Episode Notes

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Tarika Nath is a 23-year old dancer from Houston, Texas. She is a financial planner by day is an assistant instructor to her own mother and Guru, Smt. Shiva Mathur for the past 17 years. Smt. Shiva Mathur founded her own school for Kathak, dholak, and tabla 20 years ago called the Shivangini Academy of Perfoming Arts. Known for her unique style of teaching with an emphasis on bhaav nritya, she has trained over 300 students in the Houston area. In addition to learning with her mother, Tarika frequently travels to India to train with the esteemed Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj and Vidushi Saswati Sen to further her knowledge and dedication in Kathak.

In this episode, Tarika ji talks about Dancing privilege, the importance of warmups and physical therapy and the importance of being kind to yourself when it comes to Riyaz. She was also gracious enough to edit her own epsiode and I am immensely grateful to her for being one of my first guests.

Timestamps 0:00:46 Story of Meeting 0:01:34 Warmups and Jumping jacks 0:03:15 Taking breaks in Riyaaz 0:04:11 Pandemic Effects on Riyaaz 0:04:58 Effects of Social Media on Riyaaz practice 0:06:13 Dealing with mental stress 0:08:09 Giving the power to yourself 0:09:15 Contemplation 0:11:00 Physical Barriers 0:11:13 Effects of Femoral Antiversoin 0:15:28 Overcoming Physical Conditions 0:18:03 Influences 0:20:04 Differences in Training 0:22:17 Language, religious barriers 0:23:41 The Kathak Meetup 0:26:42 NYKF Performance 0:28:57 End of Rupak and Dhamar 0:30:52 Dancing in front of Kathakars 0:33:36 Shivangani Academy of Performing Arts 0:37:34 Smt Shiva Mathur (Tarika's Mother) 0:41:48 Dancing Privilege 0:59:35 The value of patience