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| For 5000 yrs. temple dancers in India have told educational stories using a highly formalised choreography combining hand gestures, facial expressions, rhythmic footwork & sculpturesque bodypostures. Today this ancient art is preserved, performed & promoted here in Massachusetts @ the Triveni School, establishedin 1971 by acclaimed dancer Neena Gulati, from New Delhi.. Neena has been on the Mass. Cultural Council "Roster of Artists" for the past 20 yrs.. These are artists who have been reccommended by the Council to present workshops in schools all over New England. Neena & her students have brought the dance, music & storytelling of a culture which had previously been underrepresented in this area. In our increasingly diverse communities, this is an indispensable contribution. Schools teaching World Cultures & Ancient traditions have invited Neena back many times. "Thank you so much for the magnificent dance performances...engaging, lively & instructive...I've been deeply impressedby your talent, not only as a dancer, but as a superb teacher." letter from Jonathan Sills, Social Studies Dept., Brookline High School.
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