Carolina Prada
Dancer, Martial Artist, Educator
Step into the world of Odissi, Mayurbhanj Chhau, and Kalaripayatt through classes that weave together technique, tradition, and embodied practice. Guided by Carolina Prada, these sessions offer a welcoming space for beginners, artists, and curious minds to connect with Indian classical dance and martial arts.
Mayurbhanj Chhau
Dynamic and powerful dance-theatre blending martial arts, ritual, and storytelling from eastern India.
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| Level | Day | Time (Col) | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginners | Tuesday | 7:30 p.m. | 6:00 a.m. (Weds) |
| Beginners | Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | 6:00 a.m. (Friday) |
| Beginners & Intermediate | Saturday | 7:40 a.m. | 6:10 p.m. |
Monthly Fee:
$36usd
Odissi
Graceful and expressive classical dance from Odisha, embodying devotion, fluidity, and sculptural elegance.
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| Day | |
|---|---|
| Private class | By appointment |
Monthly Fee:
$18usdper session
Kalaripayatt
Ancient Indian martial art combining combat techniques, healing practices, and spiritual discipline.
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| Level | Day | Time (Col) | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular & Beginners | Monday | 7:00 p.m. | 5:30 a.m. (Tuesday) |
| Regular | Wednesday | 7:00 p.m. | 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) |
| Regular | Saturday | 6:30 a.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
Monthly Fee:
$34usdWorkshops are also offered for individuals, institutions, and festivals, both online and in person, creating opportunities to explore movement as art and inner practice.
With over 15 years of immersive training in India, Carolina Prada is a Colombian dancer, martial artist, and educator devoted to Indian classical traditions. Her work spans Odissi, Mayurbhanj Chhau, and Kalaripayatt—forms through which she explores the meeting of strength and grace, precision and expression. As one of the few female soloists performing Mayurbhanj Chhau in both masculine and feminine styles, she brings a distinctive voice shaped by rigorous study with renowned gurus and international performance experience.
Alongside her artistic journey, she offers classes and workshops that open a space for encounter and exploration. Through her teaching, research, and her initiative OdissiYatra, she builds bridges between India and Latin America—sharing dance and martial arts as living practices of discipline, creativity, and inner discovery. Online and in-person classes are available worldwide.
Across Stages Worldwide
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A Few Press Reviews:
“The unmasked martial dance of Mayurbhanj Chhau from Odisha has been her passion-profession- mission for life since she landed in India…. The lone professional female dancer of the tradition today…”
(By Shyamhari Chakra)
Broadwayworld
“With her extreme extension, gravity defying barrel turns, leaps and bounds, perfect balances, and tremendous expression, Ms. Prada proved the perfect incarnation of God as a dual gendered being.”
The New York Times
“The Colombian-born dancer Carolina Prada, expressing the interplay of masculine and feminine energies in the universe by dancing the martial, male dominated form of Chhau with great strength.”
The Pioneer
“Tradition in Transition, recently presented by guru Janmejoy Sai Babu with his prime disciple, Colombia-based Caroline Prada, was a worthy exploration of the finesse and sophistication that this form has attained to date.”
The Pioneer
“The Colombia-citizen Caroline Prada, disciple of Guru Janme Joy Saibabu, presented a mesmerizing Nataraj: depicting his yogic, destructive and blissful aspects, in pristine Mayurbhanj Chhau.”
The Hindu
“Carolina Prada was arguably the best of the disciples, her bodily and inner attitude showing one who has made Mayurbhanj Chhau her personal language.”
(By Leela Venkataraman)