Dancing for God

APAI was founded in 1998 to preserve and promote ancient Indian Classical Music and Dance.  Indian music, despite much evolution and development, maintains many of its original characteristics and has been preserved in an unbroken tradition for many millennia. It is based on a profoundly spiritual philosophy, and to this day, it remains a spiritual art form.  It is also the oldest written music in the world.  The first evidence of written music -- for example, musical notes -- comes from the Vedas, Indian sacred documents written more than 4,000 years ago.  In spite of such a rich heritage, Indian music, particularly Indian classical music, though flourishing in India, is still little known in the rest of the world.The primary purpose of APAI is to present this art in its various modes in the United States.  The secondary purpose is to educate the South Florida community, young and old, about Indian music and dance through lecture-demonstrations, classes, and concerts.  Approximately 100,000 people of Indian or Indian/Caribbean origin reside in South Florida.  Many of these have a strong interest in their cultural heritage.  Also, many westerners have a growing interest in multicultural and world music.  Our work is a pioneering effort that we hope will lead to enriching the cultural scope of all residents in South Florida.

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DANCING FOR GOD:The program features 7 beautiful  Devadasi's ( Servant Of God) ritual dances in full colorful Indian costume. Originally Devadasi were temple maidens, dedicated for life, to the deity of a temple, practicing classical Indian artistic traditions and rituals. They enjoyed a high social status as dance and music were essential to temple worship. Today, the dances are performed for the public, outside the temple context, so it is a privilege to see them in person.
Madhura Sane,Sonali Mishra,Dr.Radha and Dr.Reneeta Basu,Malini Basu and Riya Modi and Keya Chokshi will perform.
Madhura Sane-( Kathak) <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FJjmSm-wE" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FJjmSm-wE</A>
Sonali Mishra ( Oddissi)       <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktFhhudsFlk" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktFhhudsFlk</A>
Radha Kotamraju Lee and Reneeta Basu ( Kuchipudi),
Malini Basu and Riya Modi and Keya Chokshi(Bharat Natyam)  The dancers will dedicate this evening to 'God '  the suprem being.

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