Omkara Academy of Dance is a premier Bharata Natyam dance institution in Toronto which imparts training and offers classes in the Classical Indian dance of Bharata Natyam to aspiring students, artists and connoisseurs. Omkara Academy of Dance believe that we as parents and adults are responsible for passing on our culture and heritage to the next generation. India’s culture, among the world's oldest, includes performing diverse art forms such as folk and classical dance, music and theater. Our mission is to promote Bharata Natyam training in its purest form, have lecture demonstrations, workshops and in time creative productions not only with the pure idiom of Bharata Natyam but also socially relevant themes. Rooted in tradition, one of the most spiritual and celebrated dance form of India, Omkara’s choreographies will juxtapose the ancient and revered traditions of Bharata Natyam, with avant-garde interpretations.