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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance


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Name: Masood Afzal
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Key­board
Location: Allentown, PA USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: (e.g., https:/www.youtube.com/user/masoodmusicable I have been play­ing key­board for last 20 years. I also have a YouTube channel. Time time I add Key­board tutorial

Name: The Archana Dance Academy and Usiloquy Dance Designs
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatnatyam, Kala­kshetra style.
Location: City Fitness, 200 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia PA 19123
Telephone: (267) 324-5917
Misc. Info: Classes offered for Bharat­natyam every Thursday evening for people over age 18 years. www.usiloquydance.org https://www.facebook.com/pages/Usiloquy-Dance-Designs/159127290818530 Shaily Dadiala, Artistic Director.


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Name: Priya Balaji
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic music – Vocal
Location: Paoli, Pa
Telephone:610 823 4191
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Name: Sriram Balasubramanian
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Mridangam, Ghatam and Tabla
Location: Media, PA 19063
Telephone: 313-942-5288
Misc. Info: I play mridangam, ghatam and tabla for pro­fes­sional con­certs and dance per­formances. Please con­tact me if you would also like to learn any of these instru­ments.

Name: Pandit Jayawant Bantwal
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music (Tabla, Key­board & Vocal)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa
Telephone: (732) 927-3246
Misc. Info: Web­site:www.TansenharidasMusic Academy.com. Pt Jayawant Bantwal is a senior tabla dis­ciple of Maestro Pt Taranath-ji and child­hood student of Tabla and Vocal under Pt A.K.Kumar. Pt Bantwal has received nearly 20 years of Tabla train­ing and has won numer­ous Tabla and Vocal Com­peti­tions in India, while he was a student. He has been teach­ing children and adults for 35 years. He has rendered tabla solos and accom­pani­ment to eminent Vocalists and Instru­mental­ists like Pts Jasraj, Pt. C.R. Vyas, Rajan & Sajan Mishras, Vijay Raghav Rao, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Shujat Khan, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Dr Prabha Atre, Smt Lakshmi Shankar and dozens of others, both in India and Continental U.S. Pt he is avail­able for Perfor­mances.

Name: Hemkalyan Bapat
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: 3003 Nottingham Road, Norristown, PA 19403
Telephone: 610 630 4901
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Name: Dita Basuthakur from Arya Dance Academy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatnatyam, Ballet, Hip Hop, Bolly­wood
Location: Philadelphia, PA 19426   Schools in: Bensalem and Lansdale, PA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: check out:aryaintl.com


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Name: Anirban Chakravarty
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Acoustic\ Electric Guitar, digital music programming, record­ing , composing (hindi/ english – pop,rock,blues)
Location: Whitehall, Pa
Telephone: 610-739-6685
Misc. Info: Into music for past 20 yrs, Musical Instrument experi­ence – guitar, drums, bass , key­boards.

Name: Courtyard Dancers
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak dance
Location: 19 Rolling Road Wynnewood, Pa 19096
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Learn the clas­sical Indian dance Kathak from Dr. Pallabi Chakravorty. The class ses­sions are intimate and intense. In addition to movement, the emphasis is on learn­ing tabla patterns, vocalization, and emotional expressivity. Please see our web­site www.courtyarddancers.org for more infor­mation


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Name: Dance School
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak, Semi-classical, Folk and Raas-Garba
Location: Media, PA
Telephone: 313-595-5660
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Name: Dr. Manimekalai Daniel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata­natyam & Semiclassical / Bollywood
Location: Morrisville, PA & Pennington, NJ
Telephone: 215-295-2306
Misc. Info: www.manimekalai.com

Name: Firuzi Desai
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata­natyam Clas­sical dance/ fusion/ Bollywood
Location: 365 Hawthorn Ln, Whitehall, PA-18052
Telephone:
Misc. Info: www.vedantadanceacademy.com. Firuzi Desai runs Vedanta Dance Academy and has been teach­ing and Choreographing Bharata­natyam/fusion and Bolly­wood for last 16 years now. She started learn­ing the Indian clas­sical dance form at the age of four and today holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Bharata­natyam under the aegis of Felicity Art and Masters from Utkarsh Dance Academy. Besides teach­ing, Firuzi loves per­forming and choreo­graph­ing bharatanatyam, fusion and Bolly­wood dance per­formances. She has per­formed in dif­ferent coun­tries in dance festival (diver Medal), college shows, com­munity shows and com­peti­tions. She also tries to spread aware­ness about the art form through work­shops, lectures and per­formances in various schools, colleges and events.

Name: Anwesha Dutta – Nava Nritya Dance Academy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Clas­sical and Contem­porary Dance
Location: Insti­tute of Clas­sical and Contem­porary Dance, Blue Bell, PA
Telephone: 215-598-5154
Misc. Info: Artistic Director – Anwesha Dutta, www.navanritya.org

Name: Sunita Dutta
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak, Bolly­wood style, Indian folk dance
Location: Bethlehem, PA 18018
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Sunita Dutta is a graduate degree holder in Lucknow Ghrana of Kathak. She started learn­ing at the age of 3 from Shri Rajan Haanju, Kathak Kala Kendra in India. She has been learn­ing and teach­ing Kathak from the past 17 years and also practices free style dance form. Sunita has choreographed and per­formed in many programs in India and USA. She incorporates post-modern choreographic tools and movement on core principles and tech­niques of Kathak and modern dance. She has since been choreo­graph­ing in both trad­itional and free style genres. She also teaches bolly­wood dance form along with Indian folk dances. She is a huge fan of Bolly­wood dance form! She is also a graduate degree holder in Lucknow Gharana of Hindu­stani music. Recently Sunita moved to US, and has been choreo­graph­ing for children and adults and wishes to continue the same.


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Name: Orlando Fiol
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: 910 S. 48th st. Philadelphia, PA 19143
Telephone: 215-727-8729
Misc. Info: After years of Tabla study, Mr. Fiol (pronounced fee-OLE), was awarded a nine month fellowship from the American Insti­tute of Indian Studies to study dhrupad sing­ing, tabla and pakhawaj in Pune with Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, Manik Munde, Sanjay Deshpande and Vasantrau Ghorpadkar. If you or your group is truly inter­ested in learn­ing this engaging craft, and learn­ing to play Tabla, Surila.com makes it affordable. We will teach anywhere in the United States for groups of 20 partici­pants or more. Indi­viduals are also encouraged to con­tact us for lessons. We teach at schools, universities, nursing homes, recreation centers, museums, art galleries and churches. We teach at special cultural events, parties and conferences. If you own a tabla and have questions about its sound, construction or per­formance, feel free to con­tact us. We will be happy to assist you. If your group is inter­ested in our work­shops, Contact Us to make arrangements. Web­site – http://www.surila.com.


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Name: Neelima Gadicherla
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kuchi­pudi Dance
Location: Srilasya Dance School, 463 Meadow Dr, Camphill, PA 17011
Telephone: 717 695 2761
Misc. Info: I am a Kuchi­pudi dancer, I have passed cer­tificate exam in Kuchi­pudi dance.I have given per­formance in India, U.K, and USA also. I take dance classes on tuesday & thursday evenings 6 to 8pm. i have been taking classe here from last one yr and have experi­ence fom last 6yrs. I have been choreo­graph­ing dances for various pro­grammes in Camphill and Harrisburg.

Name: Michael Griska
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar, Surbahar
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Telephone: 412-414-8617
Misc. Info: I teach and per­form both the sitar and surbahar. Concerts, weddings, record­ings, yoga studios. My Guruji is K. Sridhar who studied under Z.M. Dagar. Hailing from the Dhrupad trad­ition I specialize in a long alap, jor, jhala, followed by compo­sitions. Raga grammar, shriutis, and math are the core of my raga/ tala development. Web­site – michaelgriska.com.


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Name: Heritage Arts Academy – Yoshita Chandrani
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar lessons – Hindu­stani Clas­sical music and Indian Arts
Location: Langhorne, PA
Telephone: 609 439 3090
Misc. Info: “Sangeet Visharad” from Akhil Bruhad Gandharva Maha­vidyalaya, Gujarat, Bachelors in Music(Sitar), M.S.university, Baroda, India, Masters of Per­forming Arts (Sitar) , M.S.University, Baroda, India. Initiated into Hindiustani Clas­sical Music at the age of 12 and learnt privately till she joined M.S.University of Baroda, India where she com­pleted her Masters in Per­forming Arts. Former AIR artist in Yuva Vani programs, winner of the M.S. Uni­versity Music Festival in Instru­mental Music (Sitar). Perfor­mances given in India, Kenya and USA. Classes are held for children and adults. Courses offered for Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Maha­vidyalaya examinations. Sitar repairs and rentals are avail­able. Sitar accessories, like strings, beads, cases etc. also avail­able on sale.


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Name: Anjali Jeyaram
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal & Bharata­natyam
Location: 623, Willowbrook Dr, Jeffersonville, Norristown PA, 19403
Telephone: 610 638 1202
Misc. Info: Anjali is a post graduate in Carnatic music and Bharathnatyam from Kala­kshetra, Chennai. She has been train­ing in Dance and Carnatic music over last 20+ years. She is a playback singer active in Malayalam movie industry. Her yet to be released song “Ayigiri Nandini” in a Indian based Hollywood movie was nominated for OSCAR under Best Original Song score category. She has per­formed both Dance and music in various stages across South India. Being a dancer herself, she specializes in sing­ing for Live Dance per­formances.

Name: Radhika Joshi – Nupoor Dance School
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak and Bolly­wood Dance
Location: West Grove, PA
Telephone: 302-660-6871
Misc. Info: Radhika Joshi is an excellent dancer, teacher and choreo­grapher. She has done her gra­duation in Kathak. She is the director of Nupoor Dance School and has been teaching Kathak for more than ten years. The school trains students for certified exams as well as grooms them to be a great performer. The school has three branches – 1. Newark, DE, 2. West Grove, PA and 3. Downingtown,  PA. For more infor­mation, please visit, www.nupoordanceschool.com


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Name: Avtar Chand Khera
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: North Indian clas­sical music – Vocal
Location: Hatfield, PA
Telephone: 267-577-1555
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Name: Dr. Aparna Maddali
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal Music
Location: 520 Steven Drive # 316, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Telephone: home-484-681-9255, Cell-336-609-0748
Misc. Info: Learnt Carnatic vocal for ten years from eminent tea­chers of Music College & Telugu Uni­versity in Hyder­abad and per­formed in com­peti­tions and festi­vals, has been teach­ing in PA since three years. Training stu­dents to be able to sing well in Carnatic trad­ition and participate in programs with quality and get ready for Certification.

Name: Madhavika
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Female Composer and Vocalist – Bolly­wood Style
Location: Abington, PA, USA
Telephone: (215) 688-1062
Misc. Info: Per­formed locally at several venues and on Inter­national Cable Tele­vision

Name: Allyn Miner
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar
Location: Havertown, PA
Telephone: 610-446-2368
Misc. Info: visit http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~aminer/

Name: Mrs. Priyambada Mishra
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Vocal Music
Location: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Telephone: Home-(717)-737-9047; Mobile-717-339-6287.
Misc. Info: Mrs. Mishra was trained under her father, eminent classical vocalist of India Pandit Damodar Hota. She received All India National Talent Search Scholarship by Govt. of India as well as many awards including HARI Om Trust Pratam Purashkar for scoring highest marks in Practical Exam (M. Music) in Sangeet Alankar Exam by AVGM Mandal, Mumbai in 1995. Currently, she has been training her students as per Gandharva Mandal syllabus of India. Students  have already been examined by AVGM examiners and receiving certificates from Mandal.


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Name: Naatya Seva, Academy of Indian Clas­sical Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata­natyam, Kala­kshetra Bani
Location: 910 Church Rd, Springfield, PA 19064
Telephone: 610 717 7721
Misc. Info: Artistic Director, Anita Ranjani’s illus­trious career commenced at age 5 in Philadelphia, PA, as the senior most dis­ciple of Smt. Shoba Sharma, a virtuoso of this dance form and a senior dis­ciple of the world renowned Naatyaachaarya Dhananjayans. Since Shoba’s relocation to San Diego, Anita has been learn­ing directly under the Dhananjayans, as well as attended various work­shops under several other well-known artists includ­ing Adyar K. Lakshman, Professor C.V. Chandrasekar and Jaya Chandrasekar, Narendra and Mahalakshmi, Pushkala Gopal, Unikrishnan, Jayanthi Subramaniam, Radhika Shurajit, Shobana Bhalchandra, Nirmala Ramachandran, Leela Samson, Madhavi Mudgal and Pandit Chitresh Das to name a few.

Name: Priya Nair
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Mohiniattam
Location: 1247, Knossos Drive, Whitehall PA
Telephone: 610-435-6945
Misc. Info: Anybody who is inter­ested can join new group classes starting from January at 1101 Fullerton Avenue, Allentown, PA or con­tact the given no. for indi­vidual classes

Name: Rachita Nambiar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Telephone: 717-418-5212
Misc. Info: Con­ducts classes for begin­ners & advan­ced level stu­dents.

Name: Nisha
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatnatyam, Bolly­wood and Folk Dances
Location: Wilkes-barre, pa 18612; Scranton, PA
Telephone: 908-922-0636
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Name: Palani. C. Kumar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Mridangam ( South Indian per­cus­sion) play­ing.
Location: Elkins Park, PA 19027. ( suburb of Philadelphia)
Telephone: 215-834-7549
Misc. Info: I am a mridanga vidwan with over 40 years of pro­fes­sional experi­ence in Carnatic clas­sical music per­cus­sion. I am a dis­ciple of renowned guru Kumbhakonam Rajappa Iyer and brother of Vidushi Palani Vijayalakshmi.I have accom­panied leading carnatic mus­icians such as T. N Seshagopalan, M.Balamuralikrishna, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, Madurai Somu and K.V Narayanaswami. I taught mridangam lessons for the summer school at the S.V temple, Pittsburgh for two years and have toured the USA and Canada several times. I am an “A’ grade artiste of All India Radio and Door­darshan. I recently immigrated to the USA and will be teach­ing mridangam lessons in the Philadelphia/ NJ area.

Name: Maitrayee Patel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music, Vocal
Location: West Chester, PA 19382, USA
Telephone: 610-918-9677
Misc. Info: www.maitrayee.com

Name: Sapna Patil
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharat­natyam and Bolly­wood dance
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Telephone: 267-342-9888
Misc. Info: I have per­formed and choreographed Bolly­wood dances for 20+years. I have my certification in Indian clas­sical dance (Bharatanatyam) and have taught both Bharata­natyam and Bolly­wood classes. My dance company, Dance Illusions, offers 3 ser­vices – Teaching, Choreo­graphy, Dance per­formances. Dance Illusions has a female dance troupe that engages the audience while delivering upbeat and high quality per­formances. Our fusion dance style blends eastern and western culture. We also assist with choreo­graph­ing dances and offer pri­vate lessons which provide the attention required for anyone to gracefully per­form Indian dance. Feel free to con­tact me if you are inter­ested in learn­ing Bolly­wood or Bharata­natyam or if want us to per­form at your upcoming event! Here is our web­site: www.danceillusions.org.

Name: Prerna School of Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatnatyam, semi-classical, Bolly­wood
Location: Yardley, PA 19067
Telephone: 215 275 3776
Misc. Info: Classes offered for Bharatnatyam, semi-classical and Bolly­wood. Personalized instructions for begin­ners, intermediate and advan­ced classes in Yardley, Langhorne and North Wales in PA.


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Name: Shreya Raghuraman
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Teacher- Vocal
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Telephone: avail­able upon email request
Misc. Info: I am extremely passionate about this South Indian art form, and want to help other eager stu­dents in the area develop that same passion. Rates are very flexible and start at $12 for one hour pri­vate lesson. Email for a free trial class.

Name: Vijaya (Shah) Rajkotia – School of Indian Music
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal- clas­sical and light music.
Location: 353 Stonyhill Drive, Chalfont, PA 18914
Telephone: (215) 822-2334
Misc. Info: I learned music from my father Shri P.D.Shah who was the Rudra Veena player and was teach­ing vocal, sitar, dilruba, flute and violin in his school. I did my San­geet Visharad courses from Mini J. Kapadia who was the dis­ciple of Ustad Khadim Husain Khan of Agra Gharana. I passed my San­geet Visharad degree from Bhatkhande Music university . I had further train­ing from Pt. Lakshman Prasad Jaipurwale, Thumri sing­ing from Smt. Shobha Gurtu. I have per­formed at Mumbai, London, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Greenville, S. Carolina, Raleigh N. Carolina and local places.

Name: Rajsingh Ramanjulu
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: 61 Bristol Ct. Norristown Pa. 19403
Telephone: 484-769- 2383
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Name: Ramzat Group of Dancing – Sangita Patel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Dance – Folk, Bolly­wood, Semi-classical
Location: 1818 Majestic Dr., Orefield, PA 18069
Telephone: 610-481-9845, 484-894-7316
Misc. Info: www.freewebs.com/ramzatgroupofdancing/     We offer dance lessons to stu­dents from age 5 to adults in Folk, Bolly­wood Traditional / Modern, Semi-classical forms.  We also teach dances for special occasions or parties to group or individuals & you can also join us for fitness or just for fun!  We are located in Lehigh Valley, PA area & classes are run @ Hindu Temple – 4200 Airport Rd, Allentown, PA &/or @ my residence (please see above).  Please con­tact us for further infor­mation.


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Name: Darshika Sanghani
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Dance- Gujarati folk dance
Location: William Henry Appts, 106 King Road, Malvern 19355 PA
Telephone: 610 480 8979
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Name: NrutikaLakshmi Sankar
Field: Bharathanatyam
E-Mail: [email protected]
Location: 120 Forge Ct, Malvern, PA 19355
Telephone: 702-635-4191 (mobile)
Misc. Info: I have choreographed and per­formed in the local temples – Bharatiya Temple & Delaware Mahalakshmi Temple, Penn Museum of Archeology & Anthropology, Council of Indian Association Philadelphia etc. Classes are con­ducted in the above location. New batch starts from October. Registration open now!

Name: Sargam Music Classes
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Vocal and Light Music Class
Location: Royersford / Collegeville Pennsylvania, 19468
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Classes taken on one on one basis by a highly trained and reputed tri-state area singer. All ages welcome. www.JayatiMukherjee.com

Name: Lenny Seidman
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: 221 Vine St. #24, Philadelphia PA 19106
Telephone: 215 990 7277
Misc. Info: Lenny teaches tabla and rhythm theory at Swarthmore College and privately. He began his tabla studies with Ishwarlal Misra of Benares in 1971 and subsequently studied with Chotelal Misra and Kiran Deshponde. He also learned and per­formed South Indian music with carnatic violinist Adrian L’Armand. In 1991 he began studying with Zakir Hussain with whom he later per­formed in various projects such as “Flammable Contents” and “Rhythmscape”. Lenny is co-director of “Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra”, a twelve piece ensemble which merges tabla with Cuban, Brazilian and West African drumming. He also tours inter­nationally with Atzilut, a Middle Eastern Jewish/ Arabic ensemble and Rennie Harris’ “Facing Mekka”, a hip-hop based dance/ music/ video piece. See Lenny Seidman Tabla Choir on Facebook.

Name: Megan Sem
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bolly­wood dance and Yoga dance
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Telephone: 610.451.5836
Misc. Info: Website – www.roohyoga.com. Megan has been dancing in Bolly­wood style for over 20 years. At 29 years old, she has taught several local youth Bolly­wood dances for cultural fun­ctions, weddings, etc. Megan also is a certified yoga instructor and con­ducts “Yogabeat” classes (dance movements in yoga form). She has a passion for all things Bolly­wood, and teaches kids 2 years and up.

Name: Yousaf Sethi
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Guitar and voice.
Location: 321 Manor Avenue Millersville, Pennsylvania
Telephone: 1443-996-1090
Misc. Info: https://www.facebook.com/yousafsethiii

Name: Rita Sharma
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Kathak Dance
Location: Frazer, Malvern and Horsham Townships in PA
Telephone: 848-391-0518, 732-348-8805
Misc. Info: Rita Sharma has been teach­ing and per­forming Kathak dance for past about 25 Years. Rita Sharma, Director of Rita Dance Academy follows JAIPUR gharana of Kathak and has been teach­ing Kathak for last 10 years in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In every spring season, Rita Dance Academy organizes Kathak Mahotsav to celebrate the Kathak trad­itions of Jaipur gharana. For more infor­mation about the classes or Kathak Mahotsav, please visit the web site: www.RitaDanceAcademy.com or give us a call.

Name: Pandit Vishwanath Shrikhande
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: North Indian Clas­sical and light Vocal, Sitar, Flute, Tabla, Harmon­ium and Key­board
Location: 600 Old Street Rd Trevose, PA 19053
Telephone: (215) 357 3612
Misc. Info: Highly experi­enced per­former, tea­cher and com­poser, Ex-Music Producer in All India Radio, Principal Music colleges in India and abroad, Director State Academy of music, dance and drama in India. Learnt the art under Late Ustad Amir Khan Saheb and Pt. Bholanath Bhatt. Private and group classes avail­ablen on week days and weekends. Fee:$25 for pri­vate and $15 for group class of 60 mts.

Name: Nandini Sikand
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Odissi dance (Indian Clas­sical dance)
Location: Albright Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104
Telephone: 917 225 3214
Misc. Info: www.sakshi productions.org

Name: Dr. Sivakumar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Mridangam, Kanjira and Dholak
Location: King of Prussia, PA
Telephone: 484-684-7385
Misc. Info:

Name: Uma Sivakumar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: King of Prussia, PA
Telephone: 484-684-7385
Misc. Info:


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Name: Taalim School of Indian Music – Pennsylvania Branch
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Easton and Bethlehem. Classes are also avail­able in New Jersey, New York, and Virginia.
Telephone: (732) 89-TABLA (82252)
Misc. Info: With the blessings and guid­ance of Tabla Guru Pandit Divyang Vakil, the Taalim School pro­vides high quality tabla lessons in a pri­vate and/or group setting. Classes are avail­able all over the tri-state. For full class schedule and further details, visit http://www.taalim.com.


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Name: Dr. C. M. Verma
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Light Vocal Music ( Ghazal, Geet, Bhajan ), Old Hindi Movie Songs, All recorded Hindi ghazals by leading ghazal singers. Violin (Indian Clas­sical Ragas Basic) Harmon­ium ( Hindi movie songs )
Location: City, State and Country 1016 Pine St. Apt 3. Philadelphia. PA. 19107. USA
Telephone: +1 215 495 7045
Misc. Info: B.Music in Vocal., B.Music in Violin (University topper, Gold medalist)., “B”High grade Ghazal,Geet & Bhajan singer of All India Radio & Door­darshan Tele­vision of India.

Name: Ms. Suchitra Varma
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata Natam and Bolly­wood dance
Location: 250, Beverly Boulevard, E-206, Park lane east apt. Upper Darby. PA. 19082. USA
Telephone: 610 931 3719
Misc. Info: Passed Visharad examination in Bharata Natyam from Kalaradhana with distin­ction in the year 1994. Awarded Smt. Kalindi Jaikar Award for excellence in cultural activities from Ruia college in the year 2001. Won the Maha­rashtra State level Gold Medal in Bharata Natyam at the NCC com­peti­tions in the year 2000.


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