Kathak course

Yes. The Kathak course prepared by KalaSudha runs online in three levels, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced, with three modules in each. You learn in live lessons with a teacher, one-to-one or in a cohort, and send full-body practice videos for feedback.

Each level leads to a KalaSudha certificate or diploma. Ask about the course in the Academy.

A beginner on the KalaSudha Kathak course does not need to choose a gharana first. The shared core prescribes no gharana's movement line, bols or compositions, and Intermediate compares four traditions by watching sourced examples.

Electives then open the Jaipur, Lucknow, Banaras and Raigarh lines with a teacher who teaches that material. You can complete every award without a specialisation.

Yes. In live online lessons your Kathak teacher watches your alignment, weight transfer and footwork, then sets the next correction. Between lessons you practise the task set for the current topic, reciting the bols before you dance them, and film it with your whole body in frame and your feet audible.

Your teacher reviews the video against the topic's finishing criterion. How long you practise is agreed with your teacher; you keep a record of what you actually do, and it is reviewed at the end of each module.

One-to-one Kathak lessons are always available on the KalaSudha course, and you book as many lessons as a topic needs. Group cohorts open from time to time, depending on teachers and demand.

Register your interest to hear by email or WhatsApp when a batch's dates and times are announced. In a cohort you rehearse and present to the group, and your topics close on your own evidence.

Learning Kathak on the KalaSudha course typically takes 9–12 months for Foundation, 9–15 months for Intermediate and 12–30 months for Advanced.

The months are a guide you agree with your teacher. The pace depends on your practice and on how many lessons each topic needs, and repertoire work can carry a topic across several lessons.

Online Indian classical music lessons with KalaSudha cost from £30 / $30 an hour, set by each teacher. Each type of lesson a teacher gives can have its own price. You book and pay through KalaSudha and receive an invoice.

To ask what a teacher charges, visit the Academy, press Talk to an Advisor and tell us what you want to learn.

On KalaSudha's online Indian classical music courses, teachers assess students topic by topic. Each topic credits named skills, and the teacher closes it only after reviewing the student's work. Foundation assessment uses practical work and spoken questions. Intermediate adds written theory, and Advanced adds theory papers and a judged stage performance. A module certificate follows each module, and KalaSudha issues an award at the end of each level.