In-depth CourseBeginners

Kathak Foundations

Build a real Kathak base — footwork, spins and your first composition.

4.8· 610 students· Taught by Chitrangee Uppamah
Kathak Foundations

About this course

Kathak Foundations gives you the genuine building blocks of North India’s great storytelling dance. You’ll train tatkar footwork with bol recitation, learn safe chakkar (spins), and finish by performing your own short tukra.

The course is structured like a real syllabus, progressing from zero to your first composition, with drills you can return to again and again.

What you'll learn

  • Recite and dance basic tatkar footwork
  • Perform hastak (arm) movements with control
  • Spin safely using correct chakkar technique
  • Understand rhythm cycles and bols
  • Perform a complete short tukra

Course content

  1. 01

    1 · Standing & posture

    The Kathak stance, arms and gaze.

  2. 02

    2 · Tatkar footwork

    Foot patterns with bol recitation and increasing speed.

  3. 03

    3 · Hastak & spins

    Arm movements and the fundamentals of chakkar.

  4. 04

    4 · Rhythm & bols

    Reading simple rhythmic cycles.

  5. 05

    5 · Your first tukra

    A short composition to perform.

Your teacher

Chitrangee Uppamah

Chitrangee Uppamah

Kathak teacher

A Kathak specialist, Chitrangee brings footwork, spins and storytelling to life, from first steps to full compositions.

Frequently asked

Not to begin. You can start barefoot; we explain when and how to add ghungroo as you progress.

No. Every course is built to welcome complete beginners, and lessons are broken down step by step so you can follow at your own pace.

Just comfortable clothes you can move in and a little space to dance. Bare feet or soft dance shoes both work well.

No — this is a preview mockup. Adding to cart and enrolling shows the flow, but no payment is taken. Contact the school to book for real.

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