[ START OF THE JOURNEY ]

MY NAME IS
KRISTY NATARAJA


I AM A WOMAN
IN LOVE WITH DANCE

I have been professionally studying, teaching and developing the skill, the nature of dance improvisation for more than 15 years.

I am a self—taught dancer and my dance path started with hip-hop culture.

It was the thing which gave me the base of a free movement outside any framework — freestyle. Winning battles on an all-Russian and global scale, I became a main organizer of master classes, as well as a judge of famous dance festivals. There started a gradual development of my method of teaching free and mindful movement.

It was the thing which gave me the base of a free movement outside any framework — freestyle. Winning battles on an all-Russian and global scale, I became a main organizer of master classes, as well as a judge of famous dance festivals. There started a gradual development of my method of teaching free and mindful movement.

I am a self—taught dancer and my dance path started with hip-hop culture.

During that period, I received an invitation to become a part of the Russian dance company "FarFor". We developed performances, adapted street culture

Постепенно развивалась моя методика преподавания свободного, осознанного движения. В этот период я получила приглашение стать частью российской танцевальной компании «Фарфор»: МЫ СОЗДАВАЛИ ПЕРФОРМАНСЫ,

Постепенно развивалась моя методика преподавания свободного, осознанного движения. В этот период
я получила приглашение стать частью российской танцевальной компании «Фарфор»: МЫ СОЗДАВАЛИ ПЕРФОРМАНСЫ, АДАПТИРОВАЛИ УЛИЧНУЮ КУЛЬТУРУ

Постепенно развивалась моя методика преподавания свободного, осознанного движения. В этот период
я получила приглашение стать частью российской танцевальной компании «Фарфор»: МЫ СОЗДАВАЛИ ПЕРФОРМАНСЫ, АДАПТИРОВАЛИ УЛИЧНУЮ КУЛЬТУРУ

There started a gradual development of my method of teaching free and mindful movement. During that period, I received an invitation to become a part of the Russian dance company "FarFor". We developed performances, adapted street culture

Immersed in the process of "movement-in-moment" conception deeper and deeper, I continued to experiment with different bodily practices.

I was invited to India for the first time in 2017, where I conducted a series of educational sessions for local dancers. I became a judge of the first festival in the history of India in the "experimental" nomination, which took place in New Delhi.

At the same time, I traveled a lot, visiting key places of power and devadasi temples. Temples became my first teachers of Indian dance.

It was a direct contact with the heritage of mankind: continuous practice, imitation of images on bas-reliefs, daily introspection, representation and awareness of the true desire.

[ EXPLORING INDIA ]

К ТЕАТРАЛЬНОМУ КОНТЕКСТУ
и даже работали вместе
с хореографом Майкла Джексона — Popping Pet'ом.

К ТЕАТРАЛЬНОМУ КОНТЕКСТУ
и даже работали вместе
с хореографом Майкла Джексона — Popping Pet'ом.

to the theatrical style, and even worked together with Michael Jackson's choreographer, Popping Pete.

культуру к театральному контексту и даже работали вместе с хореографом Майкла Джексона —
Popping Pet'ом.

АДАПТИРОВАЛИ УЛИЧНУЮ культуру
к театральному контексту и даже работали вместе с хореографом Майкла Джексона —
Popping Pet'ом.

That way I learned about yoga and the Indian classical dance odissi.

I was invited to India for the first time in 2017, where I conducted a series of educational sessions for local dancers. I became a judge of the first festival in the history of India in the "experimental" nomination, which took place in New Delhi.

At the same time, I traveled a lot, visiting key places of power and devadasi temples. Temples became my first teachers of Indian dance.

It was a direct contact with the heritage of mankind: continuous practice, imitation of images on bas-reliefs, daily introspection, representation and awareness of the true desire.

That way I learned about yoga and the Indian classical dance odissi.

I realized that my life and dance would not be the same anymore.

I realized that my life and dance would not be the same anymore.

TO THE THEATRICAL STYLE, AND EVEN WORKED TOGETHER WITH MICHAEL JACKSON'S CHOREOGRAPHER, POPPING PETE.

I continued to focus more and more on teaching, traveling, and self-education. Indian dance and yoga became my new daily discipline and naturally fused with the past experience and practice of street dancing — the technique was transformed into something completely new.

Я продолжала все больше фокусироваться на преподавании, путешествиях и самообразовании. Индийский танец и йога стали моей новой ежедневной дисциплиной
и органично сращивались с прошлым опытом и практикой стритданса, — методика трансформировалась
в нечто совершенно новое.

I continued to focus more and more on teaching, traveling, and self-education. Indian dance and yoga became my new daily discipline and naturally fused with the past experience and practice of street dancing — the technique was transformed into something completely new.

By that time, I was already filled with the experience of winning competitions, and the question came up in my head: "What's next?.."

I studied Eastern and Western philosophy, art, cultural studies, psychosomatics, transpersonal psychology, martial arts and other

My next trip to India I spent at the Srdjan school, where I trained the basics of odissi dance, absorbed the skill and aesthetics of the canons, and realized my place in the field of traditional dance culture. I had many questions and contradictions that opened up new facets for my development and confidence in my path.

Следующую поездку в Индию я провела в школе «Срджан», где тренировала основы одисси, впитывала мастерство
и эстетику канонов, осознавала своё место на поприще традиционной танцевальной культуры. Возникало много вопросов и противоречий, которые открыли новые грани для собственного развития и уверенности
в своём пути.

My next trip to India I spent at the Srdjan school, where I trained the basics of odissi dance, absorbed the skill and aesthetics of the canons, and realized my place in the field of traditional dance culture. I had many questions and contradictions that opened up new facets for my development and confidence in my path.

other body-oriented areas, filtering knowledge and discovering patterns in them. So I gradually integrated the findings and conveyed general truths and precepts through dance in everyday activities, projects, performances…

ТЕЛЕСНО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ, ФИЛЬТРУЯ ЗНАНИЯ
И ОБНАРУЖИВАЯ В НИХ ОБЩИЙ ЗНАМЕНАТЕЛЬ, Я ПОСТЕПЕННОИНТЕГРИРОВАЛА НАХОДКИ И ДОНОСИЛА ОБЪЕКТИВНЫЕ ИСТИНЫ И ЗАКОНЫ ЧЕРЕЗ ТАНЕЦ
В ПОВСЕДНЕВНЫХ ЗАНЯТИЯХ, ПРОЕКТАХ, ПЕРФОРМАНСАХ…

И ДРУГИЕ ТЕЛЕСНО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ, ФИЛЬТРУЯ ЗНАНИЯ И ОБНАРУЖИВАЯ В НИХ ОБЩИЙ ЗНАМЕНАТЕЛЬ, Я ПОСТЕПЕННО ИНТЕГРИРОВАЛА НАХОДКИ
И ДОНОСИЛА ОБЪЕКТИВНЫЕ ИСТИНЫ И ЗАКОНЫ ЧЕРЕЗ ТАНЕЦ В ПОВСЕДНЕВНЫХ ЗАНЯТИЯХ, ПРОЕКТАХ, ПЕРФОРМАНСАХ…

ФИЛЬТРУЯ ЗНАНИЯ И ОБНАРУЖИВАЯ В НИХ ОБЩИЙ ЗНАМЕНАТЕЛЬ,
Я ПОСТЕПЕННО ИНТЕГРИРОВАЛА НАХОДКИ И ДОНОСИЛА ОБЪЕКТИВНЫЕ ИСТИНЫ И ЗАКОНЫ ЧЕРЕЗ ТАНЕЦ В ПОВСЕДНЕВНЫХ ЗАНЯТИЯХ, ПРОЕКТАХ, ПЕРФОРМАНСАХ…

Изучая восточную и западную философию, искусство, культурологию, психосоматику, трансперсональную психологию, боевые искусства и другие

Изучая восточную и западную философию, искусство, культурологию, психосоматику, трансперсональную психологию, боевые искусства

I studied Eastern and Western philosophy, art, cultural studies, psychosomatics, transpersonal psychology, martial arts and other body-oriented areas

filtering knowledge and discovering patterns in them. So I gradually integrated the findings and conveyed general truths and precepts through dance in everyday activities, projects, performances…