TEACHERS

Founder and Director of Dipti’s Dance Academy. She has been taking training in dance since the age of 4 years. She is blessed to have learnt Bharatnatyam under the guidance of Margreat Malini Sam, folk dances from Prashant Bhafalekar and contemporary and Bollywood from Gururaj Korgankar. Dipti completed her Master’s Diploma in Bharatnatyam (Visharad) in the year 2002. After her first professional performance in her Arangetram she was awarded the title of ‘Nritya Shivali’ by Shivali Society of India for her exemplary performance in Bharatnatyam. Dipti has won various dance competitions and appeared on television dance shows. She has represented her state at National level folk dance competition. Dipti is passionate about dance and has been teaching for more than 20 years. She believes that anyone and everyone can dance and has had the privilege to work with blind and specially abled students. Her students look up to her for her grace, expressions and practice to perfection attitude.

Founder & Director of Traditional Folk Dance of India. She is well known at the center for performing arts and has acquired a reputation as a professional Bharatnatyam dancer. Mrs. Malini Sam is a Master Artist from North Dakota Council for Art. She was awarded for a traditional dance apprenticeship from 2010 to 2018. She completed her first residency program at "Art center in Jamestown and Fort Ransom."

With a rich experience of 26 years in teaching and studying various folk dances, Mr. Prashant is a well-known folk dance choreographer in India. He has trained students for national and international level of competitions and won multiple accolades. He has choreographed for various web series and works as a visiting faculty at Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalaya.

Founder of Guru’s Dance Academy, Mr. Gururaj has been teaching students for over two decades. He specialises in Contemporary, Kathak and Bollywood styles.