4 – 6 years
Thursday · 5:30 – 6:15 pmEast Cobb studioIntroduction to rhythm and basic steps, foot and hand formations, simple choreographies.
01 / 06The count-in
Every class starts the same way. Counting.
Before any music plays, the room counts the cycle out loud. In Kathak the first thing a beginner learns is Teen Taal Tatkaar — sixteen beats, spoken, then walked, then danced. Nobody is behind. You are just learning to hear where one is.
Teen Taal · 16 beats · the marked beat is “sam”, beat oneTeen Taal Tatkaar, Hastaks, Todas, Guru Vandna and Chakkars are the syllabus Naach publishes for its adult Kathak class — this is that class's first lesson, not a decoration.
02 / 06Where this teaching has travelled
The same person who teaches your first class has danced here.
Sareena opened and closed for a designer at New York Fashion Week, has performed as Atlanta Braves talent at Truist Park and at the Peachtree Road Race, and has been invited back to Norfolk Southern three times. None of that changes how a beginner class is run. It is just useful to know it is there.
1,500+students taught since 2019
200+weddings choreographed
250+stage performances
Figures as given by Sareena Nagpal to VoyageATL, September 2025.
Stages & corporate stages
- New York Fashion Week
- Truist Park · Atlanta Braves
- Peachtree Road Race
- Microsoft
- Coca-Cola
- Norfolk Southern ×3
- Georgia Power
- Elavon
- GE Vernova
- IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Genuine Parts Company
- State Farm
- APAC Gala · May 2026
- Atlanta Global Studies Center Symposium 2025
A portion of proceeds is donated to Care for Children, supporting education for underprivileged children in India.
03 / 06What we teach
Three forms, one roof.
Most Atlanta schools teach one form. Naach teaches Bollywood, Kathak and Indian folk — so you can start where you are curious and move sideways later without leaving.
Bollywood
Rhythm, attitude, expression
From introduction to rhythm and basic steps for the youngest groups, up through step counting, hand and foot coordination, full sequences, transitions and wave functions for teens and adults. The teen class also carries hip-hop, contemporary and folk under the Bollywood umbrella.
Kathak
Teen Taal Tatkaar, Hastaks, Todas, Chakkars
The classical North Indian form — footwork, hand formations, composed pieces, Guru Vandna and the spins. Kids basic, teens basic, adults basic and adults advanced, all at the East Cobb studio. The class also includes folk and semi-classical choreographies.
Indian folk
Rajasthani, Haryanvi and more
Folk forms run through the Bollywood and Kathak classes rather than sitting in a box of their own — which is exactly how they are danced. This is the part of the syllabus that tends to end up on a stage first.
04 / 06Class schedule
Find the one that fits.
Days, times and venues as Naach publishes them. Terms move — text Sareena to confirm the current term before you set your alarm.
5 – 7 years
Mon 5:20 pm · Thu 6:15 pm · Sun 3:00 pm Smyrna (Clahvay Dance) · East CobbIntroduction to rhythm, step counting and joining, foot and hand coordination, Bollywood choreographies.
7 – 10 years
Sunday · 2:00 pmEast Cobb studioDancing with attitude, energy and expression. Full sequences, transitions and wave functions.
Teens
Sunday · 1:00 – 2:00 pmEast Cobb studioAdvanced level. Hip-hop, contemporary and folk forms under the umbrella of Bollywood dancing.
Adults — beginners welcome
Sun 4 pm · Mon 8 pm · Wed 6 pm · Thu 7:30 pm · Tue 8 pm East Cobb · Dunwoody · BuckheadBasics for adults. Rhythm, musicality and expression in choreographies. The Buckhead class is adults only.
Kids basic
Tuesday · 4:30 – 5:30 pmEast Cobb studioFoundations of Kathak and semi-classical choreographies.
Teens basic
Sunday · 11:45 am – 12:45 pmEast Cobb studioBasics of Kathak and semi-classical choreographies.
Adults basic
Monday · 7:00 – 8:00 pmEast Cobb studioAlso includes folk dances and semi-classical choreographies.
Adults advanced
Wednesday · 7:40 – 8:50 pmEast Cobb studioTeen Taal Tatkaar, Hastaks, Todas, Guru Vandna and Chakkars, plus semi-classical choreographies.
The recitals
Life Stages. Naari Shakti. Jazbaat.
05 / 06About the founder
It began with two children in a living room.
In January 2019 a friend asked Sareena Nagpal to teach her kids. Two children turned up that evening. Two became twenty. One Facebook post turned six into thirty-five. Six years later there are more than 1,500 students behind her.
She started dancing at four, trained in Kathak for seven years, and has been choreographing since she was eleven. She holds a Master's in Sustainable Design from Carnegie Mellon and worked as a sustainability expert internationally before going full-time into dance. She is also a meditation instructor, and presented a semi-classical Kathak and Bharatanatyam composition at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina.
“Naach is a cultural bridge where anyone can belong.” Sareena Nagpal, to VoyageATL
What a first class actually looks like
01
You are counted in
Out loud, as a room. Nobody is asked to already know the cycle.
02
The step gets broken down
This is the thing reviewers mention more than any other — the breaking down, not the choreography.
03
You get known by name
Students from Russian, American, Middle Eastern and South Asian households learn side by side. No Hindi required.
What people actually say
“She knows each and every student, their little nuances.”
Ritu Bath
Google review · about a year ago
06 / 06Reviews
Google · 5.0 from 132 reviews
Nobody praises the choreography.
They praise being let in. Google's own topic tags on the listing read: teaching style (30), dedicated instructor (12), kathak (11), adult dance classes (3).
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5.0 out of 5 · 132 Google reviews
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“Sareena is the best Dance Teacher in the Cobb County area… She has a patience with the kids. I would 100% recommend her.”
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“I am originally from Russia, but since my childhood I have been interested in Indian culture. And I am so happy that Sareena's class gives me such a great opportunity.”
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“Her passion for dance is infectious, and they have a wonderful way of breaking down steps so everyone feels confident and included.”
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“I joined Naach dance classes for the fall semester as a complete beginner, and I'm proud to say that I've come a long way.”
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“I wanted to learn a Bollywood dance to perform with my fiance for our wedding and she was very patient and made us feel very comfortable… I feel confident ahead of our wedding!”
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“As a mixed household, this was very important to me, and my son has absolutely thrived here.”
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“Being a new resident in Atlanta, I was looking for a hobby and community to join and Naach gave me exactly that and much more!”
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“It's a space where I can learn, connect with fellow dancers and have loads of fun in the process!!”
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“I really enjoy dancing with Sareena mam… No matter how many classes she takes in a day her energy is same even in her last class.”
Rating and count are Google's own figures for the Smyrna listing. Facebook reports “100% recommend” from 63 recommendations — a recommendation metric, not a star rating, so it is not averaged into the score above.
Across metro Atlanta
Marietta, GA 30062
Smyrna, GA 30082
Atlanta, GA 30305
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Four rooms, one family.
East Cobb
Our flagship studio 1050 E Piedmont Rd, Suite 102Marietta, GA 30062
Smyrna
Inside Clahvay Dance 768 Concord Rd SESmyrna, GA 30082
Buckhead
Inside Premier Martial Arts Buckhead Central 2900 Peachtree Rd #213Atlanta, GA 30305
Adults only. Tuesdays, 8–9 pm.
Dunwoody
Inside Saint Luke's Presbyterian Church 1978 Mt Vernon RdDunwoody, GA 30338
Naach rents rooms inside the Smyrna, Buckhead and Dunwoody venues — they are hosts, not Naach storefronts. Tuition is paid directly to Naach by cash, check, Venmo or Zelle; there is no online payment.
Start here
Come and be counted in.
Tell us roughly who is dancing and where you are — Sareena will come back to you about the right class. Call or text if that is easier; she answers her own phone.