Nruthyakala Folk Dance Academy By Hetal Nagaraj

09/03/2025

Congratulations, Hetal J Shah on your arangetram.
Internationally conducted by Hetal Nagaraj, Hetal Nagaraj Dance-International.
Ms Hetal is an exclu. student of Hetal Nagaraj Dance-International.
Location of classes - Lewisville, Texas, USA & Hybrid - I live in Grapevine Texas, USA. My inlaws live in Frisco, Texas, USA.
Student Year - December 2015 - 2025 July.
Graduated in Season 37.
Once a week 2 classes. hybrid and in person/group.
5 Folk Dances. More details - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EdpZ4yjsE/
--- Hetal Nagaraj
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07/27/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐅𝐖 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧) 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥!

***** 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥 *****

Absolutely love to be considered in verified categoies of all the genres including Indian Folk Dances. Verified - Transparency and Traceability of all awards, activities, graduates, students, news and publications

- Hetal Nagaraj Dance-International, Grace And Grooves Corp By Hetal Nagaraj, Rang Indian Folk Dance And Theater Productions, The Grace Effects By Hetal Nagaraj, Grace & Grooves by Hetal Nagaraj International, Hetal Nagaraj

04/27/2025

Hetal Nagaraj, Hetal Nagaraj Dance-International is moving back to plano location (from allen to downsize on locations b’coz of drive time and other weekday work).
Congratulations to all Folk grads and the Bharatanatyam Thillana Grads. Certificates as discussed.
Those locations were created “new” in 2022-2023 for newer choreographers, interns or volunteers that were hired for various services and programs.
Ms hetal was not supposed to come there and somehow ms hetal had to.
Luckily some moved back to plano and other areas of services at other locations.
Wishing the rest, the best!
All the others were either resumed, ongoing or had routine activities from nearly decade+.

01/18/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/199zRSF6Cz/?mibextid=wwXIfr
—- Hetal Nagaraj

11/09/2024

see our amazing gallery of folk dances of india is ready for you to view. Yes, by curriculum, by level it is taught and we have workshops too for all levels -

https://www.graceandgrooves.com/indian-folk-dances

*** some pics may be similar(coz of one costume) and are in multiple genres as our dancers take trainings in multiple genres and usually never dance for 5 mins.
Usually their participations are in medleys in multiple genres one after the other for 10 mins. Minimum.
It’s not a fusion if it is a medley 🙂.
Next ?
Grace Creations Fusion Company By Hetal Nagaraj & . Hetal Nagaraj, Hetal Nagaraj Dance-International, Hetal Joshi M - USA/America
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gujarat dances, dances of AP, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Chhau dance, Goti Pua, Baagh Naach or Tiger Dance, Dalkhai, Dhap, Ghumra, Karma Naach etc

07/05/2024

Look! Who is in town? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pkAKg4syk12R9Hwn/?

Look! Who is in town. It was lovely meeting Grace And Grooves Corp’s international grads and elites of 2020. Puja Natesan, Nirja Setty, Setty Siblings, Samarth Setty. Lots of plans. Hetal Nagaraj Dance, Hetal Nagaraj, Hetal Joshi M.

05/16/2024

If you think folk dances are just about expressions then you are wrong. Folk dances are about techniques and these techniques showcases the regional influences of cultures and yes, just like all the others evolved, folk dances evolved to folk dances on stages for which there is specific set of techniques by each folk. This is for all folk dances. Facts!
Technically, all dances have elements of expressons(which is part of drama) other than "step/mend the body" techniques! Techniques have one tiny section of "expression"(that's in drama).
It is about moods of dance/song and such other technicalities as well. It will be awkward and stupid if you'll smile and dance in sad songs or songs with sad moods. Know which expressions to match in what moods and in which songs :). It is this simple. It will also be super awkward if you would show techniques of some other folk in other folk that does not showcase influences of that region. eg - showcasing bhangra steps in garba. haha. what's the point of that folk name then!
do not confuse similarities in movements to that of techniques! That's whole different story on whole different level. This is Hetal Nagaraj Dance that specializes in all the folk dances + all those specialities in performing arts and thus can easily outline each of them on paper. massive differences.
technically, u can do anything you want in parties! haha.