(All proceeds from this workshop will be donated towards Dr Tushar Guha's Nrityanjali for Covid relief activities)

Ek Do Teen is a workshop of happiness and rhythm with an integral part of India’s rich cultural heritage - Dance. The role and function of Dance has been changing over the last couple of years. From being the prerogative and from being performed by few families of dance artistes, today dance is embraced by lakhs of people. Right from Indian classical dancing to folk dancing to popular Bollywood dancing, we express our inner most thoughts, desires and feelings through this creative form. Sometimes we dance solo, some times we dance in a group but on both occasions, there can be cathartic moments.

This workshop by Dr. Tushar Guha’s Nrityanjali is based on 58 years of dance research and performances. Lucknow gharana’s ‘Nazakat’ in Kathak, community spirit of Folk Dances and Popular dance moves of Bollywood will be taught and performed in Ek Do Teen.

Dr. Anonna Guha with co artistes Mr. Girish Salvi and Ms. Sangita Sawant will explore dance as a genre with moves of Kathak from North of India, Lezim from Maharashtra, Garba from Gujarat and Bollywood’s popular dancing.

Through Dance, with our movement, with our bodies and in spirit, we express our solidarity, our love, our compassion, our spirituality, our Humane Quotient and our strength of mind, during these COVID times.

Proceeds from this workshop will be directed towards:

• Teaching classical – Kathak and Indian folk dances Online, to schools with students from less privileged backgrounds to keep them engaged and energized
• Computer Syndrome Exercises using elements of performing arts and teaching them to students since they are online most times – exercises for eyes, neck, handles, shoulders, fingers, back
• Online interactive conversations on Mental Wellbeing issues and using music, dance, drama to heal
• Online as well as Physical Counselling of individuals to help them handle issues like anxiety and fear during this pandemic
• Distribution of Food grains to widowed and women who are single parents, from lower income groups
• Supporting education and exam fees for students from Adivasi and lower income group families
• Online Workshops on Parenting and its dimensions during Covid times and after, for schools

Conversations on Creating Inclusive Spaces and the ways to do so, to include Covid affected patients and their families