Odissi Online Workshop: Foundations

Sept 21

7-9 pm EEST (Athens Time)

Foundations: Chowka + Tribhangi Stepping & Composition

Re-ignite your practice or explore Odissi’s complex steps, nuanced gestures and sculpted poses. This workshop will review foundational steps of Odissi classical Indian Dance. Class will begin with warm up, conditioning, techniques, compositions and if time permits we will review mudra and pada.

*Please join live - recordings will be available (for 1 week) for those who cannot join.

*Recording will be sent to participants within 24 hours of completion of the class

Odissi Online Workshop: Foundations

Wednesday May 28

7-9 pm EEST (Athens Time)

Foundations: Chowka + Tribhangi Stepping & Composition

Re-ignite your practice or explore Odissi’s complex steps, nuanced gestures and sculpted poses. This workshop will review foundational steps of Odissi classical Indian Dance. Class will begin with warm up, conditioning, techniques, compositions and if time permits we will review mudra and pada.

*Please join live - recordings will be available (for 1 week) for those who cannot join.

*Recording will be sent to participants within 24 hours of completion of the class

Online ‘Introduction to Odissi’ Workshop

Sunday July 20, 2025

8-9:30 pm (EEST)

Have you always wanted to try Odissi classical Indian dance? Join us for a pop-up Introductory level class this Sunday. Unique in its intricacies and strong musicality, Odissi is one of the 9 classical dance styles of India.In this pop-up workshop we will learn Bhūmi Pranam, dance conditioning specific to the dance, single and double handed mudra and select ‘Stepping’ practices that build the main techniques of Odissi. The class will guide students at a slow pace with written notes and an opportunity to practice with the recording for 15 days after the class.

Free for registered participants signed up for Shakti Summer School Odissi Training in Greece as ‘Beginner Track’

*Please join live - Recordings will be available for 15 days!

*Recording will be sent to participants within 24 hours of completion of the class

Odissi Online Workshop: Experienced

Sept 22

7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

Chari + Composition

Re-ignite your practice together with new steps and compositions that revisit nuances and develop movement concepts of Odissi’s unique movement vocabulary. Class will begin with warm up, and include conditioning, techniques and compositions.

*Please join live - recordings will be available (for 1 week) for those who cannot join.

*Recording will be sent to participants within 24 hours of completion of the class.

Odissi Online Workshop: Experienced

June 4, 7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

Chari + Composition

Re-ignite your practice together with new compositions that revisit nuances and develop movement concepts of Odissi’s unique movement vocabulary. Class will begin with warm up, and include conditioning, techniques and compositions.

*Please join live - recordings will be available (for 1 week) for those who cannot join.

*Recording will be sent to participants within 24 hours of completion of the class.

Indian Fusion Dance: IFF Level 1 - September 19/20

7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

This 2 day workshop offers full 1.5 hour dance practices with Indian Fusion Formation (IFF) Level 1 content. A perfect class to review if you have taken Level 1 IFF or if you are interested in developing this graceful dance style developed by Colleena that utilizes elements of classical Indian dance, Fusion Bellydance and Folkloric styles with a contemporary view. Level 1 works more with ‘bellydance’ elements and nuances of Indian Classical dance. The practice will include embodiment practices, warm up / conditioning, technique drills and new compositions.

Indian Fusion Dance: IFF Level 1 - May 31/June 1

7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

This 2 day workshop offers full 1.5 hour dance practices with Indian Fusion Formation (IFF) Level 1 content.A perfect class toreview if you have taken Level 1 IFF or if you are interested in developing this graceful dance style developed by Colleena that utilizes elements of classical Indian dance, Tribal Fusion and Folkloric styles with a contemporary view.Level 1 works more with ‘bellydance’ elements.The practice will include embodiment practices, warm up / conditioning, technique drills and new compositions.

Indian Fusion Dance: IFF Level 2 - June 7/8

7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

This 2 day workshop offers full 1.5 hour dance practices with Indian Fusion Formation (IFF) Level 2 content.  A perfect class to review if you have taken Level 2 IFF or if you are interested in developing this nuanced dance style developed by Colleena that utilizes elements of classical Indian dance, Fusion ‘Bellydance’ and contemporary dance.  Level 2 challenges dancers to work on more complex ‘hidden’ structures of dance making, develop powerful momentum and movement dynamics and cultivate coordination within this specific aesthetic.  The practice will include: embodiment practices, warm up / conditioning, technique drills (both classical Indian and contemporary),  new unique compositions and a review of Level 2 choreographies.  This class will be more fast paced than Level 1.

Lasya Flow

Sept 23

7-8 pm EEST (Athens Time) | All Levels

Free Flowing… continuous explorations of shapes and curves on 1 hour of rich musical tracks.  Dial back your mind and let your body guide you into sequential unfurling -  petals peeling back… revealing rippling undulations, ripe arches of the spine and heavy earthy hips that drop on basey beats. 

Withholding the patriarchal / colonial term ‘bellydance’ which invokes the male gaze - we take back the movement dynamics and pathways from ‘fusion bellydance’ and seek them from the inside out without needing to name them.  Seeking the expression of Sringara Rasa - femininity in its symbolic fullness through both structured techniques and sequences, as well as explorations. 

Lasya Flow

June 5 - 7-8 pm EEST (Athens Time) | All Levels

Free Flowing… continuous explorations of shapes and curves on 1 hour of rich musical tracks.  Dial back your mind and let your body guide you into sequential unfurling -  petals peeling back… revealing rippling undulations, ripe arches of the spine and heavy earthy hips that drop on basey beats.  Withholding the patriarchal / colonial term ‘bellydance’ which invokes the male gaze - we take back the movement dynamics and pathways from ‘fusion bellydance’ and seek them from the inside out without needing to name them.  Seeking the expression of Sringara Rasa - femininity in its symbolic fullness through both structured techniques and sequences, as well as explorations. 

PRANAM -All Levels

Sept 24

7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

“Reverential Salutation” - using the body to crystallize intention - experience a creative flow of movements and shapes from ancient dance practices, yoga and the naturally abundant inner landscape of your own body.

For decades now Colleena has been exploring this theme of Pranam which she presents as the very crux of Indian classical dance when viewed as a Yogic practice.  In a Pranam workshop references to history, cultural context and tradition of Pranam from Sanskrit sources are discussed, as well asexploring a choreographed Pranam inspired by Indian aesthetic. Through guided exploration and manipulation of the motifs presented we will culminate in an imaginative co-creation!

Enter the space where our bodies become a site for the sacred….

PRANAM -All Levels

Thursday, May 29 7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

“Reverential Salutation” - using the body to crystallize intention, experience a creative flow of movements and shapes from ancient dance practices, yoga and the naturally abundant inner landscape of your own body.

For decades now Colleena has been exploring this theme of Pranam which she presents as the very crux of Indian classical dance when viewed as a Yogic practice.  In this workshop students will learn a bit of history, context and tradition of Pranam from Sanskrit sources, as well as learn a choreographed Pranam inspired by Indian aesthetic, then finally explore the theme through guided exploration and manipulation of the motifs presented. Be ready to Co-Create and use your imagination!

Enter this space where our bodies become sacred….

The Dance of Breath - Strength & Range in Hips

Friday, May 30/ June 6

7-8:30 pm EEST (Athens Time)

Experience deep relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as cultivating hip strength and range of motion in this 1.25 hr flow. Designed for those who want a profound relationship with their body - dancers and movers will benefit from dropping deep into the breath.

Vinyasa Krama Yoga is a breath based traditional system of Yoga that works with set choreographies (vinyasa) where graceful movement follows breath.  This class is based on VKY’s understanding that the breath guides the physical flow, resulting in a transcended state of mind and deep oxygenation/prana saturation of the entire body and being.

In this special 2 part workshop Colleena will share some of her favorite sequences to prepare for intense dance training focusing on the hips and spine. Experience profound healing and transcendence of mundane emotional blockages, while opening the body through grace and reverence.

*Please join live - recordings will be available (for 1 week) for those who cannot join.

*Recording will be sent to participants within 24 hours of completion of the class