Satvikam Shivam Mission & Values
The dream & mission of "Satvikam Shivam" is to pass on our cultural heritage and history to Indo-American generations and others who are curious about learning Indian Dances and other traditional arts, aesthetic presentations and to be part of new visions in creative innovations न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशम् पवित्रमिह विद्यते। On earth, there is no purifier as great as knowledge
Protect & Preserve Promote Pass on
Protect and preserve pure essence of Indian dances, culture & arts
Promote the Indian culture and traditional arts at international level.
Pass on these tradional Arts to next young generations to express their thoughts and feelings effectively and gracefully in an aesthetic and artistic ways of dance with well defined gestures, artistic postures and emotional expressions adding modern innovations and creativity
Protect and preserve pure essence of Indian dances, culture & arts
Promote the Indian culture and traditional arts at international level.
Pass on these tradional Arts to next young generations to express their thoughts and feelings effectively and gracefully in an aesthetic and artistic ways of dance with well defined gestures, artistic postures and emotional expressions adding modern innovations and creativity
Famed Satvikam Shivam Dance Productions
Dance Education At SatvikamShivam
Satvikam Shivam is one of the leading Indian Cultural Institution in Connecticut, USA founded in 2002 for education in Indian dances, arts and Indian culture. Satvikam Shivam has trained more than 300 students at beginner, intermediate & advance levels. School's numerous Bharatanatyam, Folk, Creative, Fusion and Theme productions are famed in tri-state area. Our dance education is a comprehensive approach to the fine arts by thorough grounding in both detailed theory and technique of dance. Satvikam Shivam's promotes Indian culture through presenting a variety of Indian classical, folk, & creative theme dances and makes efforts to present ancient Indian Culture, old or rare literature pieces, traditional folk songs & famous poems etc.
Bharatanatyam Classical Dance Style :
Adavu System-84 Bharatanatyam Steps (16 Groups) for details click here Margam - Bharatnatyam Items Classical Dance Theory from Natya Shastra Mudra - Hand Guestures, PaadBheda (Feet Postitions) Bheda: Griva Bhedya (Neck Movements), Drusti Bheda (Eye movements), ShiroBheda (Head Movements – शिरोभेदा), Chest Movements - Vakshya Bheda Uru Bheda, Udar Bheda, Jangha Bheda Tara Bheda, Bhru Bheda, Nasika Bheda, Adhar Bheda, Vadan Bheda Abhinaya |
Semi-Classical Dances: Kirtanam, Bhajans, Stuti, Bhav Geet Dances
Folk dances: Ras-Garba,Tippani,Hudo, Rajasthani Ghoomar, Bhangada, Kashmiri Rauf, Lavani, Hariyanvi Folk Dance, Mayur Nrityam, Manjira Nrityam Innovations / Creative dances, Theme dances, Dance Drama |
Kala Guru @ Satvikam Shivam
Urvi Pathak is a Bharatanatyam dancer, a performer, a teacher, a choreographer, an Artistic Director and Kalaguru at “Satvikam Shivam”, School of Indian Cultural Heritage. She has been trained in Bharatnatyam for eleven years by eminent and reputed guru Smt. Smita Shastri (direct disciple of a renowned Guru Shri Kitappa Pillai - grand son of Meenakshisundaram Pillai with a glorious lineage to Tanjore Quartet) and has a degree - Nritya Tirth in “Bharatanatyam”. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching and choreographing professionally Bharatanatyam and Indian dance items. Click here for Urvi's Prestigious Artistic Lineage
Urvi Pathak founded Satvikam Shivam school in 2002 and school is active in greater Hartford, CT area.
Urvi Pathak founded Satvikam Shivam school in 2002 and school is active in greater Hartford, CT area.
Voice against Dowry - presentation at "Shakti" Miss India Connecticut - Sep21,2014
Satvikam Shivam School was invited on Sep-21, 2014 to perform for “Voice Against Dowry” at “Shakti” – Miss India Connecticut pageant at Bushnell Theater Hartford. India killed 2000000 girls in last 20 years before birth. Dowry is one of the main reason for female infanticide. India counts 1 woman killed every hour over dowry. National Crime Records Bureau says 8,233 women were killed in India in 2013 because of dowry. We worship Saraswati, Durga, Laxmi in India and why we hurt our own women? "Any young man who makes dowry a condition of marriage discredits his education and his country and dishonors womanhood". - Mahatma Gandhi. The best Thermometer to progress of a nation is its treatment of its women. – Swami Vivekanand. Satvikam Shivam School is very PROUD of this bold social message through Bharatanatyam performance.