Kathak as therapy for special children

Pune, February 20: To hold good the motto Fragile yet fragrant, Prajakta Team of Kathak dancers provide dance therapy to special children in a project that will kick-start on February 24. A demonstration was made by Prajakta team at Akshar Nandan School on Wednesday evening. “I met these dance teachers in a school gathering and motivated my child to start practising from then,” said 10-year-old Mallavika Tulankar’s parent.

“Every student has his own IQ and EQ on the basis of which they must be trained,” said Shama Bhate, a classical dance teacher from Nadroop Trust. She undertook this activity to develop various qualities like concentration, communication, co-ordination, and memory. A practical demonstration all in tune with the tabla beats was made by Shama Bhate. Mallavika Tulankar stole the show.

Sujata Bhide, a dance teacher from Gurukrupa School for special children said that it is difficult for an artist who dedicate s his or her life to the arts and also strive for a social cause. And Shama Bhate has accomplished this. Aparna Panse, another dance teacher from Balkalyan Sanstha, with her sharp movements demonstrated that eye contact is a very important unit of communication. She also said that more and more mentally-challenged students should make use of training in this medium. The workshop for mentally-challenged, visually-impaired, hearing-impaired and speech-impaired children is scheduled in Nadroop Trust on Tilak Road, on February 24.

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