PoGest: A vision based tool for facilitating Kathak learning

Abstract

We present a vision based tool for enriching the conventional method of learning Kathak. Teachers can record their dance steps using PoGest and give it to the learners for practice according to their pace and convenience. PoGest will help learners to analyze their dance movements by giving them immediate feedback in the form of similarity score and also the concurrent display of juxtaposed recordings of their own performance with respect to that of the teacher's.