https://www.swmdusa.org/events daily 0.75 2020-05-13 https://www.swmdusa.org/home daily 1.0 2020-05-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea0b65d49e8b51b0e75332c/t/5eb034cbf407696663972083/1588606162291/about-The-School-of-World-Music-Dance.jpg Home - About the School The School of World Music and Dance (SWMD) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Novi, Michigan, USA. It was founded in 2008 with the mission of promoting, teaching, and propagating Indian art forms in the Metro-Detroit area. Since its founding, SWMD has had the pride of teaching hundreds of students the classical art forms of Carnatic Music and Bharatanatyam Dance. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea0b65d49e8b51b0e75332c/t/5eb0429df4d9fe036001fb71/1590599578561/50252825_10216837293220249_3092859877458968576_n.jpg Home - Bollywood Arts Bollywood music and dance captivate millions of fans around the world. It is a modern art form that captures music and dance found in India’s films. 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This system consists of sarali swaras, alankaras, geetams, varnams, swarajatis, and kritis. We pride ourselves in teaching this art in its purest form; please click on the link below to read our course syllabus! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea0b65d49e8b51b0e75332c/t/5ece9fb6ea708316d9c1331c/1590599624184/50252825_10216837293220249_3092859877458968576_n.jpg Courses - Bollywood Arts As a more modern art form. Bollywood has roots in both Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam dance. The School of World Music and Dance has had the opportunity to showcase Bollywood Performance in many different capacities, both in the metropolitan Detroit area and around the world. Please reach out to learn more about course offerings! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea0b65d49e8b51b0e75332c/t/5ebc6da1d0773c72f395e5e4/1589407270503/swmd-banner.jpeg Courses - Bharatanatyam As a classical form of dance, Bharatanatyam traces its origins to the ancient Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu . It is a dance form that integrates mind, body, discipline, dedication, and above all, perseverance. We pride ourselves in teaching this art in its purest form; please click on the link below to read our course syllabus! https://www.swmdusa.org/about-lalitha daily 0.75 2020-05-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea0b65d49e8b51b0e75332c/t/5eceb186d631254570cbbb55/1590604188777/1295+F616+by+Kali+Jal+%281%29+%281%29.jpg About Lalitha - Lalitha Ramamoorthy Indian Classical Performing Artist Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. 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