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Bollywood dance workshop

Saturday 8th November 2025

Bollywood dance workshop

Children’s and family workshop  Due to popular request we’re bringing Madhura Godbole to Gateshead for more family-friendly Bollywood classes. Whether you’ve taken part before or want to try something new this hour of dance will get you dancing. Designed for families and young dancers aged 5+ in mind this workshop is suitable for all learners, this workshop will take you...

Beginner’s Bollywood dance workshop

Saturday 8th November 2025

Beginner’s Bollywood dance workshop

So many people in Gateshead are keen dancers, if you haven’t danced Bollywood before or want a refresher this taster is designed for you. Get a taste of some Bollywood moves and find out why so many dancers love it. Dancer Madhura Godbole will share her passion for retro Bollywood, classic moves and uplifting music.   This workshop is designed to be adapted for anyone’s a...

Just Enough Madness - Payal Ramchandani

Saturday 22nd November 2025

Just Enough Madness - Payal Ramchandani

What happens to a woman when the world calls it joy, but her body whispers something else? When the womb becomes a house - sometimes full, sometimes hollow-and the mind becomes its own battleground? 

Riverside Ragas: Sanskrati Wahane (sitar) and Gurdain Rayatt (tabla)

Friday 28th November 2025

Riverside Ragas: Sanskrati Wahane (sitar) and Gurdain Rayatt (tabla)

Sitar prodigy Sanskrati Wahane was first discovered through a raw home video in 2016, filmed during a routine practice session by her father. Just 18 at the time, her command over the sitar stunned classical music lovers.  Now 23, Wahane is known for preserving the purity of raga and balancing gayaki and tantrakari ang—hallmarks of the Etawah gharana. She began playing at age five, ...