Alaknanda
"Alaknanda
Inst for Perf Arts"
Kathak dancer/choreographer
Alaknanda
Alaknanda
Inst for Perf Arts (Noida, UP) provides artistic services to artistes and
students in Kathak dance, Hindustani vocal music, tabla and string instruments.
Affiliated to Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai.
www.kathakindia.org |
Alexandra
Romanova
Alexandra
Romanova was trained in ballet at the National School of Ballet in Warsaw,
studied Indology at Warsaw University and was awarded scholarship to learn
Bharatanatyam in India. Based in Heidelberg, she has created her own style
that explores Bharatanatyam and ballet techniques.
www.alexromanova.com |
Ananda
Shankar Jayant
Bharatanatyam
and Kuchipudi exponent Ananda Shankar Jayant is the honorary director of
Shankarananda Kalakshetra, a premier institution for Music & Dance
in the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad.
www.anandashankarjayant.com |
Anita Ratnam
One of India's
most respected classical dancers, Anita Ratnam is also choreographer, cultural
commentator, actor-producer, writer and publisher...
www.anitaratnam.com |
Anuradha
Vikranth
"Drishti"
Drishti Art
Centre located at Sahakarnagar, Bangalore is a premier Bharatanatyam dance
institute founded by Anuradha Vikranth in September 2001. She edits Drishti,
an exclusive magazine on dance and music.
www.drishtimag.com |
Anusha
Subramanyam
"Beeja"
An alumni
of Kalakshetra, London based Anusha Subramanyam is one of the best known
faces of Bharatanatyam dance in the UK. Director of Beeja, she is also
a teacher, choreographer and dance movement therapist.
www.beeja.com |
"Arangham
Trust"
Anita Ratnam
was established
by Anita Ratnam as a multi-dimensional institution dedicated to the performing
and visual arts as well as the media cultures of cinema, theatre and television...
www.arangham.com |
Ashish
Khokar
Attendance-
the dance annual of India
Edited, compiled and published by
Bangalore based Ashish Mohan Khokar, attendance is India's only year-book
on dance. It covers a year (1st Jan-31st Dec) in perspective and gives
perspectives on issues, events, exhibitions, shows, seminars, books, biographies
and obits. Top writers and critics of dance contribute in-depth articles.
Metros are covered, as also major dance centers abroad.
www.attendance-india.com |
Ashok Kumar Banker
Ashok Banker’s Epic India
Ashok Banker is a novelist and short
story writer born and living in Mumbai, India. Having completed a six-volume
retelling in English of the Indian epic of the Ramayana that has gained
him worldwide attention, he is working on a nine-volume adaptation of the
Mahabharata.
www.epicindia.com |
"Attakkalari Centre for Movement
Arts, Bangalore"
Jayachandran Palazhy
Attakkalari is committed to interdisciplinary
performance work and is an umbrella organisation facilitating and producing
international arts events. Attakkalari is engaged in creating a context
for contemporary physical expressions in India by making information from
Indian performance traditions as well as the international performing arts
scene available to artists and audiences in India and abroad.
www.attakkalari.org |
Bala Devi
Chandrashekar
"Shree
Padma Nrityam Academy of Performing Arts" - (SPNAPA)
Based in Princeton,
NJ, Bharata Nrityam exponent Bala is a disciple of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam.
She's a panel artist with the New Jersey state council on the Arts. She
is involved in developing "Performing studies" in collaboration with Theater
and Dance, History, Philosophy, Linguistic anthropology and Music departments
of various Universities in the US.
www.shreepadmanrityam.org |
Bindu Shankar
"Vrindavan
Academy of Indian Dance"
Vrindavan
Academy of Indian Dance in San Ramon, CA, was founded in 2005 by Bindu
Shankar, a graduate of Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, Chennai. Bindu
is a Ph.D. in Art History from the Ohio State University, Columbus. Her
dissertation is titled "Dance
Imagery in
South Indian Temples: A Study of the 108-karana sculptures."
www.vrindavanacademy.com |
"Carnatic
Durbar - Musings on music"
Sudha Jagannathan
/ K T Jagannathan
This website
endeavours to focus attention primarily on the musical scene in Chennai
and will attempt to write in a simple and lucid language the charms that
permanently emanate from our sabta swaras. The dream is to make this platform
a centrepiece of awareness of not only the glorious traditions of carnatic
music and its multi-lingual geniuses who give soul-filling satisfaction
to thousands of lovers of classical music, but also to provide a platform
for informed debate and discussions on various aspects of carnatic music
and other Indian musical forms.
www.carnaticdarbar.com |
Deepa Ganesh
"Upasana"
Deepa Ganesh,
who founded Upasana in 1994, has more than 25 years of experience in Bharatanatyam.
Based in Manchester, Upasana, is a cultural experiment in South Asian arts.
It aims to emphasize that traditional is not a passé through a series
of workshops and classes and serve as a center for excellence in Bharatanatyam.
www.upasana-arts.com |
"ECPA Dance
Company”
Rema Shrikant's
dance school
About ECPA
Dance Company and Rema Shrikant - dancer, choreographer and teacher based
at Vadodara, Gujarat, India and her training of students, including dance
performances, arangetrams, choreography, reports and testimonials.
www.ecpa.org.in |
Ginette
Dion-Ahmed
"Sattvika
Danse"
Ginette Dion-Ahmed
is a professional Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher in Montreal. In order
to continue exploring her artistic expression in contemporary dance as
well as within the Bharatanatyam art form, Ginette founded Sattvika Danse
in March 2005.
www.sattvikadanse.org |
Hari Krishnan
"inDANCE"
inDANCE, established
in 1999 at Toronto, presents works that are a unique synthesis of artistic
director Hari Krishnan’s South Asian and Western aesthetic sensibilities.
www.indance.ca |
Hema Rajagopalan
"Natya
Dance Theater"
In 1975, dancer/
choreographer Hema Rajagopalan founded Natya Dance Theatre (NDT) in Chicago
to sustain and develop the traditional art forms of India through the teaching
and performance of Bharatanatyam for audiences of all backgrounds. Krithika
Rajagopalan is principal dancer and assistant artistic director.
www.natya.com |
Hema Sharma
"Nritya
School of Indian Dance & Music"
Hema Sharma
is artistic director of Nritya - a school of Indian dance and music in
Overland Park, KS with branches in Wichita, KS and Ames, IA. She has been
Ethnic Commissioner from India on the Mayor's Ethnic Enrichment Commission
for 9 years.
www.nritya.org |
Ileana
Citaristi
"Art Vision"
Art Vision
was founded in 1996 at Bhubaneswar by Odissi and Chhau dancer Ileana Citaristi,
along with a group of artists belonging to different disciplines such as
dance, painting, cinema and literature who wanted a common ground for sharing
experiences and creative ideas. Art Vision organizes festivals like Kalinga
Mahotsav and Dance with the Camera.
www.artvisionindia.com |
Jaan R
Freeman
"Dakshina
Palli"
A group founded
in 2004, by Artistic Director Jaan R Freeman, Dakshina Palli's mission
is to promote the art of Bharatanatyam in the Balasaraswati Parampara.
www.dakshinapalli.org |
Jai Govinda
"Mandala
Arts and Culture"
Under the artistic direction of
Jai Govinda, Mandala Arts and Culture presents and promotes Indian classical
dance as a vital and valuable part of Canada's dance culture, by ensuring
high-quality standards in the teaching, mentoring and performance of Bharatanatyam.
www.mandalarts.ca |
Janaki Rangarajan
"Nritya Niketan"
Located in the Washington, D C area,
Nritya Niketan was founded by Janaki Rangarajan (disciple of Padma Subrahmanyam)
and Aneal Krishnamurthy in order to promote South Indian classical dance
in the Nation's Capital.
www.nrityaniketan.com |
Jhelum Paranjape
"Smitalay"
Smitalay is a leading dance school
of Mumbai established by Jhelum Paranjape in 1989 in memory of the late
actress Smita Patil. The aim of Smitalay is to teach Odissi and broaden
the concept of dance in general as a visual communicator & educator.
www.smitalay.com |
Jothi Raghavan
"The Academy of Indian Performing
Arts"
The Academy of Indian Performing
Arts established under the leadership of Jothi Raghavan in 1987, is a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting Indian fine arts in the New England
area. Jothi has been training students in Bharatanatyam since 1977 in her
school Nrityanjali in Massachussets.
www.indianperformingarts.org |
"Kadam"
Asian Dance & Music Ltd.
Kadam is a
lively agency that sustains, promotes and develops South Asian dance in
Bedfordshire, the eastern region of the UK and beyond through a series
of high quality programmes. The company offers dance training, workshops
and residencies, promotes performances, creates resources in partnership
with local and national agencies. Kadam is the publisher of the premier
dance magazine Pulse.
www.kadam.org.uk |
D Keshava,
Esther Jenny and The Dance Group Kalasri
"Kalasri
- School for Indian Dance and Yoga", Basel, Switzerland
Kalasri, the
school for Indian Dance and Yoga, was founded in 1976 by dance couple D
Keshava and Esther Jenny in Basel, Switzerland. Kalasri celebrated its
25-year Silver Jubilee in September 2001.
www.kalasri.com |
Lata Pada
"Sampradaya
Dance Creations"
As Artistic
Director of Sampradaya Dance Creations, Lata Pada is at the forefront of
South Asian dance in Canada. The Company is committed to showcasing Bharatanatyam
as a universal art form as it explores diverse movement styles, contemporary
themes and innovative dance creations.
www.sampradaya.ca |
Madhu Nataraj
"STEM Dance
Kampni"
STEM (Space.Time.Energy.Movement)
Dance Kampni was founded by dancer/ choreographer Madhu Nataraj in 1995,
to explore and create new expressions in dance. STEM is the Indian Contemporary
Dance unit of the Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography, Bangalore.
www.stemdancekampni.in |
"Mahagami"
MAHAGAMI - Mahatma Gandhi Mission
Sangeet Academy, Aurangabad was established in 1992 as a Gurukul of Indian
classical music and dance. A member of the international Dance Council,
UNESCO, MAHAGAMI Gurukul forms a unique synthesis of the modern technologies
educational aids and the intense and value based training in Pakhawaj,
Dhrupad, Kathak, Odissi in Guru-shishya Parampara.
www.mahagami.org |
Malathi
Iyengar
"Rangoli
Foundation for Art & Culture"
Malathi Iyengar is a Los Angeles
based choreographer, dancer and a visual artist, who founded The Rangoli
Foundation in 1985 and The Rangoli Dance Company in 1992. Malathi has studied
the vintage Pandanallur / Tanjore style of Bharatanatyam.
www.rangoli.org |
Malini Srinivasan
A student of guru CV Chandrasekhar,
Malini Srinivasan is a third generation Bharatanatyam performer based in
NY. She currently teaches at SUNY Stony Brook University, NY and at the
Young Indian Culture Group, Inc., NY. She is a registered yoga teacher.
www.malinisrinivasan.com |
Mamata
Niyogi-Nakra
"Kala Bharati"
Mamata Niyogi-Nakra
founded Kala Bharati, a Centre for Bharata Natya in Montreal, Canada in
1981 to promote a better understanding of Indian culture and people. The
Bharata Natya technique follows the tradition of the Pandanallur style.
www.kalabharati.ca |
Mythili
Kumar
"Abhinaya
Dance Company"
An exponent
of three Indian classical dance forms - Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Odissi,
Artistic Director Mythili Kumar founded the Abhinaya Dance Company of San
Jose in 1980. It is dedicated to promoting and perpetuating primarily Bharatanatyam
(Pandanallur Baani) and Kuchipudi.
www.abhinaya.org |
"Natya Institute of Kathak &
Choreography"
Maya Rao
Kathak guru Maya Rao is the only
Indian with a Post Graduate certificate in Choreography from the USSR and
the recipient of several awards. NIKC is the only institute in the country
to accord a BA Degree in choreography (affiliated to the Bangalore University).
www.natyamaya.in |
Navtej Johar
"Studio Abhyas"
Navtej Johar, a Bharatanatyam dancer,
choreographer and Yoga exponent, opened Studio Abhyas in 2000 at New Delhi,
with the objective of teaching dance, Yoga and Vedic chanting. The Studio
was also meant to fulfill another objective: Act as a permanent rehearsal
space. In 2004, Abhyas was turned into a Trust committed to Yoga, dance-theatre
and urban design.
www.abhyastrust.org |
Neila Sathyalingam
"Apsaras Arts Ltd"
In 1977, Neila Sathyalingam established
Apsaras Arts in Singapore for propagating Bharatanatyam in its traditional
form. Her husband Sathyalingam has been teaching classical Indian music
since 1975 and is also the Music Director for Apsaras Arts.
www.apsarasarts.com |
Nirmala
Rajasekar
"Nada Rasa
Center for Music"
Based in Minneapolis,
Nirmala Rajasekar is an accomplished veena player and vocalist. Nirmala
has been a director of the Indian Music Society of Minnesota since 1996.
She is the artistic director of the Indian music organization 'Nada Rasa
Center for Music.'
www.nirmalarajasekar.com |
Nirupama
Rajendra, Rajendra T D
"Abhinava
Arts Centre"
Nirupama and
Rajendra are exponents and teachers of Bharathanatyam and Kathak at Bangalore.
Abhinava is
the creative wing and Prabhat offers services in rental of PA systems,
costumes and permanent installation of Sound and Light equipment.
www.abhinavadancecompany.com |
"Nritarutya
Dance Collective"
Mayuri
Upadhya
Keeping to
the traditional tenets of dance, Bangalore based Nritarutya has evolved
their personal language of creative dance. Mayuri Upadhya (artistic director),
BG Sathyanarayana, Madhuri Upadhya, Geetha Ballal and Umesh Naidu comprise
the Nritarutya Dance Collective.
www.nritarutya.com |
Padma Chebrolu
"Cultural
Centre of India"
Artistic Director
of Ohio based Cultural Centre of India - dedicated to Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi,
Andhra Natyam, Mohini Attam and Kathak dance styles.
www.culturalcentreofindia.com |
Padmaja
Suresh
"Kalpataru
Kalavihar"
Based in Bangalore,
Padmaja Suresh and her dance institution Kalpataru Kalavihar believe in
making art a useful tool for education by recognizing the nurturing, generative
and healing potential of dance. Training in classical arts include dance,
vocal and instrumental music. Their charitable wing Kalachaitanya helps
propagate arts among underprivileged children.
www.angelfire.com/bc/padmajasuresh |
Parimal
Phadke
Trained in
Kalakshetra style by guru Rema Shrikant at a young age, Pune based Parimal
Phadke completed his Masters in Bharatanatyam under guru Sucheta Chapekar
in the Thanjavur style. He’s training in Bharata Nrityam under Jayashree
Rajagopalan. His interest is in study of angika and the concept of Nayaka
(hero).
www.parimalphadke.com |
Penny Furgerson
"Gateway
Dance Theatre"
Since 1972,
Gateway Dance Theatre (GDT) has been moving to the rhythms of the world,
fusing African-American, Caribbean, Asian and Indian music and movement
into a multimedia experience for people of all ages and backgrounds. Established
by Penny and the late Lee Furgerson; Gateway Dance Theatre remains committed
to its mission of providing education, training and arts outreach programs
to promote intercultural awareness and an appreciation of diversity through
a professionally directed dance experience.
www.gatewaydance.org |
Prasanna
Kasthuri
"Soorya
Performing Arts"
Soorya is
a not-for-profit organization founded in 2003 by Bharatanatyam and Kathak
dancer Prasanna Kasthuri and his wife vocalist Seema. Based in Saint
Louis, Missouri, Soorya offers year-round classes in Bharatanatyam, Kathak
and Carnatic music. Prasanna's sister Sushma Kasthuri runs a branch in
NJ.
www.sooryadance.com |
Priyadarshini
Ghosh
Now based
in Kolkata, Priyadarshini Ghosh is trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam
and Seraikella Chhau. She uses this training for her work in the contemporary
idiom.
www.priyadarshinig.com |
Rajee Narayan
Guru Smt.
Rajee Narayan, founder-director of Nritya Geethanjali, has been imparting
knowledge of Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music, Natyasastra, Talasastra and
Nattuvangam for over 50 years.
www.rajeenarayan.com |
Rajika
Puri
Based in New
York, Rajika Puri is an acclaimed exponent of two forms of Indian classical
dance - Bharata Natyam and Odissi - which she performs in solo recital
all over Europe, the United States, Latin America and India.
www.rajikapuri.com |
Ramaa Bharadvaj
"Angahara
Academy of Performing Arts"
Ramaa Bharadvaj,
the Director of Angahara Ensemble in California, is a dancer, teacher,
choreographer and writer.
www.ramaadance.org |
Ramya Harishankar
"Arpana
Dance Company"
Southern California
based Arpana School of Dance was started in 1982 by Ramya Harishankar,
disciple of late Swamimalai K Rajaratnam (Vazhuvoor style) and abhinaya
guru Kalanidhi Narayanan. She started the Arpana Dance Company in 1985.
Over the years she has donated over $60000 to charities, through her performances.
www.arpanadancecompany.org |
Rani Karnaa
"Samskritiki
Shreyaskar"
Rani Karnaa
is the director of Samskritiki Shreyaskar in Kolkata. The academy aims
to teach, cultivate, demonstrate and develop the performing arts in general
and Kathak in particular.
www.ranikathak.com |
Ranee Ramaswamy
"Ragamala
Music and Dance Theater"
Founded in
1992 in Minneapolis by Ranee Ramaswamy, Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
is dedicated to preserving the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam
while using it as a springboard for innovative choreography.
www.ragamala.net |
Rathna
Kumar
"Anjali
Center for Performing Arts"
Rathna Kumar
is the Founder-Director of Anjali Center for Performing Arts, the first
Indian dance school in Texas, established in 1975, and one of the first
in the US. She is the author of two illustrated books on the fundamental
techniques of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.
www.anjalicenter.org |
Ratikant
Mohapatra
"Srjan"
Srjan was
founded by eminent guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, and epitomizes his dedication
to Odissi dance and music to the national cultural ethos. Supported by
staff and students of Srjan, his son and disciple Ratikant Mohapatra maintains
the traditional Gurukul style.
www.srjan.com |
Rita Mitra
Mustaphi
"Katha
Dance Theatre"
Founded in
1987 in Crystal, Minnesota, by Rita Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theatre is rooted
in Kathak dance of north India as it promotes traditional Kathak and extends
its boundaries through creative innovation. KDT performs and educates with
an emphasis on access, community and audience development. KDT creates
dance that moves you!
www.kathadance.org |
Sai Venkatesh,
Suparna Venkatesh
"Sai Arts
International"
Suparna is
a Kathak and Bharatanatyam dancer / teacher. Sai is a stage and light designer
for dance programs. Based in Bangalore, Sai Arts International does yeomen
service by organizing various cultural events, festivals, seminars, workshops
etc.
k.domaindlx.com/saiinternational/ |
Sandra,
Shyamala and Anjali
"The Post
Natyam Collective"
The Post Natyam
Collective explores Contemporary Indian dance and performance on a continuum
of tradition and innovation, theory and aesthetics, and art and activism.
The collective currently consists of the three founders: Sandra Chatterjee
(Germany/India), Shyamala Moorty (USA), and Anjali Tata (USA).
www.postnatyam.net |
Sarala
Dandekar
"Circle
Dance Studio & Darshan Dance Project"
Sarala Dandekar
has trained in Odissi from Jhelum Paranjape and additional training from
late Kelucharan Mohapatra. She founded the Darshan Dance Project in 2003
and resides currently in Maui, Hawaii.
www.saraladance.com |
Saskia
Kersenboom
In Indian
terms 'tradition' is understood as lines of transmission para-para from
one generation to the next. Parampara was founded in 1994 by Saskia
Kersenboom, to support and foster one such tradition in dance and music
of Tamilnadu, South India...
www.paramparai.eu |
Shaji K
John
Currently
Shaji is conducting regular Kalari classes and practicing Kalari treatment
and Kalari massage in Chennai.
www.narthaki.com/shaji_kalari |
Sharmila
Mukherjee
"Sanjali
Centre for Odissi dance"
A disciple
of guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi dancer Sharmila Mukherjee teaches
Odissi at her own institute Sanjali in Bangalore, and Dance and Movement
at the Sheila Kothwala Institute for the Deaf.
www.sharmilamukherjee.com |
Shashikala
Ravi
"Amritanjali
School of Bharatanatyam"
Shashikala
Ravi, founder and director of Amritanjali School of Bharatanatyam, Pune,
is one of the senior disciples of late guru Swarna Saraswathy. At Amritanjali,
students are also trained in theory of dance and encouraged to take up
exams conducted by recognized boards like Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay
Mandal.
www.amritanjali.com |
Shilpa
Krishnan
"Nrityalaya
School of Dance"
Shilpa Krishnan
began her studies in dance at the age of four training under her mother
and guru Gita Umesh of the Pandannalur School in Nairobi, Kenya and later
under guru Rajaratnam Pillai of the Vazhuvoor School. She is presently
based in Davie, FL where she runs her dance school Nrityalaya.
www.shilpakrishnan.com |
Shoba Natarajan
"Samskriti
Foundation"
Established
in 1996 and based in Chicago, IL, Samskriti offers year-round classes in
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Carnatic Music and Yoga. Students of Samskriti
perform regularly in various community events and senior students accompany
Shoba Natarajan, the founder-director on some of her programs. Samskriti
Foundation also organizes performances and workshops by local and visiting
artists. The highlight of its events is "Gurukulam" – an annual cultural
camp for children.
www.samskriti.com
/ www.shobanatarajan.com |
Shridhar
& Anuradha Shridhar
"Khechara
Academy of Bharatanatyam"
Bharatanatyam
exponents Shridhar and Anuradha, the well known dancing couple from Bangalore
have emerged as important names on the contemporary dance scene.
www.khechara.com |
Sohini
Ray
"Manipuri
Dance Visions"
A disciple
of Guru Bipin Singh, Sohini Ray has trained in Manipuri dance and Pung
(Manipuri drums) and Thang-Ta (Manipuri martial arts). She runs Manipuri
Dance Visions in Los Angeles. Its library and archives has once of the
richest collections of books, manuscripts, photographs and video footage
on Manipuri performing arts and culture.
www.manipuridancevisions.org |
Sonali
Skandan
Based in New
York, Sonali has been trained extensively in Bharatanatyam practical and
theory by Guru Thejeswini Raj, and has recently undergone training by Prof
C V Chandrasekhar and Indira Kadambi (abhinaya) of Chennai, India. Sonali
holds a Masters degree in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University,
and has been instrumental in starting up an arts education high school
in Manhattan.
www.sonaliskandan.com |
Sridhar
Shanmugam
"The Arch"
Sridhar is
a Bharatanatyam and modern dancer based in New York. He is the Executive
Director of The Arch, for programs driven by multifaceted vision: to provide
people with the skills and interest for enrichment and volunteerism. A
"healing arts" project helps at-risk people to center themselves.
www.thearch.us
/ www.sridharshanmugam.org |
"Sri Sumukhi
Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation"
S Surendranath,
S Amarnath and S Aparna
Named after
their foster parents, philanthropists Sumukhi and Rajasekharan, 'The Mylapore
Trio' of S Surendranath, S Amarnath and S Aparna set up the Sri Sumukhi
Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation in 2003 at Chennai, to contribute towards
enriching Indian art and culture through children, youth and elders by
inculcating in them value based culture, tradition and heritage programs.
The trio trained in Kalakshetra where they had their full-fledged holistic
education besides learning dance, music and other arts.
www.srimylaporetrio.in |
"Sruti"
India's premier
Music and Dance magazine. Subscribe online!!!
www.sruti.com |
L Subhasri
(Srividhya)
Apart from
playing the veena as a dance accompaniment, she now does Nattuvangam also
for renowned dancers in India and abroad.
www.narthaki.com/subhasri |
Sudarshan
Chakravorty
"Sapphire
Creations Dance Workshop"
Sapphire Creations
Dance Workshop is a premier experimental dance company based in Kolkata.
Started in August 1992, a group of young minds led by Sudarshan Chakravorty
came together to grow from a youthful venture to a dynamic contemporary
modern dance ensemble.
www.sapphirecreations.org |
Suganda
Sreenath
"Jayendra
Kalakendra"
Jayendra Kalakendra
was founded in 1989 by Suganda Sreenath to spot and nurture young talent
and expose them to Bharatanatyam. The academy conducts classes in Cupertino,
San Jose, and Fremont. Suganda has learnt from Late Guru K N Pakkirswamy
Pillai and Ananda Shankar Jayant.
www.jayendrakalakendra.com |
Sunanda
Nair
"Sunanda's
Performing Arts Center"
Sunanda is
a Mohiniattam and Bharatanatyam exponent / teacher. Sunanda's Performing
Arts Center (SPARC) is located in 3 locations in Texas - Murphy, Sugarland
and Katy.
www.sunandanair.com
/ www.sunanda-pac.com |
Sunil Kothari
Dr Sunil Kothari
is a leading dance historian, scholar, author and critic of Indian classical
dances. Currently a Vice President of the World Dance Alliance, Asia Pacific,
South Asia, representing India Member of the Executive Committee of International
Dance Council , UNESCO, Paris.
www.sunilkothari.com |
Swati Bhise
"Sanskriti"
Sanskriti,
a non-profit corporation based in New York City, was founded by Bharatanatyam
dancer Swati Bhise. Dedicated to the children of the greater New York area,
the institute strives to integrate the ethos of Indian dance, music, history,
literature, art and philosophy into the lives of all students.
www.sanskriticenter.org |
Syed Sallauddin
Pasha
"Ability
Unlimited"
Ability Unlimited
explores both traditional and contemporary dance-theatre comprising dancers
with all disabilities. It has set an international standard of excellence
for professional performances under the artistic direction of Guru Syed
Sallauddin Pasha and Kathak dancer Rani Khanam. Ability Unlimited is the
performing unit of AAMAD.
www.abilityunlimited.com |
Usha Raghavan
"Kalasagara,
Academy of Fine Arts"
Bharatanatyam
dancer Usha Raghavan gives workshops, lecture demonstrations and performances
in addition to master classes in London.
www.usharaghavan.com |
Vasantha
Krishnan
"Nrithyalaya
Foundation"
The Nrithyalaya Foundation was established
in 1976, by founder/director Vasantha Krishnan in Montreal. It is
dedicated to perpetuating the classical Bharatanatyam dance style, South
Indian classical Carnatic music and percussion - Mridangam.
www.nrithyalaya.com |
Vijayalakshmi
Shetty
"Natraj
Dance Academy"
Natraj Dance
Academy was established in 1983 by Vijayalakshmi Shetty in the Chicago
area. Students receive sound training in the practice and theory
of Indian classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam.
www.natrajdance.com |
Viji Prakash
"Shakti
School of Bharata Natyam"
Viji Prakash
founded the Shakti School of Bharata Natyam (Tanjavur style) in 1977. Shakti
has four branches in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, that in Woodland
Hills/San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles, Torrance, and Orange/Anaheim.
The performing division is called the Shakti Dance Company.
www.shaktidancecompany.com |
Vyjayanthi
Kashi
"Shambavi
School of Dance", Bangalore
Established
in 1993 by Founder Director Vyjayanthi Kashi, Shambhavi School of Dance
offers classes in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, folk, and Martial Arts. It
is one of its kind that offers a unique healing therapy through the medium
of dance for the emotionally disturbed, depressed, physically handicapped
and mentally retarded students.
www.schoolofkuchipudi.com |
Yogini
Gandhi
"Kalanidhi"
Yogini Gandhi
performs both styles, Kathak & Odissi, with equal dexterity and virtuosity.
To propagate and nurture Indian music and dance in the right perspective,
Yogini has established Kalanidhi, an institute for the promotion of Indian
art and culture, at Pune.
www.yoginigandhi.com |
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