Sanya trained in Bharatanatyam and performs it, but it has never been on the Tokyo timetable and it isn't planned. Saturdays in Nishikasai are Bollywood and semi-classical, Intermediate at 10:30, Advanced at 11:30.
Bharatanatyam isn't on the Tokyo timetable.
It is Sanya's own training, Kalakshetra tradition, and she still performs classical work. What she teaches in Tokyo is Bollywood and semi-classical, which is a different thing, and this page would rather say so than sell you the wrong class.
What is actually on
Nishikasai Ayur Yoga Studio, Nishikasai, ¥6,400 a month.
- Sat 09:30Kids (6-12)Bollywood & semi-classical · 60 min
- Sat 10:30IntermediateBollywood & semi-classical · 60 min
- Sat 11:30AdvancedBollywood & semi-classical · 60 min
Where the classical training does show up
Semi-classical borrows the classical vocabulary, the posture, the hand gestures, the way an expression carries a line, and puts it inside film and fusion choreography. That is where Sanya's classical grounding turns up in a Saturday class in Nishikasai.
It is not a syllabus, it is not a path to an arangetram, and calling it classical training would be a lie. If classical is what you came for, say so and Sanya will tell you straight.
The honest answers
Do you teach Bharatanatyam in Tokyo?
No. Sanya trained in the Kalakshetra tradition and still performs classical work, but it has never been on the Tokyo timetable and there is no plan to add it. Saturdays in Nishikasai are Bollywood and semi-classical.
Isn't semi-classical the same thing?
No, and it is worth being clear about it. Semi-classical borrows the classical vocabulary, the posture, the hand gestures, the expression, and uses it inside film and fusion choreography. Classical training is a separate, slower discipline with its own syllabus and its own goal. One is not a shortcut to the other.
Is there a children's class in Tokyo?
Not at the moment. The Saturday classes in Nishikasai are adult classes. The children's batch runs in Faridabad, Delhi NCR, for ages 6 to 12, and it teaches Bollywood and folk, not Bharatanatyam.
Do you teach Bharatanatyam online?
No. The online batch is Bollywood and semi-classical, and it runs at intermediate level. If that is what you want, the online page has the times and pricing.
I specifically want classical training. Can you help?
Message Sanya and say so. She will tell you honestly whether anything she runs is right for you, and if it is not, she would rather point you somewhere else than sell you the wrong class.
Tell Sanya what you were looking for.
She answers her own messages. If nothing she runs is right for you, she will say so rather than talk you into a class you did not want.