Roopak Nrityalaya

Roopak Nrityalaya is based right here in Kothrud. It's a busy neighborhood and we've been part of it for some time now. We teach dance, specifically traditional forms, but we don't treat it like a big corporate academy. It’s more of a community space. The studio isn't huge, but it has good floors and enough room for our students to move. You’ll usually hear the music long before you see the door. Kothrud has changed a lot, but we’ve stayed pretty much the same. We focus on the rhythms and the steps. Our teachers are just local folks who really love the art. We don’t have a fancy reception desk or a bunch of salespeople. If you want to learn, you just come in and talk to us. Sometimes the classes get a bit loud, especially when the younger kids are practicing, but that’s all part of the life here. We don’t use a lot of flowery language to describe what we do. It’s just dance. We practice, we improve, and we share what we know. It’s a simple life but a good one. People in the area know us mostly by word of mouth. We don’t do much advertising. We’d rather spend that time in the studio. If you're around Kothrud and hear some bells or drums, that’s probably us. We’re always happy to see new faces who are genuinely interested in learning the tradition without all the extra fluff.