Classical Indian Dance masterclass

Six weeks starting 8th Sept – 13th October

Pricing: pay as you feel – free, or £5, £10, £15 or £20

Classes are on Mondays at HEART 10:30 – 12:30pm

I am Minoti Parikh, a classical Indian Dancer and a creative practitioner designing and delivering movement based wellbeing activities, performances and workshops that help increase the overall health and wellbeing of members representing underserved or underrepresented communities.

I am based in Leeds and have worked with individuals and community groups to enable better access to diverse cultural art forms like Indian classical dance with the aim to increase public engagement with creative arts, build the overall mental health of participants, create better integration of creativity and health practices.

I lead and collaborate with various community groups/ arts based charities/creative practitioners to create sustainable ways of promoting an arts based learning approach to help break down socio-economic barriers, tackle social isolation and improve mental health. Some of the organisations I have worked with are- Mesmac, Leeds Older people’s forum, Touchstone, Neighbourhood networks, Carers Leeds, Solace, NHS etc. I help bring people together to have fun, be creative and build confidence, improve wellbeing and build a sense of community, all this while introducing participants to the versatile Indian classical dance form- Bharatnatyam.

Many thanks to Sports England for making these masterclasses happen.