Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance
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Name: Sonali Banerjee
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Odissi Dancing
Location: Tualatin, OR, USA
Telephone: 971-678-8972
Misc. Info: Individual and group lessons offered. Students of all age groups are welcome. Classes are $12.00 Brief – Odissi is a dance of love and passion an expression of human and divine that has no boundaries. Sonali is excited to tell you that she will be teaching a beginner / intermediate and advance Oddissi class in Tualatin, Oregon. This class is an introduction to Classical Odissi Dance, including warm ups, exercises, foot work, facial expressions, rhythms as well as intricate hand mudras and their applications. The dance practice requires concentration and discipline and a gradual build up of stamina, coordination and fluid grace.
Name: Parteek Bansal
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Portland, OR
Telephone: 646-510-4910
Misc. Info: Located just in Bethany, I’ve studied tabla under Sri K. Paramjyoti, Sajjad Chowdhry (senior student of Ustad Shabbir Nisar), Alex Jenkins (senior student of Swapan Chaudhury), Ustad Zakir Hussain. Have 15+ years of experience, performing as accompaniment to a variety of instrumentalist as well as a soloist. He is available to teach both classes and private lessons, and can cater to all ages and levels.
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Name: Josh Feinberg
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar and Instrumental Classes
Location: Portland, Beaverton, Eugene, Seattle
Telephone: 917 776 2801
Misc. Info: Classes available in Portland (including Beaverton and Eugene, OR and Seattle, WA. Josh has a bachelors degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Sitar Performance, and is currently working towards his Masters in Fine Arts through Goddard College. He is also a 2006-07 Fulbright scholar and the author of the Hal Leonard Sitar Method. Josh is a Maihar Gharana sitarist trained by Ust. Ali Akbar Khan and his family and disciples. For more information please visit: www.joshfeinbergmusic.com.
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Name: J.J. Gregg
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar (basic vocal and rhythm training also available)
Location: Salem, Oregon, U.S.A.
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Misc. Info: Private sitar lessons available from instructor with a decade of teaching experience. (Also available for house concerts, lectures, and yoga classes/retreats.) Lessons based on Traditional Indian Classical learning process augmented by recent developments in the fields of education and brain science. Prior musical experience is not required, but dedication is. Lessons: my house or yours – will consider taking students in Portland, Beaverton, Corvallis, or Eugene area. Even if you can’t keep a beat or sing on pitch, with hard work you can master both. Studied sitar with Ustad Usman Khan of Pune for the past 15 years. I have a Master’s of Education from University of Illinois at Chicago. Student references available on request. Music sample: https://soundcloud.com/jjgregg
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Name: Josh Humphrey
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Eugene, Oregon USA
Telephone: (541) 954-2621
Misc. Info: Trained under Ustad Sabir Khan, Farrukhabad gharana; adjunct faculty and tabla teacher at Lane Community College in Eugene.
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Name: Nisha Joshi
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal, Sitar, beginning Tabla
Location: Portland, OR
Telephone: (503) 629-0277
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Name: Mita Kundu
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Rabindrasangeet, Basics of Indian Classical
Location: Portland, OR
Telephone: 503-840-8433
Misc. Info: Music lessons are offered in person and online. Mita graduated from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. She received “Sangeet Prabhakar” and “Sangeet Bibhakar” degrees from Allahabad Prayag Sangeet Sammelan, a renowned classical music school in Allahabad, India. Mita’s further music lessons continued under the personal guidance of Mrs. Maya Sen, Pandit Jayanta Bose and Pandit Lakshmishankar. Mita has performed throughout the US, Canada and Kolkata. She has been featured in All India Radio, Indian National and private TV channels. For more information visit: http://www.mitakundu.com/
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Name: Payal Marvaniya
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Dance instruction and choreography in various dance styles
Location: Portland, OR
Telephone: 703-347-4584
Misc. Info: Individual and group classes offered for all age groups in Portland and nearby cities. Experience in Bharat Natyam, Folk dances (including Garba & Bhangra), Bollywood, Jazz – Hip hop, Ballroom & Latin ( Salsa, Jive, Waltz…etc), Fusion and Yoga. Customized lessons are available for weddings, birthdays, fundraisers, corporate workshops or any other special events. Feel free to visit www.dancewithpayal.com for more information and contact with any questions.
Name: Rik Masterson
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: N. Indian vocal, tabla, Sitar
Location: Portland, OR
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Name: Nartana School of Kuchipudi Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kuchipudi Dance
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Misc. Info: Guru Smt. Anuradha Ganesh
Name: Nirvana Academy for Indian performing arts
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal Music, Bharatnatyam, Violin, and keyboard
Location: 3144 NW Chapin Dr. Portland OR 97229
Telephone: 503-575-5567
Misc. Info: Chitra Sridhar (director) – Individual and group lessons offered. Students of all age groups are welcome.
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Name: Rose Okada – Kirana West
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindustani Vocal, Tabla, sarangi, Guitar, Violin
Location: Portland, OR
Telephone: (503) 296-9650
Misc. Info: http://www.kiranawest.com
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Name: Rani Paatrik
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindustani Vocal Music ( North Indian Classical Music)
Location: Portland, OR 97229, USA
Telephone: (503) 430-1314
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Name: Hamsa Raghuvir
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: Portland, OR
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Misc. Info: I am a student (vocal) of Padma Bhushan Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman and will be happy to teach his style of Carnatic music. I have learnt music from a young age and am from a family of renowned musicians. Please email me for further details. Beginners as well as advanced students welcome.
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Name: Sanjita
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Odissi Classical Dance
Location: Bethany
Telephone: 480-242-4147
Misc. Info: Located in Bethany, Kaivalya School of Odissi is accepting students of all ages. The philosophy of our school is based on staying faithful, training and promoting the truest form of classical Odissi in Legendary Guru Late Padma Vibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra (Guruji) gharana. Guru Sanjita is a native of the Temple city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She received training in Odissi from Smt Muktilata Pal, an accomplished disciple of Guruji for about two decades. She has also received additional training from accomplished artiste of Srjan, recipient of ‘OdissiJyoti’, Sri Sanjay Kumar Behera. Guru Sanjita also is a performer and passionate choreographer using core aesthetic elements of Odisha and Jagannath culture.
Name: Doug Scheuerell
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: 1557 D Street Springfield OR 97477
Telephone: (541)484-9305
Misc. Info: Studied with Pandits Swapan Chaudhuri, Jnan Prakash Ghosh, and Samir Chatterjee. Faculty of University of Oregon School of Music and Dance 1993-2014 as a tabla specialist.
Name: Mini Sharma
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Folk
Location: NE Portland, Oregon
Telephone: 850-491-6333
Misc. Info: Bharatanatyam: Under the aegis of Guru Kalayansundaram, Rajarajeshwari Natya Kala Mandir, Bombay Kuchipudi: Komalavali Amma Interests: Fusion dance, Choreography. Forte: Work with kid’s groups and immersion programs in schools, first time adult dancers
Name: Shikha Singhal
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bollywood Dance and Hindi
Location: Portland, OR USA
Telephone: 301-358-5171
Misc. Info: Earlier with India School, Bethesda.
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Name: Renèe Uzzardi (artist name is Neybuu)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: SW Portland, Oregon 97225
Telephone: 484-553-7991
Misc. Info: Renèe or Neybuu is a classically trained tabla player that studied in India for 10 years under Ravi Shankar’s tabla player, Pt. Ishwar Lal Mishra. She has been playing for 16 years and performing professionally for 7 years. Her website is www.neybuu.com. Lessons are $50 per hour. She has tabla she can provide to students during lessons. She offers lessons either at her studio in SW Portland, or she can come to you.
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