Kirtan Dance Workshop:&nbsp;Madhavi Mai - Description:&nbsp;Kirtan Dance combines the healing vibrational practice of devotional singing (nada yoga), with the whole body experience of dancing. Sessions begin with chanting a kirtan/song together, then move into dancing. Simple Indian folk and Bollywood dance moves will combine with classical dance mudras/hand gestures, and hatha yoga. Participants dance together to the same kirtan that they sing. Mind, body, and spirit are engaged in balance, allowing great joy, ecstasy, and peace to be experienced. Sessions end with a silent meditation.&nbsp;About: Madhavi Marcia Mai’s early training in modern dance was at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and at the Alvin Ailey Dance Studio in New York City. In India she began her training in Bharatanatyam at Tiveni Kala Sangam in New Delhi, but then transferred to Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Chenna, to study dance, dramatic theory, and carnatic vocal music. When she returned to the United States, Madhavi completed an M.A. in South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. Her research focused on the history of Bharatanatyam, particularly its revival in the early twentieth century, and its subsequent discovery by the West. As the Artistic Director of Sadhana Dance Theater, Madhavi performs and choreographs with the ensemble and teaches all levels of students through Sadhana Studio. From 2000-2012 she was a Lecturer in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Music at Oakland University, and returned in 2016 to teach Dance In American Culture. She has been an IAM meditation teacher at the Amma Center of Michigan for many years as well.