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Learn Dance with
Katrina Ji
Class Schedule
& Registration
All classes are currently Live & Online on Zoom! View on laptop, Tablet or Smartphone.
*Schedule subject to change.
*Schedule subject to change.
Live Online Classes
SAT & SUN WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
9am Los Angeles
11am Chicago | Mexico
12pm New York
5pm London
930pm India
All classes will benefit their villages by feeding the Kalbeliya community of Jodhpur due to Covid-19.
These classes will earn you credit toward Katrina Ji’s Rajasthani Folk Dance Program - Certification by CID - UNESCO with 150 Hours of study. Now your certification can include Khatu Sapera’s Or Senu Sapera’s name as one of your instructors.
Find more info about the Rajasthani Folk Dance CID - UNESCO Certification Program here
Class reviews here
9am Los Angeles
11am Chicago | Mexico
12pm New York
5pm London
930pm India
All classes will benefit their villages by feeding the Kalbeliya community of Jodhpur due to Covid-19.
These classes will earn you credit toward Katrina Ji’s Rajasthani Folk Dance Program - Certification by CID - UNESCO with 150 Hours of study. Now your certification can include Khatu Sapera’s Or Senu Sapera’s name as one of your instructors.
Find more info about the Rajasthani Folk Dance CID - UNESCO Certification Program here
Class reviews here
MONDAYS - Starts in September 8, 15, 22, 29
BELLYDANCE BASICS
6pm Los Angeles
8pm Chicago | Mexico
9pm New York
Tuesday 6:30am India
BELLYDANCE INTERMEDIATE
”Chalte Chalte Remix” Choreography
7pm Los Angeles
9pm Chicago | Mexico
10pm New York
Tuesday 7:30am India
BELLYDANCE BASICS
6pm Los Angeles
8pm Chicago | Mexico
9pm New York
Tuesday 6:30am India
BELLYDANCE INTERMEDIATE
”Chalte Chalte Remix” Choreography
7pm Los Angeles
9pm Chicago | Mexico
10pm New York
Tuesday 7:30am India
THURSDAYS: GHOOMAR
August 13 & 20
7pm Los Angeles
9pm Chicago | Mexico
10pm New York
Fri 730am India
These 1 Hour Workshops will teach you a fusion of the folk steps along with Bollywood steps to Ghoomar from Padmaavat.
August 13 & 20
7pm Los Angeles
9pm Chicago | Mexico
10pm New York
Fri 730am India
These 1 Hour Workshops will teach you a fusion of the folk steps along with Bollywood steps to Ghoomar from Padmaavat.
Online Studio Classes
KALBELIYA BASICS
Http://Vimeo.com/ondemand/kalbeliya
Learn Basic Kalbelia Steps
Find more info about the Rajasthani Folk Dance CID - UNESCO Certification Program here
KALBELIYA FLOORWORK & SPINS
Online Module Coming Soon!
Http://Vimeo.com/ondemand/kalbeliya
Learn Basic Kalbelia Steps
- Basic Step
- Basic Traveling Step
- Double Step
- Kalbeliya Sprinkler
- Tap Tap Strike
- Hops
- Rajasthani Hands
- Classic Hands (aka “flipping hands”)
and more!!!
Find more info about the Rajasthani Folk Dance CID - UNESCO Certification Program here
KALBELIYA FLOORWORK & SPINS
Online Module Coming Soon!
GHOOMAR: Online Module Coming Soon!
CHARI: Online module coming soon!
TERA TALI: Online module coming soon!
Kalbelia Basic Steps
Kalbelia Dance is fun, lively, folkloric, improvisational and non-technical. It is characterized by rhythmic stomps, hip movements and kicks, ever-changing hand movements, spinning, and dancing with partners. It is a dance for fun and celebration. This class will focus on the foot work and hand movement commonly used in Kalbelia dance. Plus basic steps.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo
Kalbelia Variations
This class will expand on the basic steps. There are several variations of all the steps. You will learn many different ways to present the steps by presenting the steps to the front, to the side, while turning. Learn how to match or oppose steps with other dancers and more!
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo
Kalbelia Floorwork & Spins
Learn a variety of spins including the famous barrel turn, Queen Harish spin and more. Plus learn how to descend from a spin into floorwork. We will explore many ways to utilize floorwork and a variety of fun steps.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo, knee pads
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo, knee pads
Tera Tali
Learn Tera Tali Dance. The seated devotional dance done with Manjera's (swinging cymbals that are also clapped).
Equipment: Majera or finger cymbals
Equipment: Majera or finger cymbals
Chari
Chari Dance is performed at marriage celebrations, on the birth of a male child and at celebrations and festivals of goodness.
During the Chari dance, colorfully dressed, bejeweled women hold earthenware or brass Chari pots on their heads. Often, the Chari are set on lit Diya (oil lamp) or fire with cotton seeds immersed in oil. Dancers carry a flaming pot on their head without touching it, while performing graceful movements of limbs and deep swirls of knees.[3] To make the dance look more attractive lines of lighted patterns are created as the dancers move quietly around the floor.
Rajasthan is a desert where women walk for many miles to collect water for their families. They collect their daily water in Chari. The dance celebrates this lifelong ritual of collecting water.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, (Beginner) disposable 1 liter water bottle, (Intermediate) chari pot / ring base or cloth for balance, (Advanced) kerosene, paper towel
During the Chari dance, colorfully dressed, bejeweled women hold earthenware or brass Chari pots on their heads. Often, the Chari are set on lit Diya (oil lamp) or fire with cotton seeds immersed in oil. Dancers carry a flaming pot on their head without touching it, while performing graceful movements of limbs and deep swirls of knees.[3] To make the dance look more attractive lines of lighted patterns are created as the dancers move quietly around the floor.
Rajasthan is a desert where women walk for many miles to collect water for their families. They collect their daily water in Chari. The dance celebrates this lifelong ritual of collecting water.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, (Beginner) disposable 1 liter water bottle, (Intermediate) chari pot / ring base or cloth for balance, (Advanced) kerosene, paper towel
Ghoomar
Ghoomar (Rounding) is a group dance done in a circle often performed at wedding celebrations. Learn the actual translation along with the dance.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo
Chirmi Choreography
"Chirmi" is one of the folk dance of Rajasthan. This is a significant part of Rajasthani music and culture. A married girl is climbing on chirmi tree (Abrus precatorius / Jequirity) to see her father and brother coming to meet her.
The first lines are चिरमी रा डाला चार (chirmi ra dalaa char). In the song, the married girl is saying "my chirmi tree is very innocent. I climbed on the tree to see coming my father but my jeth (husband 's elder brother) also climbed up on the tree then chirmi tree 's branches urned broken. That married girl requests her jeth to get down from chirmi and saying "My father is coming rode on horse and brother is riding on a camel. The horse is decorated with ghoongra (small bells) and the camel with loom (a type of decorative threads). The small bells gets rusted and and the decorative threads gets dirt. So I will keep those bells in a purse and hang those threads on a hanger. I will wash those bells with curd and dust out those decorative threads.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo, Chari pot.
The first lines are चिरमी रा डाला चार (chirmi ra dalaa char). In the song, the married girl is saying "my chirmi tree is very innocent. I climbed on the tree to see coming my father but my jeth (husband 's elder brother) also climbed up on the tree then chirmi tree 's branches urned broken. That married girl requests her jeth to get down from chirmi and saying "My father is coming rode on horse and brother is riding on a camel. The horse is decorated with ghoongra (small bells) and the camel with loom (a type of decorative threads). The small bells gets rusted and and the decorative threads gets dirt. So I will keep those bells in a purse and hang those threads on a hanger. I will wash those bells with curd and dust out those decorative threads.
Equipment: Large spinning skirt, ghungroo, Chari pot.
:o: Gurukula Program :o:
Plus more specialty classes will be added. Also, a Gurukula program will be available in India. More info coming soon.
:o: FEES :o:
APRIL SPECIAL: Pay what you can for all classes. If you are intending to take the certification course, you may apply your payment and class hours towards your certification program.
You are welcome to take these classes individually for $15 per class or you may commit to the 150 Hour Certification Program for $1500 (Only $10 per class) . Cerification program is payable by Venmo or Paypal only. There's also some pay what you can classes and some discounted rate classes for low income or those impacted by COVID19. If paying by payment plan fee is $2000 with monthly payments. (If paying monthly for 1 year, payments are $166.66 per month). However, a payment plan within your budget can be arranged.
Special pricing ends May 4th
Payment plans are available. Please contact for details.
You are welcome to take these classes individually for $15 per class or you may commit to the 150 Hour Certification Program for $1500 (Only $10 per class) . Cerification program is payable by Venmo or Paypal only. There's also some pay what you can classes and some discounted rate classes for low income or those impacted by COVID19. If paying by payment plan fee is $2000 with monthly payments. (If paying monthly for 1 year, payments are $166.66 per month). However, a payment plan within your budget can be arranged.
Special pricing ends May 4th
Payment plans are available. Please contact for details.
Group Classes
Katrina Ji spends half the year in Rajasthan, India and the other half of the year in Los Angeles, CA.
Katrina Ji is available in both Los Angeles, CA & Seattle, WA for private lessons.
Check for more info about current group classes.
Katrina Ji is available in both Los Angeles, CA & Seattle, WA for private lessons.
Check for more info about current group classes.
Wedding Choreography
Katrina Ji will help make your wedding memorable by creating and teaching a special Bollywood or Bhangra choreography just for you! Wedding couple dances or wedding party dances.
Wedding Choreography is $350
Includes 2 hours of instruction plus video capture.
Please contact for scheduling and rates here.
Wedding Choreography is $350
Includes 2 hours of instruction plus video capture.
Please contact for scheduling and rates here.
Party Lessons
Katrina Ji will spice up any special occasion with dance lesson for you and your guests.
Wedding
Mehndi
Bachlorette
Birthday
Baby Shower
Corporate Event
Team Building
Lesson plus dance party interaction. Rates start at $350
Please contact for scheduling and rates here.
Wedding
Mehndi
Bachlorette
Birthday
Baby Shower
Corporate Event
Team Building
Lesson plus dance party interaction. Rates start at $350
Please contact for scheduling and rates here.
Private Lessons
Private lessons 1:1 are $150 per hour
Please contact for scheduling and rates here.
