REGISTRATION
Enrollment is open for the 2024-2025 Academic Year for Bharathanatyam and Bollywood dance classes.
UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Republic Day Theme Dance Performance for Chicago Andhra Association - Sat Feb 8, 2025 at 2:00pm CT (Lemont, IL)
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Bolly Fusion Dance Performance for Balaji Temple - Sun Nov 24, 2024 at 6:00pm CT (Aurora, IL)
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Vijayadasami - Sun Oct 13, 2024 (online).
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Vijayadasami - Sat Oct 12, 2024 (in-person, Naperville, IL).
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Garba Workshop - Sept 9-24, 2024 (in-person, Naperville, IL). See details on Announcements page.
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Bharathanatyam and Folk Dance Performances for Fox Valley Ganesh Utsav - Fri Sept 13, 2024 at 6:30pm CT (Aurora, IL)
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Fall Enrollment - Classes begin Sept 3, 2024 (in-person, Naperville, IL). See details on Announcements page.
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Dance Drama Performance for MACA Chithirai Vizha -
Sat May 18, 2024 at 5:00pm ET (Etobicoke, ON) -
Bollywood Dance Performance for Chicago Andhra Association Ugadi -
Sat April 27, 2024 at 2:30pm CT (Naperville, IL) -
Semi-Classical Dance Performance for Chicago Andhra Association Palle Sambaralu - Sat Feb 10, 2024 at 2:30pm CT (Lemont, IL)
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Tollywood Dance Performance for Telugu Association of Greater Chicago Sankranthi - Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 2:00pm CT (Lemont, IL)
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Christmas Party- Fri Dec 15, 2023 at 6:00pm (in-person, Naperville, IL).
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Garba Performance for HTGC Diwali - Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 2:00pm CT (Lemont, IL)
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Bharathanatyam Dance Performance for Tri-State Telugu Association Deepavali - Sat Nov 11, 2023 at 3:00pm CT (Lemont, IL)
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Bharathanatyam Dance Performance for MACA Deepavali - Sat Oct 28, 2023 at 6:00pm ET (Mississauga, ON)
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Vijayadasami - Wed Oct 25, 2023 (in-person, Naperville, IL).
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Vijayadasami - Tue Oct 24, 2023 (online).
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Garba Dandiya Classes - Sept 18-Oct 5, 2023 (in-person, Naperville, IL). See details on Announcements page.
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Congratulations to Rose Rejeesh (beginner student of RamyaLaya) for winning 3rd prize for her dance performance at Syro Malabar Youth Festival 2023! Check out the Announcements page for images.
RAMYALAYA'S MISSION:
Building Cultural Experience, Artistic Excellence, and Creative Individuality.
At RamyaLaya Dance Academy, we strive to enrich the student’s Indian cultural experience
while motivating them to achieve artistic excellence in their own way!
" Bharathanatyam is an ocean of knowledge and skill.
We should feel fortunate to experience a drop of it and blessed to be able to take a dip in it.
And when we dive into it, we attain ultimate bliss! "
- Dr. Ramya Thinniyam
Quotes of the Month:
" The dancer is at once the sculptor, sculpting and structuring space, in forms both graceful and powerful. She is the painter, adding tints and hues to a line drawing, bringing it to life.
She is the poet, writing her poems with movements, gestures and expressions. Ultimately she is the seeker, whose dance becomes
a transcendental, transforming experience - a joyous prayer
with one’s very being. "
- Alarmel Valli
" I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to
dance better than myself. "
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
" A dance teacher helps their students find the song in their heart, the beat in their feet, and a passion for life. "
- Unknown
"Aangikam bhuvanam yasya
Vaachikam sarva vaangmayam
Aahaaryam chandhra thaaraadhi
Tham numah saathvikam Shivam"
We bow to Him
Whose limbs are the Universe
Whose song and poetry are the essence of language
Whose adornments are the moon and stars
We bow to Shiva, the benevolent one.
" Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshaat ParaBrahma
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha"
Guru-Sishya Parampara:
The relationship between the Guru (teacher)
and Sishya (student) is considered to be a divine
one and represents an emotional, intellectual,
and spiritual bond. Through interaction and
guidance from the Guru, the Sishya learns
the nuances of the art form.
LATEST VIDEO RELEASES
A vibrant dance medley of folk and cinema songs in different Indian languages.
A homage to our
Mother Land!