Priya Krishnan is a Bharatnatyam dancer and teacher and runs Sindhura School of Dance in Northern VA. She lives with her husband and two children in the area. Read more about her below! 1. When did you start your dance school and describe your first year? I started teaching dance when I first arrived in […]
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Sishya: Kuchipudi & Bharatnatyam Dancer Sumi Rao {Spotlight}
Sumi (Kusum) is a student of Kuchipudi and a dancer at Kalamandapam, Fairfax, VA. She learns from Guru Mrinalini Sadananda and guru Kavitha Cheedalla. She also learns Bharatnatyam under Guru Shanthi Ashok at Nrityanjali. She is a freshman at Chantilly High School, VA.When did you start dancing and who are your gurus?I started dancing at the age of […]
Sishya: Bharatnatyam Dancer Rithika Ashok {Spotlight}
Meet Rithika, a Bharatnatyam dancer and a senior at Chantilly High school in Fairfax, VA. She is the daughter of Shanthi Ashok, bharatnatyam teacher at Nrityanjali. How old are you and what do you do? (grade/school/college) I’m 17 years old, a senior at Chantilly High School, and plan on attending William and Mary University […]
Sishya: Bharatnatyam Dancer Priya Vishwanathan {Spotlight}
Meet Priya, a Bharatnatyam dancer and a senior at Chantilly high school and at Nrityanjali, Fairfax VA. How old are you and what do you do? (grade/school/college) I am currently 17 years old and go to Chantilly High School. In the fall I will be attending the University of Virginia and hopefully majoring in […]
Bharatnatyam Guru: Shanthi Ashok {Spotlight}
BharatnatyamShanthi Ashok is a Bharatnatyam teacher and is the founder of Nrityanjali, a bharatnatyam school in Fairfax, VA. She lives in the Fairfax area with her husband and two daughters, who are also accomplished dancers. 1. When did you start your dance school and describe your first year. In 2001, one of my very […]
