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Satvikam Shivam, A School of Indian Cultural Heritage, LLC

A dance institute dedicated to beautiful art of Indian Dances.....
Our Education focuses on building humble personalities with self-confidence & self-esteem, confident from very young age respecting Indian traditional values and dedicated individuals striving for perfection and works smoothly in groups.
आंगीकम भुवनम यस्य |वाचीकम सर्व वांगमयम् |
आहार्यम चंद्र तारादि |तम वंदे सात्विकम शिवम् ||

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

Famed Satvikam Shivam Dance Productions

Satvikam Shivam is a leading Indian Cultural Institution in Connecticut, USA founded in 2002 for education in Indian dances, arts and Indian culture with a vision to Preserve, Promote & Pass on Indian dances and cultural heritage in original format with divine charm. 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.

India Day Celebrations with Governor Dan Malloy @ Connecticut State Capital

Satvikam Shivam performed "Jay Jay Rajasthan - Mera Bharat Mahan on August 20, 2016

A cultural presentation - Rajasthani folk dance performed at Connecticut State Capital, Hartford, CT

Nritya Manjari -
Annual Dance Recital 2016

61 Students of Satvikam Shivam participated to Anuual Dance recital and presented 17 Bharatanatyam items. Each student received Training level certificate and trophy.

Photos- Nritya Manjari 2016

Nritya Manjari Videos

Dance Education At SatvikamShivam

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: Facial Expressions - NavaRas : Shanta(Serenity)-शान्त , Veer(Courage)-वीर, Adbhut(Wonder) आद्भुत, Bhayanak (Fear)-भयानकः, Shringar (Love) शृन्गार, Karuna (Compassion) - करुणः , Raudra (Anger) - रौद्र , Bhibasta (Disgust) -बीभत्स , Hasya (Happiness, Mirth) –हास्य
Bhaav, Ashta Nayika... etc.

Semi-Classical Dances: Kirtanam, Bhajans, Stuti, Bhav Geet Dances

Folk dances:
Ras-Garba,Tippani,Hudo,
Rajasthani Ghoomar,
Bhangada,
Kashmiri Rauf
Folk dance of Bengal
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, Indian dance performer, Choreographer, Teacher, an Artistic Director and Kalaguru at “Satvikam Shivam”, School of Indian Cultural Heritage, Newington CT. She has 11 years of training and a degree - Nritya Tirth in “Bharatnatyam”. She has about 20 years of experience choreographing professionally Bharatnatyam and Indian dance items.

She has been trained in Bharatnatyam 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). She learnt bharatanatyam in India for 11 years from her tender age of 7 and also trained in Indian folk dances and classical music. To know more about Urvi's Gurus and bharatnatyam training style. 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 with a vision to preserve, promote and pass on Indian dances and cultural heritage with its original divine charm and has trained more than 300 students at beginner, intermediate and advance levels. Some of them have performed Arangetrams. She also has judged many dance competitions in New England area of USA including Boston Saragam 2012. For her Choreographies and under her guidance Satvikam Shivam has won National level competitions of Indian Dance. Her numerous solo and group Bharatanatyam choreography and creative fusion dance productions are famed in tri-state area. Satvikam Shivam has performed about 250 dance productions in these years - Bharatanatyam Dances, Mythological Theme Dances, Patroitic Theme dances, Creative Dances, Social Message theme dances, Various Traditional Folk Dances.... Etc..

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."

Dance is her absolute passion. She believes that true art and creativity comes from within. A dancer’s life is a continuous process of artistic evolution. Dance, for her is pure joy, spiritual devotion to vibrantly physical, purely intellectual to intensely emotional. At its most intense level, it is her prayers and appeal to unite with the ultimate.
Click here to read more about Urvi's training and Passion about dance

Urvi Pathak with Satvikam Shivam Students at "Nritya Kruti" - Satvikam Shivam Dance Recital 2014

PRIDE: Dance Performance with Hema Malini ji, Jun 2014

EDUCATION: Legend Deepak Majumdar presenting "Nritya Tirth" Degree to Urvi, 1993

ACHIEVEMENT: Winning National Level dance competition. Urvi with her Students receiving trophy, 2013

MOTIVATION: "He Chandra Mauli" -Padam Students with Urvi , 2007

ACCOMPLEISHMENT: Presenting Award to Kajal - Satvikam Shivam's Graduate student on her Arangetram day May 2015

TEACHING PASSION: one time teacher is a life time teacher

Winning Competitions
National Level

Well Appreciated by Media
Newspapers/News Channels

Standing Ovation By Governor of CT

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.