Colleena Shakti: Odissi classical Indian dance Mohana Pallavi at Shakti School of Dance

Colleena Shakti dances Odissi classical Indian dance - the evergreen choreography by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra: Mohana Pallavi. Set on Triputa Tal (3+2+2= 7 count rhythm) and develops in the enchanting Mohana Raag, also known as Bhopali in Hindustani music. A 'Pallavi' is a technical dance piece in the odissi repertoire which develops a raag using abstract shapes and interlocking rhythms created by the footwork. In classical Indian dance this is known as 'Nritta': purely technical dance which does not tell a story, rather creates a beautiful abstracted world of emotion and textures with shapes and sounds.
Colleena dances in the halls of her dance institute: Shakti School of Dance in Pushkar, Rajasthan housed in the beautiful Old Rang Nath Venu Gopal Temple. Here she conducts annual dance intensive trainings and cultural immersions for local and international students.
Colleena is a proud disciple of Smt. Sujata Mohapatra and has been dancing odissi since 1999. To learn more about her dance performances and teachings, please visit:
WWW.COLLEENASHAKTI.COM
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Filmed by: Matthew Xavier De Santis

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So in love!

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Oh my goodness magnificent!!!!!!!! You included all the hard bits 😅😅 so inspirational 😭❤️❤️❤️🪷🪷🙏🙏🙏 Jai Jagannath!!!

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So beautiful! Thank you for sharing 💓