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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance


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Name: Academy of Indian Music (NAM) – Prashant Soni
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Key­board, Harmon­ium, Piano, Tabla, Dhol, Dholak, Khol, Dafli, Drum­set, Guitar, Sing­ing Bansuri, and Sing­ing les­sons, Indian, Wes­tern
Location: Hartford, Glaston­bury, Rocky hill, Newing­ton, Man­ches­ter, Middle town, Hart­ford County, CT
Telephone: 860-781-6034
Misc. Info: For details, please visit www.NAADYOG.ORG NaadYog Academy of Indian Music is a con­ser­vatory and com­munity-based school of pre­paratory and con­tinu­ing studies with a cur­ricu­lum rooted in the trad­ition of Indian music. Its faculty pro­motes pro­found musical under­stand­ing and techni­cal mas­tery, en­courages growth of imagina­tion, and fosters an attit­ude of inquiry about the role of music and the music­ian in the larger world, that em­power all in our com­munity to develop and prac­tice positive charac­ter traits. Our pro­gram is par­tnered with sur­rounding com­munities to provide edu­cational music experi­ences via seminars, work­shops in pub­lic and pri­vate schools, elder housing facilities, hos­pitals and other organi­zations.

Name: Rachna Ramya Agrawal
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak
Location: Hartford / Stamford/New London/New Haven, CT, USA
Telephone: 8608176379
Misc. Info: Per­former, choreo­grapher, author and educator Rachna Ramya Agrawal has studied Kathak under Smt. Maya Rao, rec­ipient of San­geet Natak Academy award, and the Jai­pur style of Kathak under guru Raj­endra Gangani, an expon­ent of Kathak. Rachna received a Master’s degree in dance from the pres­tigious Pra­cheen Kala Kendra in India. She also trained in Choreo­graphy at the Natya Insti­tute of Choreo­graphy in New Delhi, India. Today she per­forms exten­sively and teaches in CT and NY. For more infor­mation please see www.kathakusa.com.

Name: Sarada Nori Akella
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kuchi­pudi Dance and Car­natic music clas­ses
Location: South Windsor, Con­necticut , USA.
Telephone:
Telephone: 860 808 9879

Name: Madhu Anbu
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kala­kshetra Style Bharata­natyam
Location: Nadanaa­laya, Rocky Hill, CT
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Authentic Bharatha­natyam les­sons for kids and adults. At Rocky Hill, CT on Thursdays & Fridays. Will come over to other near by locations if there is a batch of 5-6 kids.

Name: Apsaras Dance Company, Director: Jaynti Seshan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata Natyam
Location:  2 studios: Wilton (153 Cannon Road) and Cheshire (Cheshire Dance Centre), CT
Telephone: 203 2783730
Misc. Info: Sishya of late Krishna­veni Lakshmanan (Kala­kshetra, Chen­nai) and the Dha­nan­jayans (Bharata Kal­anjali, Chen­nai). Per­formed and taught since 1992 and adhere to the tra­ditions of my Alma mater.

Name: Mahi Arora
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood dance & Bharatnatyam
Location: South Windsor, CT
Telephone: 860 538 3533
Misc. Info: Boys and girls, learn how to dance like your favorite Bolly­wood stars! – Open to boys & girls through age 14 – 1 Session per week for 7 weeks – 1 Hour per ses­sion – Just $50 for the whole package! http://www.DanceWithMahi.com/


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Name: Avinash Bengeri
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Flute / Indian Bansuri (Hindustani Clas­sical)
Location: 155 Marilyn Dr, Bridge­port, CT 06606
Telephone: 475 449 7784
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Name: Aishwarya Chakra­varthy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam (Kala­kshetra Style), Nattu­vangam
Location: Cur­rently teach­ing in Avon, East Granby, Farmington, West Hartford and South Windsor.
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Been teach­ing and per­forming in India for over 15 years. Recipient of several pres­tigious awards includ­ing scholar­ship from Central Govt. of India (CCRT). If you have more than 4 stu­dents in you area, I would be will­ing to come over to your place and teach.

Name: Avni Chauhan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam – Indian Clas­sical dance
Location: Milford, CT, USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Come and join us for Bharat­natyam classes opening in Mil­ford, CT area. Classes on week­day even­ings and week­ends. Dance Guru is Bharat­natyam Visha­rad and expo­nent. Batches will be filled on first come first serve basis, so hurry up and give your child the gift of Indian culture and herit­age. This cur­riculum links your child to music, arts, liter­ature, history, theater arts and yoga.


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Name: Kumar Das
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Indian Carnatic music
Location: Apt # 3 Bridgeport Ct. 06604
Telephone: 404-895-6694
Misc. Info: I am Carnatic vocal cer­tificate holder. Started my Masters in Uni­versity of Bridge­port. I com­pleted my grad­uation in India and given many shows in tele­vision. I am very much interested in Carnatic music field and want to teach stu­dents who are interested in Car­natic vocal.

Name: Ranendra Das
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: New Haven, CT
Telephone: 646-872-7201
Misc. Info: Private and group tabla classes in Con­necticut and the Tri-State area. All ages and skill levels. Indian clas­sical and fusion per­for­mances. www.ranendradas.com


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Name: Sreenivas Gunupuru
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal Indian light music
Location: Stamford, CT, USA
Telephone: 510-209-0544 (c)
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Name: Shefali Jain
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak – North Indian Clas­sical Dance
Location: Yale, New Haven CT
Telephone: 781-325-8928
Misc. Info: Shefali Jain has trained with Gretchen Hayden and renowned Kathak maestro Pandit Chitresh Das for the past 10 years. Shefali has per­formed through­out the Boston area with the Chhandika Dance Ensemble and taught children/ adults classes at the Chhandika Insti­tute of Kathak dance. Classes will be offered on Fridays from 3:30-4:30pm at 55 Audubon St, New Haven CT. In addi­tion to studying Kathak, stu­dents will also be exposed to Indian clas­sical music, Indian myth­ology/ religion and the history, philosophy and trad­itions of India.

Name: Shaily Jaiswal – IndoWestern Dance Academy LLc.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood, Fusion, Hip Hop, Semi Clas­sical
Location: Classes in South Wind­sor, Hamden, Southing­ton, Farming­ton, Hart­ford area. Will come over to your location for group of 5 and more
Telephone: 860 740 6917
Misc. Info: Bolly­wood dance classes for all age groups. Students are exposed to Indian dances, cul­ture and cele­brations and per­form at various events through­out the state.

Name: Kashyap Jani: Shyam Kedar School of Indian Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla, Sitar, Key­board , Vocal
Location: Kashyap Jani: Shyam Kedar School of Indian Music, 327 Broad street City : Bridge­port State : CT PostalCode : 06604 USA
Telephone: Phone – (203) 335-8152, Fax – (203)336-0765 :
Misc. Info: Teaches at Shyam Kedar School of Indian Music http://www.bridgeport.edu/~kashyap/music.htm

Name: Liza Joseph
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatha­natyam, Semi-classical, Folk
Location: Danbury
Telephone: 914-843-9785
Misc. Info: Teaches Bharata­natyam, semi-classical, fusion, folk and Mohini­yattom dance classes in Danbury, CT. For other class locat­ions in New York and other de­tails, please call or email. Bharata­natyam costumes/jewelry is avail­able for rent/ sale. Work­shops and lecture demon­stra­tions for schools, librar­ies etc. Web­site – http://natyamudra.tripod.com/

Name: Ramchandra Joshi
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Vocal and Key­board/Har­monium
Location: 83 Morgan Street Stam­ford CT 06905
Telephone: 508-308-3952
Misc. Info: All India Radio (Mumbai) Grade B+ Artist. Won All India Radio Nation­wide award in clas­sical and semi-clas­sical vocal. Exten­sively per­for­med in India, USA, Europe, UK http://www.iapa-usa.org/artists/ramchandra_joshi.htm. Provide Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal lessons to begin­ners, inter­mediate and advanced Level.


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Name: Sagarika Kanjilal, Sangeetayan, School of Indian (Hindustani) Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal music
Location: Fair­field / West­port at Fair­field CT, Newington / Hartford at Newington CT, and Shrews­bury / West­borough at Shrewsbury MA
Telephone: (203) 333-1667, (508) 614-0357
Misc. Info: Learn Hindu­stani clas­sical music includ­ing Bhajan, Khayal, Thumri, Tappa, Raga Pradhan, Najrul­geeti, and other trad­itional songs. Web­site – Sangeetayan.org

Name: Daksha Kantaria – Swara Dance Academy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam
Location: Glastonbury CT, 06073 USA
Telephone: 860-680-8063
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Name: Ajay Kapur
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla, Sitar, Electronic Music
Location: New Canaan CT
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I play tabla (Punjabi – Ustad Alah Rakha gharana) and sitar (vilayat khan gharana). I am a musical scientist, study­ing the acoustics, and ges­tures of Indian clas­sical instru­ments to make New Digitized Indian Clas­sical Instru­ments. I teach begin­ners who wish to learn about theka, raga, tabla, sitar and other modern forms of impro­visational music.

Name: Amee Karnavat
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood dance
Location: 300 Cold Spring Road, Rocky Hill, Ct – 06067
Telephone:
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Name: Jithendra Kishore
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Violin – Carnatic
Location: 17 Lakeshore Dr Apt B1 Farmington CT 06032 USA
Telephone: 860 770 6419
Misc. Info: Please con­tact for classes and fees (Jithendra is well-known violin artist from Bangalore-India trained under his father Ananth S.V. and higer educa­tion under guru Vidwan A. Veera­bhadraiah and Vidwan Anoor S. Rama­krishna Ban­galore. He has per­formed in pres­tigious venues through­out India, Srilanka, Ireland and USA. He runs music insti­tute called “Sri Vani Insti­tute of Music(R)” in Bangalore India.) He offers classes in violin.

Name: Anuradha Kothandaraman
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal music
Location: Trumbull CT USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Teaches music in per­son/ online for 5 yrs to adults. Accept­ing begin­ner, inter­mediate and ad­vance level stu­dents

Name: Smita Krishnaswamy
Email: [email protected]
Field: bharata­natyam
Location:  New Haven, CT and Guilford CT
Telephone: (734)678-7428
Misc Info: Website – www.natyamandala.org -I teach bharatanatyam in the Kalakshetra style. My primary training is from the Bharatachoodamani dance academy of Adyar K. Lakshman and Induvadana Malli. I emphasize all aspects of dance including,  general fitness, flexibility,  technique, dance theory, rhythm and abhinaya.

Name: Usha Kumar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Indian Clas­sical Car­natic Music-Vocal, also Vocal Dev­otional Music
Location: Danbury, CT
Telephone: 203 297 8771
Misc. Info: Carnatic music vocal. Group and pri­vate classes, in person for begin­ners, in person or Skype for inter­mediate and advan­ced level stu­dents of all ages. Offer­ing music work­shops and short pro­grams for educat­ional pur­pose. Student of Late Sri Anantha­gopalan and (Lalgudi) Smt Padma­vathy Anantha­gopalan from Thyaga­raja Sishya Param­para. Also student of Late Sri Raja­gopalan (Uthukaadu, Krishna Gaanam.).

Name: Bhanu Kuppa
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal – Carnatic
Location: Avon CT USA
Telephone: 203 559 9019
Misc. Info: Please con­tact for classes and fees. Bhanu is a well-known vocal artist from Hydera­bad-India trained under Tiru­pathi Gopala Krishna Garu and Chembolu Venkata Sastry Garu from Vizia­nagaram-India. Higher education under Sri Konda­palli Seeta Ramayya Garu (famous AIR Vocal Vidwan) from Vijayawada-India and Sri­mathi Emani Lalitha Krishna Garu (famous Veena Vidwan) from Hydera­bad-India. He has per­formed in pres­tigious venues through­out India, Canada, and the USA. He offers begin­ner, inter­mediate and advan­ced classes.


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Name: Kavita Mistry
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak
Location: Yale Univer­sity, New Haven, CT
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I am a Kathak dancer trained in the trad­itio­nal styles of the Luc­know gharana. Classes for children (begin­ners and inter­mediates) are held weekly in New Haven on the Yale Campus at a rate of $10.00 per hour tui­tion. Email for more infor­mation.

Name: Keetha Mohan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam (Indian Clas­si­cal Dance)
Location: Stamford, CT
Telephone:770-712-3502
Misc. Info: www.arunodhaya.org

Name: Mouja Studio
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Studio with var­ious dance forms in­clud­ing Bolly­wood and Bharat­natyam. 
Location: Manchester CT
Telephone:
Misc. Info: We are families next door that started the studio for all activi­ties that we want for us and our kids- robo­tics, chess, Bolly­wood dancing (kids and adults), Zumba®️, salsa, etc. Please con­tact us if you want to join us to par­tici­pate or have a talent to share.


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Name: Meera Nair
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam Dance
Location: Windermere Village, Ellington, CT- 06029
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Week­end clas­ses every Sun­day from 5-6 PM or weekday classes every Monday – 6-7PM. http://mudraacademy.com/

Name: Anindita Nanda
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Odissi dance, Hindu­stani vocal, semi-classical dance and music, folk dances, modern dance
Location: Danbury, CT
Telephone: 203-798-7738
Misc. Info: Classes are offered at Soor­taal, School for Indian clas­sical and semi-classical dances and music (vocal), Bha­jans and light music. Dance forms are – Odissi, Kathak, folk, semi-clas­sical, modern dance. Music- Hindu­stani classical vocal, bhajans, light music, semi-classical music. Clas­ses are being offered at begin­ners, inter­mediate, advanced and profes­sional level. Events oraganised to showcase budding artists. For further infor­mation con­tact: [email protected]. Anindita Nanda has Masters degree in both the discip­lines of Odissi and Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal from Akhil Bhatratiya Gandh­arva Maha­vidya­laya Mandal and has been per­forming and teach­ing for the past 21 years.


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Name: P&P Dance Crew LLC
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Dance – Bolly­wood, Indian folk, Hip-Hop, Bhangra, Semi-classical
Location: Newington, Connecticut, USA
Telephone: 860-758-0767
Misc. Info: P&P Dance Crew is com­mit­ted to sharing the beauty of Indian dance with chil­dren and adults. We focus on teach­ing Indian dance styles such as Bolly­wood, folk, and semi-classical, and work to present these styles in a fun and energetic way. We strive to spread the know­ledge of Indian culture through dance, and also look towards creat­ing a sense of com­munity within our stu­dents and our crew. We have the finest instruc­tors, high quality per­for­mances, and a lasting com­mit­ment to our stu­dents! Group and pri­vate les­sons avail­able. Choreo­graphy for special events and wed­dings is also offered. Follow us at www.pnpdancecrew.com, www.facebook.com/pnpdancecrew, and Instagram: @pnpdancecrew.

Name: Sucheta Pal (Suchi)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood (Classical, Funk, Jazz and Bhangra styles of Bolly­wood)
Location: Milford, Connecticut, US
Telephone: 203 283 9187 / 203 893 6314
Misc. Info: Sucheta Pal is a Bolly­wood dance instructor affiliated with “Nrity­anjali Per­forming Arts”. She is trained under dance guru Dr. Tushar Guha, she is trained in Bolly­wood dance at “Shiamak Davar’s Insti­tute of Per­forming Arts” and in jazz at “The Danceworx”. She has organ­ized several Bolly­wood dance work­shops and per­formances for her stu­dents both in India and US. She was also on the judges panel for “Boston Sargam 2010”. Group and pri­vate dance classes are held for kids and adults on all days. Bolly­wood moves are made simple, easy and fun for every student. Please call for further details.

Name: Aakash Patel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood, Hip-Hop, lyrical Hip-Hop
Location: Norwalk, Stamford New Haven, Milford, West Haven, and Hart­ford.
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Why walk, while you can dance? Having being trained for almost 6 years at D Virus and Tanzen dance academy (Vadodara), under the guid­ance of pro­fes­sional choreo­graphers such as Dharmesh and Sumeet sir, I have mastered my tech­niques in Bolly­wood, Hip-hop, Lyrical Hip-Hop, Con­temporary, Locking and Pop­ping, Ball­room, and Krumping. Dancing is my passion since child­hood and now it can be yours as-well, all you have to do is just take a first step and con­tact me for more infor­mation regar­ding personal dance classes. Also, con­tact me for choreo­graphy for various occasions.

Name: Mamta Patel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat Natyam, Folk, Fusion and Bolly­wood
Location: Middletown, Hartford, Glastonbury, Woodbridge, CT
Telephone: 203-671-8004
Misc. Info: I have certified Master Degree in Bharat Nataym from India and awarded with Rangnath Bendre award from all over India. Run­ning school in CT area from past 11 years. I am serving as pro­gram manager in Gujarati Associa­tion of CT, and active member in Milan Cultural associa­tion. Clas­ses will be held one hour once week. Folk, fusion and Bolly­wood classes will be custom­ize to the need. Bharat Natyam will at least six years of course. Call me or email me for more infor­mation.

Name: Kiruba Pillai
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic vocal
Location: 1425 Bedford street, Stamford, CT
Telephone: 716 533 0387
Misc. Info: 30-40 min ses­sion, kids of 6 yr and above, will get vocal voice train­ing, and re­corded music for prac­tice to impro­vise, very pro­fes­sional train­ing.


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Name: Raagavihaara School of Carnatic Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Indian clas­sical – Carnatic vocal
Location: Bedford street, Downtown Stamford, CT- 06902
Telephone: 201 675 0379 or 203 828 0041
Misc. Info: Gayatri Kalluru (director) I was pro­fession­ally trained in Carnatic music at Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu Kala­kshetram, Visakha­patnam. I also have good experi­ence in teach­ing music. In-person classes are con­ducted for both begin­ners and advance level stu­dents (both children and adults). Students here learn Car­natic music in a metho­dical, pro­fes­sional and interest­ing way. Phone / internet clas­ses are offered only for ages (above 6 years). Personal atten­tion, prin­ted notes, and pre-recorded excel­lent quality voice record­ings of les­sons as mp3s will be given to each and every student for practice

Name: Nila Ram
E-Mail:  [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: Hartford, Ct
Telephone: 860 266 5767
Misc. Info: Trained in the bani of Smt. D.K. Pattammal and over a decade of experience teaching adults as well as children of both genders.

Name: Chazz Rook
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sarod, Sitar, guitar, cello
Location: 80 Corning Rd. Norwich Ct.
Telephone: 860 710 0347
Misc. Info: I have been study­ing and play­ing sarod since 1970. I started learn­ing sarod at the Bhat­khande Music College in Lucknow under Shri Supra­bhat Pal dis­ciple of Ustad Allauddin Khan, and Ali Akbar Khan. Three years in Luck­now then one semester in Calif. with Khan­Saheb in 73, then back to India with Ustad Baha­dur Khan in Kolkatta for next seven years. I am wil­ling to teach anyone the basics of hindu­sthani raga, especially sitar and sarod. I would enjoy especially teach­ing young children who want to learn music.

Name: Priyadarshini Roy – Shibaranjani School of Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Indian clas­sical dance (Odissi) of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra gharana, and choreo­graphy with Rabindra­sangeet, folk and modern music.
Location: Classes avail­able in Man­hattan and White Plains, New York; Stam­ford, Con­necti­cut.
Telephone: +1 917-287-7533
Misc. Info: Please visit our web­site for class details: www.priyadarshini.net Priya­darshini has trained in Odissi for over two decades under the guid­ance of her mother Dipan­wita Roy, a renow­ned Odissi exponent and senior dis­ciple of guru Kelu­charan Moha­patra. She has also trained under other gurus such as Ratikant Moha­patra, Sujata Moha­patra, Ramli Ibrahim, through master work­shops. She choreo­graphs and per­forms Indian clas­sical and contem­porary dance solo and in groups with her stu­dents at pres­tigious venues in India, Europe and the USA. She holds a six-year degree in Odissi from Prayag San­geet Samiti, Allaha­bad and has received numer­ous awards in the field of dance. Contact for group/ pri­vate classes, choreo­graphy or per­formances.


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Name: Zaki Salehi
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Waterbury, CT
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I have been play­ing tabla for almost 15 years now from various well known artists such Pandit Samar Sahai Ji, Joga Singh and many others. I will teach anyone who wants to learn this beauti­ful instru­ment. My rates are very flexible.

Name: Sangeetayan, School of Hindu­stani Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal music
Location: Fairfield, Stamford, CT, and Shrewsbury, MA
Telephone: (203) 333-1667, (508) 614-0357
Misc. Info: Sagarika Kanjilal (director) Learn Hindu­stani clas­sical music includ­ing Khayal, Thumri, Tappa, Raga Pradhan, Bhajan, Najrulgeeti, and other trad­itional songs Website – www.sangeetayan.org

Name: Debarati Basu Sarkar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Clas­sical and creat­ive dance of India
Location: Debarati Basu Sarkar Director/ Dance Instructor/ Choreo­grapher- NRITYALAY (School of Indian dance) Stamford, CT USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: At present clas­sical Indian and con­tem­porary dance class are going on for senior and junior group. Admission is going on. Dance shows and work­shops are per­formed in Tri-State area. Contact: [email protected] for details.

Name: Satvikam Shivam, School of Indian cultural heritage
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam, Semi-classical, Folk, and creative dance
Location: Newington, CT
Telephone: 860-667-2202
Misc. Info: Teacher – Satvikam Shivam is dedi­cated to pre­serve and pro­mote Indian culture and trad­itional arts since 2002 pro­viding edu­cation at basic, inter­mediate, advance level. School pro­vides train­ing in well-defined 7 years course of Bharat­natyam (adavus, abhi­naya, margam-Items, per­for­mances, theory & aran­getram). Training also in­volve folk, semi-classical, theme, fusion, creative & Bolly­wood dances. Kala guru – Urvi Pathak has a degree “Nrutya Tirth” in Bharat­natyam (1993). She is a dancer, tea­cher, choreo­grapher committed to pass on cul­tural herit­age and arts in ori­ginal form to young gener­ations. Visit – http://satvikamshivam.weebly.com/

Name: Sonia Seernani
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood and Semi-Classical, Modern, and Fitness Dance Classes
Location: Norwalk & Stamford, CT, USA
Telephone: 678-665-1687
Misc. Info: www.naachfusion.com – Naach­Fusion Dance Academy, Atlanta’s premier dance academy is now in Norwalk. We teach semi-clas­sical, Bharata­natyam, Bolly­wood, Hip Hop, Contem­porary, and Ballet. All ages are welcome! Call us at 678-665-1687 to reserve your free trial session, or register on­line at www.NaachFusion.com to receive more infor­mation. All ages are welcome. No obligation to enroll after your ses­sion.

Name: Kasturi Sen-Bhunia, Parampara school of Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical, Semi-clas­sical, Bhajan, Rabindra Sangeet, Najrul­geeti, Folk song and others.
Location: Glastonbury, CT, USA
Telephone: 203 446 1090
Misc. Info: Param­para school of music offers classes for Hindu­stani clas­sical, semi-clas­sical, Bhajan as well as Rabin­dra Sangeet, Najrul­geeti, adhunik and folk songs. It pro­vides an unique oppor­tunity for stu­dents to learn music through a highly struc­tured cur­ricu­lum and earn a diploma through the examina­tions con­ducted by a re­nowned institu­tion of India. Online clas­ses are also avail­able. For more infor­mation, please visit www.paramparausa.com.

Name: Jayshree Srikanth
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: semi-classical to contem­porary Indian dance-Bolly­wood styles and folk dances includ­ing Bhangra and garba
Location: Stamford, Con­necticut, 06901
Telephone: 732 642 5979, 732 790 2445
Misc. Info: Boogie Woogie winner in 2006 a TV show by Sony enter­tainment tele­vision, gra­duate in Bharat­natayam and worked as the assis­tant choreo­grapher for Nach Baliye 2 on Star Plus and Zee TV and co-choreo­graphed for some of the Bolly­wood movies such as Salaam-e-Ishk, part­ner and several others. just moved from Mumbai, India. Have taught stu­dents from all age groups starting from 4 year old toddlers.

Name: Radhika Muralidharan Srivastava
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Danbury, Bethel, CT, USA
Telephone: 608-358-5536
Misc. Info: Radhika is the dir­ector of Naty­arpana School of dance. She is a student of Kripa Baskaran and has been teach­ing Bharata­natyam for the past 10 years. Please call or email for more infor­mation. www.natyarpanaschoolofdance.com


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Name: Taalim School of Indian Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Stamford and Green­wich, CT
Telephone: (732) 89-TABLA
Misc. Info: Tabla classes in Stamford: Fridays at 4:30pm (group class). Private les­sons also offered in Green­wich/ Stamford. More infor­mation: Taalim School of Indian Music www.taalim.com, [email protected], (732) 89- TABLA. Taalim School of Indian Music’s mis­sion is to support and celebrate the arts of India, with a focus on north Indian clas­sical art forms, to diverse audiences through per­formances, work­shops, educa­tional out­reach programs, and formal instruc­tion.

Name: Thirakte Kadam – Neha’s School of Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood, Bolly­wood Zumba, Indian Folk and Classical & semi-classical 
Location: Stamford, CT & Can travel to near by areas to teach for group classes.
Telephone: 240-361-7916
Misc. Info: A trained Bharat­natyam & Bolly­wood per­former & a tea­cher. Of­fer­ing clas­ses in Bolly­wood, Bolly­wood Zumba, Indian folk dance (Bhangra, Raja­sthani style) & Bharat­natyam for kids & Adults. Students get to show case their talent in any up­coming events. For more details please contact NEHA SHAH or visit https://www.facebook.com/Thirakte-Kadam-Nehas-school-of-dance-115477339855338/.


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Name: Jayasree Uthaman
E-Mail:  [email protected]
Field: Bharatnatyam
Location: Pebblebrook drive Rocky hill,CT
Telephone: 203-806-0671
Misc. Info: http://www.dias-classical-dance-school.com/


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Name: Miral Vaghela
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Indian Vocal, key­board
Location: 575 ellsworth street, apt 121, Bridgeport, CT 06605
Telephone: 845-853-9701
Misc. Info: I play har­monium and I have done Visharad from India in vocal. I took classes in India of Indian clas­sical vocal and also bhajan, chanting of shlokas.


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Rasabodha: Understanding Indian classical dance by recognizing emotions using deep learning

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Distance Education in Indian Music : Feasibility and Prospects

My Experience in Bharata Natyam (Indian Dance)

Learning Embodied Semantics via Music and Dance Semiotic Correlations


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