TEACHERS AND PERFORMERS OF INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE (Florida)

 

Name: Surabhi Adesh
E-Mail: [email protected]hotmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal, Tabla, Sitar, Guitar, Violin, Flute, Harmon­ium
Location: Orlando Fl.
Telephone: 321 695 8207
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Name: Venu Arcot
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Flute
Location: Jacksonville, Florida USA
Telephone: 201-654-2425
Misc. Info: Can teach basics of Flute, little about Ragas, geetas, songs.


Name: Avinash
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal - Clas­sical & Light Clas­sical.
Location: Orlando, FL
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Contact by email: Serious Inquiries Only.


Name: Sharmistha Banerjee
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal, clas­sical and Vocal light
Location: Tampa & Oldsmar, Florida
Telephone: 727- 481- 5856
Misc. Info: Sharmistha Banerjee, is the Founder & Director of Taraana Music. Web­site - www.taraanamusic.com


Name: Bharathi Dance Academy
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bolly­wood, Indian Fusion, Dev­otional Dance, Clas­sical
Location: 1453 N Pine Hills Rd, Orlando, Fl 32808
Telephone: 407 376 3610
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Name: Bhargavi
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Carnatic Music
Location: New Tampa, FL (live oaks)
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Training will be given in light music and movie music and songs in the Indian regional languages.Will help prepare for pro­grams and com­petitions. I have carnatic music back­ground and have trained under Mrs. Radha Cidhushi a famous car­natic vocalist from banglore.


Name: Tara Priyadarshini Bikkasani - Rudram Dance Company
Email: [email protected]
Field: Bharatanatyam
Location: 16408 Avila Blvd  Tampa, FL 33613- 2136 Ashley Oak Circle, Unit 102, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
Telephone: 352-697-0452

Misc Info: rudramdancecompany.com Tara P Bikkasani is a professional Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, Organiser  and a teacher. She learned dance from Nrithya Choodamani Smt. Krishnaveni Lakshmanan  and Smt. Uma Rao of Kalakshetra, Chennai, India. Tara has extensively performed in India, Europe, South East Asia


Name: Lavanya Chandramouli
E-Mail: [email protected]gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Music - Vocal
Location: New Tampa area, Tampa, FL
Telephone: 813-334-4134
Misc. Info: Lavanya offers Carnatic music vocal lessons under the banner "Sanskriti" in the New Tampa area. Fundamentals are given utmost importance. Accepting all ages and levels.


Name: Kahini Chandriani
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: BollyFit (bollywood fitness), Bolly­wood, Indian Jazz, Contem­porary and Indian Folk Dance Instructor
Location: 10760 NW 29 Manor, Sunrise, FL 33322 (This is not the address of where I teach though. I rent dif­ferent studios)
Telephone: 9548180674
Misc. Info: nInstagram - kahinidance Facebook & Youtube - Kahini Dance Company


Name: Trisha Chhaganlal
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Clas­sical Kathak, Garba, Bolly­wood, & Fusion
Location: Orlando, FL
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Web­site - www.AmeyaGroups.com, Face­book Page - Ameya Groups


Name: Deviekha Chetram
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Indian Clas­sical - Kathak and Bolly­wood
Location: Tampa Florida
Telephone: 813-931-0238
Misc. Info: Owner and Artisitic Director or Tarana Dance centre www.taranadancecentre.com . Over 20 years experi­ence teach­ing Indian Dance.


Name: Prathyusha Chowdri
E-Mail: prathi.chowdri@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Jupiter, Florida
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I am formally schooled in Bharata­natyam style (Kalakshetra) and in Karnatic Music. My formal train­ing in practice and dance theory includes tute­lage from world-renowned Gurus V.P. and Shanta Dhananjayan, Sri. Adyar Lakshman, and Smt. Meena Telikicherla. I have per­formed and competed in Bharata­natyam, given numer­ous recitals, and have been schooled in trad­itional guru­kulam Ashram style. My educational background includes a B.A. from the Univ. of Md, Baltimore County, and a J.D. from the Uni­versity of Maryland School of Law. Please email for details.


Name: Surbhi Deshpande
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal clas­sical & Light Music
Location: 800 Sactuary Cove Drive, North palm Beach - 33410 Florida
Telephone:
Misc. Info:


Name: Devyani School of Cultural Arts
E-Mail: [email protected]hotmail.com
Field: Tabla, Dholak, Harmon­ium, Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Bolly­wood Dance Forms
Location: Orlando, FL
Telephone: 407-913-6803
Misc. Info: facebook.com/devyanicultural, $10/hr


Name: Lavanya Dinesh
E-Mail: lavanya@lavanyadinesh.com
Field: Hindu­stani-Vocal
Location: Tampa Fl 33626
Telephone: 813-855-6166
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Name: Anjali Fluker
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharat Natyam: Folk Dances, Bolly­wood
Location: Orlando, FL
Telephone: (407) 902-4941
Misc. Info: Trained in the Tanjore style of Bharata Natyam by "Bharata Kala Shreshta" Smt. Sudha Chandra Sekhar. Web­site - www.hindutemplerhythms.org/htr-orlando.html


Name: Gowrie
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharata­natyam, Bolly­wood Dance, Folk Dance
Location: Tampa, Florida
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Please email me for more infor­mation, serious inquiries only. Will work with children and adults in pri­vate and small group ses­sions.


Name: Samarth (SAM) Hattangadi
E-Mail: [email protected]yahoo.com
Field: Hindu­stani Flute Player and Per­former.
Location: Orlando, FL.
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Disciple of Mr. John Wubbenhorst of Maihar Gharana who in turn is the dis­ciple of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. Teaching by Skype for Begin­ners and Contact by email only please.


Name: Shivakumar Hattangadi
E-Mail: [email protected]yahoo.com
Field: Tabla
Location:
Telephone: 904-866-9700
Misc. Info: Desciple of D.S. Garud, AIR Artist Bangalore and Pandit Nageshkar of Mumbai. Per­forming from over last 35 years with Profes­sional Hindu­sthani Vocalists and Instru­mental­ists, besides light music, Bhajans, etc. Presen­tly teach­ing Advanced and Begin­ners classes at Maa Durga & Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Orlando-FL.


Name: Jayadevi Arts Inc
E-Mail: [email protected]yahoo.com
Field: Kathak, Chutney, Rajdhar, spoken word, drama
Location: Fort Lauderdale FL
Telephone: 954.961.0031
Misc. Info: We are an Indo-Caribbean Arts & Cultural nonprofit Arts organi­zation in SFL (Indo-Caribbean are descendants from India living in Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and other part of the Caribbean) www.jayadevi.weebly.com


Name: Gargee Joglekar
E-Mail: [email protected]aol.com
Field: Bolly­wood dance, Indian clas­sical, Indian folk dances and Bolly­wood fitness classes
Location: Clearwater and Saint Petersburg.
Telephone: 727-753-9135
Misc. Info: We have dance routines in Bolly­wood, Indian Clas­sical, Indian Folk and Bolly­wood fitness. Visit us at www.bollywooddance-moves.com.


Name: Vaibhav Joshi
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla Solo and Accompaniment
Location: Hindu temple of Orlando, FLorida
Telephone: 321-947-7777
Misc. Info: Learned from Pandit Shri Mukesh Jadhav, Pune, India. Teach classes at Hindu Temple, Casselbery for last 2 years.


Name: Mehak K
E-Mail: [email protected]gmail.com
Field: Bhangra
Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Telephone: 703-789-4671
Misc. Info: Born and brought up in Punjab, Bhangra is in my blood. I have per­formed for the last 18 years and taught for about 10 years. Accepting all age and levels. I am also big on using Bhangra as a workout method. Please email for more details.


Name: Geeta Raaj Karkera
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharat Natyam, and Kuchi­pudi
Location: 1460, Lake Shadow Circle, Apt. 7304, Maitland, Fl: 32751
Telephone: 407 265 9959 or 407 252 7750
Misc. Info: Geeta Raaj is the Choreo­grapher, dir­ector of Nritya Academy and has been teach­ing dance for the past 20 years in Florida. She has 81 arangetrams to her credit . She is the student of Guru Mahalingam Pillai of the Thanjaavur bani and Padmashri Adyar Lakshman. She has produced many dance shows: Seasons, Margam, Devarpanam to name a current few. Geeta is is affiliated with the Alagappa Uni­versity for Bachelor's Degree in Bharata­natyam and is avail­able for dance work­shops and dance camps. http://www.nrityageeta.org/


Name: Rajib Karmakar
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Sitar, Vocal
Location: 18215 Cypress haven Dr. Tampa, FL 33647
Telephone: +1-661-888-5196
Misc. Info: Winning many com­peti­tions like National and Inter­national Youth Festivals, West Bengal State Academy Com­peti­tion etc. and having received SURMANI from Sur Sringar Samshad, Mumbai and a San­geet Visharad from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh Rajib is per­forming frequently in India and abroad includ­ing Germany, France, Italy, Switzer­land, Sweden, Austria, USA etc. and has given per­formances in Indian Clas­sical Young Talents Conference,Ganesh Mahotsav, Sanskar Bharati, Radio Popolare, ARS Musica, Ministry of Spain etc. He has three Cds under his name till now . Rajib's versatility has ably adapted his clas­sical know­ledge and skill in his fusion projects like WAHH (USA), Fuzorhythm (India), Loop Science (Germany), Nada Naissance ( France) etc. He is the creator of the world's first double necked electric Sitar " Mayur Tantri" . Skype ID : sitarrajib


Name: Amandeep Kaur
E-Mail: jaganpreetnoor@gmail.com
Field: Sitar tea­cher
Location: 16000 stirling road, Southwest ranches fl 33331
Telephone: 516 513 2795
Misc. Info: I did masters degree in music (sitar) from India. Now I am teach­ing sitar at above address, feel free to con­tact me at above number or email


Name: Prabhat Kumar
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Hindu­stani Music - Vocal, Sitar, Tabla, Flute
Location: 2620 155th Ave East, Parrish, FL, 34219
Telephone: (610) 216-7083
Misc. Info: Search Face­book "Hindustani Music Academy"


Name: Laksha Dance Class
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Folk Dance, Rajesthani Ghoomer Dance, Kalbeliya Dance, Garba Dance, Disco Dance, Bolly­wood Film Dance, Clas­sical Dance from Indian (as in India) films, Bhangra Dance.
Location: Sanford, Florida, 32773
Telephone: 407-683-9920
Misc. Info: Honors - Winner of Minor Best Overall Perfor­mance, Minor Best Choreo­graphy, Minor Best Costume awards in Gujarati Society's group dance com­peti­tion and Talent Show 2007 and Winner of Minor Overall Perfor­mance 3rd price, Adult Best Perfor­mance, Adult Best Choreo­graphy, Adult Best Costume awards. More on Tampa Fest 2007 group dance com­peti­tion. Web­site - http://dance.laksha.net


Name: Sabrina Madabhushi - Ragini School of Dance
E-Mail: reenamadabhushi@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam, Folk, Hindi Film Dances
Location: 1651 Virginia Willow Dr, Wesley Chapel FL 33544
Telephone: 813-731-6473 (cell), 813-994-5929 (home)
Misc. Info: Able dis­ciple of Gurus Govindarajan Pillai Guru Mahalingam Pillai, Guru Kalyanasundaram Pillai, Guru Vasanth Kumar , Padmashri Guru Adyar Lakshman and daughter of Smt Geetha Raaj. Thirty five years of learn­ing the art form and being associated with it in the field of per­forming, choreo­graph­ing and educating the masses regarding this fine art, Bharathanatyam.


Name: Kamalashile V Mahabala
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar tea­cher and per­former
Location: Tampa, Florida
Telephone: 917-770-8120
Misc. Info: Web­site- KVMahabala.com


Name: Subha Mahadevan
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Tampa, FL - 33647
Telephone: 813-515-6815
Misc. Info:


Name: Indar Maharaj
Email: harmoniumteacher@gmail.com
Field: Harmonium
Location: Fort Lauder­dale, Florida
Telephone: 954-391-2810
Misc. Info: I teach har­monium to both adults and kids. You may view some of my intro­ductory les­sons on my YouTube channel: Har­monium and Vocal Instruc­tions.


Name: Manoranjan - The Radio Show
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Radio Show with music of India
Location: Orlando, FL
Telephone: 407.260-0567
Misc. Info: Manoranjan The Radio Show has been enter­taining Central Florida for over 22 years and 6 years thru the Internet. We believe in bringing the contem­porary and clas­sical music from India to those that tune in. Masters of the Arts of India are frequently inter­viewed on-air to propagate their Art and to opportune the listen­ers to learn from them. Manoranjan also con­ducts musical evenings the 2nd Friday of every month. Tune-in or send in your con­tacts to be advised on the activities of Artists in Central Florida. Manoranjan airs every Saturday 6-8pm on 1440-AM and simulcast on www.manoranjan.net


Name: Aparna Matange
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharat Natyam
Location: Pembroke Pines, FL
Telephone: 954-436-1509
Misc. Info: Aparna is one of the senior most stu­dents of Dr.Smt. Sucheta Chapekar. As a Bharata Natyam peformer and a tea­cher, Aparna's peforming and teach­ing career spans over 2 decades. Along with trad­itional Bharata Natyam, Aparna also per­forms Bharata Natyam on Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music. Aparna con­ducts classes in the South Florida area where she teaches dance for stu­dents age 5 and up. For more infor­mation on dance classes and peformances, please visit www.nrityasurabhi.com. If you need any further infor­mation, please don't hesitate to con­tact me.


Name: Madhavi Menon
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Davie, FL, 33325.
Telephone: 754-273-6563
Misc. Info: Madhavi Menon has been trained in the Thanjavoor bani of Bharata­natyam by 'Padmasri' Guru Smt. Geeta Chandran of 'Natya Vriksha' New Delhi, India. In a per­forming career spanning over a decade, Madhavi has danced exten­sively in India as well as the United States of America. Madhavi is presently teach­ing and per­forming in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Web­site - http://natyamarga.weebly.com


Name: Stephan Mikés
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Sitar
Location: 5595c SW 80th ST Miami. FL 33143
Telephone: 305-479-3051
Misc. Info: 25 years study in Maihar style with Acharya Roop Verma, web­site- www.stephanmikes.com Miami New Times Best Solo and Best Acoustic Musician, accom­panied onstage Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Sach Dev, Cheap Trick, Donovan and more, record­ings released in over 100 coun­tries, Per­forming and teach­ing in Miami and S. FL


Name: Ken Mishra
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla classic solo and bhajan
Location: Ocala
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Cost of lesson is 20 per 45 minute ses­sion. Contact for more info


Name: Sheila Narayanan & Shreya Narayanan
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharat Natyam
Location: 4427 Gunn Highway,Tampa FL 33618
Telephone: 813.961.6120
Misc. Info: Student of Legendary Gurus Padmini Ramachandran, Guru Mahalingam Pillai, Isai Mamani Radha Balasubramanian for Bharatha Natyam, and Sri KrishnaKumar and Kalamandalam Radhika for Mohini Attam. Call for details.


Name: Navarasa Academy of Per­forming Arts
E-Mail: [email protected]yahoo.com
Field: Barathanatyam, Folk, , Tabla, Carnatic Music,
Location:
Telephone: 813 494 5058
Misc. Info:


Name: Daveena Pakianathan
E-Mail: [email protected]natyatharu.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Orlando, Florida 32836 USA
Telephone: 7244670540
Misc. Info: www.natyatharu.com


Name: Pandit Eshwer School of Music Orlando, Florida
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: vocal, har­monium, tabla, dholak, and key­boards
Location: South Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL
Telephone: (407) 240-0783
Misc. Info: If you are inter­ested in learn­ing Indian Clas­sical Music, Bhajans, Geets, Ghazals and Filmy songs, then you have come to the right place. Pandit Eshwer School Of Music Orlando, Florida. We also teach har­monium, tabla, dholak and key­boards. Any age group welcome. Also call or email us to book your live events today. No event is too small for us. The one stop shoping for all your musical needs.


Name: Yogi Patel
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Tabla, Dhol, Dholak, Nall, Drumpad, and Side Rhythm per­former and tea­cher.
Location: Orlando, Florida
Telephone:
Misc. Info:I have learned clas­sical and live for at least 6 years and have been per­forming from a young age. I can teach for 20 dollars per lesson.


Name: Alamelu Prasanna
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Carnatic vocal and Violin
Location: Tampa, Florida, US
Telephone: 813 979 7084
Misc. Info: Offering Carnatic Vocal & Violin Les­sons in New Tampa.


Name: R. Rajagopalan
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Carnatic Vocal Music
Location: Port St. Lucie, FL USA
Telephone: (772) 985-9330
Misc. Info: Teach adults and children


Name: Anusha Rangarajan
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Carnatic Vocal classes
Location: New Tampa
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Contact by email: Serious Inquiries Only.


Name: Leela Rammohan Rao
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic music- Vocal, Bharatnatyam
Location: 4546 Lassassier Drive Pensacola, Florida 32504, USA
Telephone: 1 (850) 437 0907
Misc. Info: Leela Rammohan Rao is the daughter and dis­ciple of the famous Carnatic vocal­ist Mrs. Sarojini Sundaresan of the Alathur style. She has sung in innumerable con­certs and participated in lecture-demon­strations and work­shops with her mother and individually. In Bharatnatyam, she is the student of Padmashree Vazhuvur Ramiaih Pillai and Smt K J Sarasa. She had her train­ing in abhinaya under Padma­bhushan Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan. She has danced in leading art festi­vals and the tele­vision net­works. She has trained a number of stu­dents of all nationalities. Leela runs an art institution called RaagaLaya both in Florida and New York.


Name: S. Krishna Ravali
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Kuchi­pudi
Location: Legend Oaks Appartments; Habana Ave; Tampa; Florida.
Telephone: 813 298 6255
Misc Inf: Have 7 years of Experience


Name: Tim Richards
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Tabla-Banaras Style
Location: 3700 Crawford Ave., Miami, FL 33133
Telephone: 786-547-6608
Misc. Info: My Guru is Pt. Sharda Sahai and I have been his dis­ciple and studied intensively since 1971. For more infor­mation on my Guru and lineage see www.sahai.org. I teach privately in Miami and I am also on the faculty of the Uni­versity of Miami School of Music where I teach tabla to per­cus­sion and composition stu­dents.


Name: Stephy Sabu
E-mail: stephysabu92@gmail.com
Field: bharath­natyam, kuchi­pudi and Mohini­yattam along with contemporary dance teaching.
Location: Tampa Palms, Tampa, Florida, 33647
Telephone: 8134611253
Misc. Info: Bharath­natyam, Kuchi­pudi and mohini­yattam per­former. Trained under Guru. Shri V Sethunath for 15 years. Has 5 years of teaching experience.


Name: Christopher Sarju Seepersaud
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: (Sitar, Harmon­ium, guitar, piano, beginner Tabla, Hindu­stani and Carnatic sangeet)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I am a versatile and per­forming musician and com­poser, I learn and per­form both North and South Indian music. All ages are welcome. I teach music at SAIL High School so pri­vate teach­ing time is limited.


Name: Veena Seshadri, Kalakendram School of Dance
E-Mail: [email protected]mail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam, Folk dances of India
Location: Tampa, Florida, United States
Telephone: (813) 716-8483
Misc. Info: Veena has over 40 years of train­ing in Barathanatyam in both Dandayudhapani Pillai and Kala­kshetra Bani (Style). A student of Natyakala Saraswathy Malathi Srinivasan (K.N. Dandayudhapani Pillai) and C.V. Chandrashekar (Kalakshetra), she has over 22 years of teach­ing experi­ence. Veena trains both adults and young kids in indi­vidual and group setting. The motto is " At Kalakendram we build dancers not just per­formers". Veena is also passionate about reviving the folk dances of India. She continues to train on a regular basis to keep her teach­ing updated.


Name: Divya Sesidhar
E-Mail: jaxcarnaticmusic[email protected]gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music (Vocal), Veena
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Learnt Veena and vocal for 10 years.


Name: Anu Shah
E-Mail: bollywooddance[email protected]gmail.con
Field: Bolly­wood and Fusion
Location: 258 Cross Ridge Dr, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081
Telephone: 5852485982
Misc. Info: www.bollywooddancemania.com Bollywood Dance Mania teaches Bolly­wood style of dance. We create fusions of Bolly­wood with various dif­ferent tech­niques like bharatnatyam, Kathak, Bhangra, Raas, Ghoomar, jazz, tap, lyrical and many more.


Name: Hema Sharma
E-Mail: nrityakc@gmail.com
Field: Bharat Natyam, Folk dances and Carnatic Music
Location: 9230 SW 99th st, Miami, Fl: 33176
Telephone: 913-548-9296
Misc. Info: Hema is the Choreo­grapher, dir­ector of Nritya School of Indian dance and Music and has been teach­ing dance for the past 30 years in Kansas and now in Miami, Florida. She has 40 arangetrams to her credit . She is the student of Guru Gnaprakasam (Kanchipuram style).  Now she teaches Kalakshetra bani. Her teachers are Guru Adyar K. Lakshman, The Dananjayans.  She has produced many dance shows:  Hema is affiliated with the Alagappa Uni­versity for Bachelor's Degree in Bharata­natyam and is avail­able for dance work­shops and dance camps. http://www.nrityacademy.com.   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nritya-School-of-Indian-Dance-and-Music/160648013954207


Name: Aiswarya Srikanth
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Carnatic Music
Telephone:
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Misc. Info: I have been trained by Smt. Poomagal, Kannan brothers and Smt. Bhuvaneshwari Chandrasekar who is the daughter of Chandrasekar bhagavathar, dis­ciple of Saint Tyagaraja.


Name: Shruti Association of Inter­national Music
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Tabla, Vocal Harmon­ium & Sitar.
Location: 18215 Cypress Haven Dr, Tampa -FL 33647
Telephone: 813 549 9288, 813 549 9594
Misc. Info: Shankh Lahiri (shankhachur.)(director) Private Les­sons, Group Les­sons and on­line Les­sons are avail­able. Learn music from inter­nationally acclaimed tea­chers and per­formers. Student showcase also avail­able for all labels. www.shrutiaim.com, www.shankhmusic.com


Name: Shruti School of Music
E-Mail: shrutischoolofmusic@gmail.com
Field: Indian Clas­sical Vocal, Sitar, Tabla
Location: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Telephone: 813-549-9288 / 661-888-5196
Misc. Info: Web­site - shrutischoolofmusic.com The Shruti Foundation and the Shruti School of Music are dedi­cated to bridging the gap bet­ween diverse cultures through the power of Music. Building unity and striving to lead our com­munity, nation and world to a deeper apprec­iation and involvement of trad­itional music from all Cultures around the World. Shruti specializes in Indian Clas­sical Music and will build upon that to unite cultures through integrative public con­certs where diverse audiences will gather to hear beloved artists per­form the trad­itional music from their origins and integrate with other trad­itional mus­icians from other cultures in cross-cultural Music Concerts.


Name: Ekta Singh
E-Mail:  Sharadalaya@gmail.com
Field: Indian Dances
Location: Orlando and surrounding cities in Central Florida
Telephone: 407-574-5205
Misc. Info: We specialize in teaching all major dance forms of Indian dances in the Central Florida region, including Kathak, Folk, Bolly­wood dances along with west­ern dance styles. Over the years, we have experi­mented, pre­sented and won accolades and recognition in varied dance style forms by creating pure dance pieces as well as fusion dances at differ­ent plat­forms, talent shows and competitions, including Dance USA Dance, American Talent Star, Gujarati Society of Central Florida, Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay, India festi­vals at Hindu Temple of Orlando and Indian Cultural Society of Orlando. Please contact for group, indi­vidual or per­for­mance based classes.


Name: Jaganpreet Singh
E-Mail: jaganpreetnoor@Gmail.com
Field: Tabla and Harmon­ium
Location: 16000 stirling road, southwest ranches, florida 33331
Tel: 516 513 2795
Misc. Info: I am student of great maestro ustad kulwinder singh (disciple of USTAD ALLA RAKHA KHAN) of punjab gharana.vI am teach­ing tabla and vocal at above address,vfeel free to con­tact for personal and on­line class.


Name: Shamsher Singh
E-Mail: info@sangeetacademy.com
Field: Tabla & Dilruba
Location: South Florida
Telephone: 609-647-2282
Misc. Info: I have been play­ing and continuing to learn Tabla for past 15 years. For the past 7 years I have studied with Aditya Kalyanpur and Sandeep Swadia, both are disciples of Ustad Allah Rakha Khan Ji. For past 3 years I have taken work­shops from Ustad Zakir Hussain. I taught beginner / intermediate courses in New Jersey and Boston prior to my moving to Florida. I have per­formed in various settings with other Tabla players, mus­icians, and dancers. Please con­tact me for classes or per­formances. I have been play­ing Dilruba for the past 3 years and have accom­panied many singers and continue to learn from a second gener­ation dis­ciple of Pandit Ram Narayan. http://www.sangeetacademy.com/


Name: Thokchom Prasanna Singh (a.k.a. Prasanna Kumar)
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Sitar
Location:16422 Briar Patch Place. Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Telephone: 347-731-4173
Misc. Info: www.newyorksitar.com, Please call Prasanna directly for more infor­mation about private sitar lessons at his home.


Name: Vasudha Singh
E-Mail: singh.vasudha@gmail.com
Field: Dance - Kathak
Location: Gainesville, Fl
Telephone: 979-6658055; 979-2043815
Misc. Info: I have a "Vishaarad" in Kathak from Bombay Univer­sity. I have given several stage per­formances in India, India Association events, Inter­national Week at Texas A&M, Brazos Valley Temple in Navasota and Barsanadhaam in Austin, TX. I have recently moved to Gainesville, Florida and would love to give Kathak lessons to stu­dents inter­ested in learn­ing Clas­sical Indian Dance. I can also teach Bolly­wood dance.


Name: SiRi NRITHYA School of Dance
E-Mail: rashmi.nrithya@gmail.com
Field: Barathanatyam, Contem­porary, Folk Dances of India
Location: 142 Gables Blvd, Weston, FL 33326
Telephone: 954 349 8760
Misc. Info: Rashmi Sridhar, Guru and Artistic Director of SiRi Nrithya School of Dance teaches Barathanatyam in Kala­kshetra style. Classes are held in Broward and Palm beach counties. Visit www.siri-nrithya.org for more info


Name: Vivek Somashekar
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Tabla
Location: 1010 SE Letha Circle, Apt8 Stuart Fl-34994
Telephone: 772-283-3680
Misc. Info: Trained in Table for 10 years from Mysore Maharajah's Asthan Vidwan, Late Seenappa, and South India's renowned Tabla artist Vishwanath Nakkod (Bangalore AIR staff artist). Vivek has per­formed in Mysore, Bangalore and couple of times in Florida. He is an auditioned artist for AIR, Mysore and has also per­formed for Bangalore Door­darshan.


Name: Spinning Canvas
E-Mail: Shivali@Spinningcanvas.com
Field: Bolly­wood Dancing
Location: Tampa, Brandon, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, New Port Richey, Lutz
Telephone:
Misc. Info: www.SpinningCanvas.com, Contact - Shivali Vyas. We teach bolly­wood dancing in various places in Florida. Our regular classes are cur­rently running in Tampa, Brandon, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, New Port Richey, Lutz and we will soon be adding Orlando to the list.


Name: Fernando Subirats
E-Mail: subirats.fernando@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: North Miami Beach, Fl
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Studied Tabla under Benares gharanadar Pandit Sharda Sahai since 1995 in both Miami and in India. Completed certification through Pandit Ram Sahai conservatory in London 2007. Rates are negotiable to the sincere student.


Name: Reshmi Sunil
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Folk Dances of Kerala, Mohiniattam
Location: 1037 SW 122nd ave, pembroke pines, Florida.
Telephone: 954 433 8622
Misc. Info:


Name: Dayanand Tiwade
E-Mail: dayanandtiwade@gmail.com
Field: Tabla, Violin, Harmon­ium
Location: Tampa, FL ( Temple Terrace area, near USF).
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Teach Clas­sical and non - clas­sical Tabla.


Name: Vinata Vedam
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: 3966, SW 98th Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608.
Telephone: 352-331-1176.
Misc. Info: My web­site is http://nrityakshetra.homestead.com/


Name: Pravin Venkatraman
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Vocal & Violin (Carnatic Music)
Location: 421 W Church street, Apt # 505, Jacksonville, Florida. Zip 32202
Telephone: +1 3477493385
Misc. Info: Trained Carnatic vocal under Smt. Saroja Krishnaswamy, Mumbai and Violin under Shri S.V. Ramachandran, AIR artist from Mumbai, India; for 20+ years. I have per­formed for several dance, vocal, violin and light musical con­certs in Mumbai as well as in New York. I would like to per­form and share the joy of Carnatic music in Florida. I am looking to teach music as well as per­form here with my stu­dents. Typically, I would also like to club with a Mridangam/table artist and give per­formances for upcoming events in Jacksonville and other places in Florida. Profes­sional Info- www.linkedin.com/in/pravinvenkatraman/


Name: Shanthi Viswanathan
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal
Location: Ft Lauderdale,FL
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Trained in both Carnatic & Hindu­stani but cur­rently teach­ing Hindu­stani to both adults & kids. Also per­forms light music,semi clas­sical, bhajans, ghazals with band. Available to teach & per­form. Please con­tact me at the above email address.


Name: Mrs. Mala Vivek
E-Mail: [email protected].com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: 1010 SE Letha Circle, Apt.8, Stuart Fl-34994
Telephone: 772-283-3680
Misc. Info: Bharata­natyam and Mohiniattam per­former and a Bharata­natyam tea­cher. Trained in Bharata­natyam and Mohiniattam for 12 years from Guru Krishan Kutty in Bombay. Completed my arangetram in the year 2001. Per­formed at various shows and lecture demon­strations in Bombay and a couple of times in Florida.


Name: Nirmal Vyas
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: 1087 Dyson Dr., Winter Springs, FL 32708
Telephone: 407.699.2102
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