Kalaniketan Bharatanatyam Dance Institute

Started this place in Aundh a while back. It is right here in Sector 22, C 113. Mostly we just spend our days with the sound of the ghungroos. It gets quite loud sometimes when the younger kids are practicing their steps. Bharatanatyam takes a lot of time to learn and we try to keep things simple here. People come in from around the neighborhood. The floor gets dusty and we have to sweep it a lot. Some students are very dedicated, while others just come because their parents want them to learn something traditional. We have a few mirrors on the wall and some old mats. It isn't a fancy studio with air conditioning or anything like that. Just a regular room where the dance happens. Sometimes the music system acts up and we have to fix the wires. We teach the basics first, and it takes years to get good. Most days it is just about getting the posture right. We don't have a big staff, just a couple of us who know the steps. People find us because they live nearby or heard about us from a neighbor. It’s a quiet life mostly, until the classes start in the evening. We keep the doors open for a bit of air. It’s just how we do things here in Aundh. Nothing too complicated, just dance and rhythm. We’ve been at this address for a long time now and everyone knows where the institute is.