Sammilan Senior Dancers Retreat 2022
Sammilan is a professional dance training program designed by Deepam Odissi Academy for the serious dance student who aspires to reach new depths in their dance through focused study and hard work in a supportive environment.
This retreat was an opportunity for dancers looking for a space to revisit complex Odissi choreographies and learn new items over a course of one week. Dancers at Sammilan dedicated their time to dancing, learning and sharing their experiences with other dancers who were looking to further their artistic journey.
The Sammilan Retreat was held at Guru Deepak Roy’s gurukul in the beautiful city of Durgapur, India, in July 2022. The retreat spanned 7 days with a performance that brought together the students of Deepam from both locations, Muscat and Durgapur, successfully performing the complete Odissi repertoire for their friends and family.
The course was designed for senior dancers to focus their time and attention on correcting pieces they had previously learnt and further their knowledge through a new piece. One ‘Pallavi’ and one ‘Abhinaya’ piece was revisited in detail.
A day at the retreat included body conditioning exercises, dance, lecture demonstrations and opportunities to experience different local art forms. Odissi training was led by Guru Deepak Roy (founder, Deepam Odissi Academy) and assisted by Aishwarya Hegde (Artistic Director at Deepam).
