Practice Routine (Part 2)
  • 11

    Day 9: Practice Day

    • Instructions

    • Class 4 Practice

    • Class 5 Practice

    • Class 6 Practice

    • Reminder: Live Class

  • 12

    Day 10: Final Teacher Feedback - Video Call

    • Live Class

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