"To dance is to be out of yourself, larger, more powerful, more beautiful.
This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking"  -  Agnes de Mille

 

Performance Highlights

• Pt. Ravi Shankar Music and Dance Festival, New Delhi, India
• Mingei International Museum, India Adorned Festival, San Diego, USA
• Indian Fine Arts Annual Music and Dance Festival, San Diego, USA
• FIA San Diego Dance Festival, San Diego, USA
• Natyarangam Annual Dance Festival, Chennai, India
• Music Academy (Ramalinga pani Manram), Chennai, India
• Mahabharatam and Thyagaraja Vaibhavam, productions of Bharata Kalanjali, Tour of USA, Fall 1999
• Narada Gana Sabha (Natyarangam), Chennai, India
• Lecture Demonstrations and Performances, Doha, State of Qatar
• Tiruvaroor Shiva Temple, Tiruvaroor, India
• Natyanjali turst Annual Festival,Chennai, India
• Soorya Festival, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Dharani Kalaotsav, Cochin, India
• "Sita Rama Katha" and "Thyagaraja Vaibhavam" productions of Bharata Kalanjali,Chennai, India
• "Spirit of Youth", Music and Dance Festival, Music Academy, Chennai

• "Mounak Kural" (Voice of Silence), British Council Division, Chennai, India
• Mamallapuram Dance Festival, Mahabalipuram, India
• "Natya Utsav" series of Bharat Kalachar,Chennai, India
• Shankarabharanam Trust, Chennai, India
• Deccan Herald Festival, Bangalore, India
• South Zone Cultural Center, Govt. of India, Mumbai, India
• Tour of South East Asia, Sep - Oct 1993. Performed at the World Trade Center, Singapore and for various other organizations in Singapore and Malaysia.
• Natyanjali Dance Festival, Chidambaram, India
• Thyagaraja Gana Sabha Annual Festival, Hyderabad, India
• Bharatanaatyam tour of USA, June-August, 1991
• "Chakra-Event of the Year, 1991", joint production of Jaques d' Amboise of National Dance Institute of New York and Bharata Kalanjali- New York, USA, May-June 1991
• Visakha Music Academy, Visakhapatnam, India
• "Apna Utsav" organized by ICCR

Awards and Accolades

1. 'Natyapurna' Diploma in Bharatanaatyam from Bharata Kalanjali, Academy of Performing Arts.

2. First prize in "Raagam Taalam98" - All India Bharatanaatyam competition (conducted for performing Bharatanaatyam dancers in the 16-21 age group).

3. Prize winner in the "Vrinda Natyatara" dance competition conducted by 'Asianet Television.

4. Graded artiste on Doordarshan - Indian National Television Network.

5. Chosen as one of the best 15 gifted and talented all-rounders, from among 700 participants (in the 12-16 age group) from all over India, "The Child of the Year" contest held in May 1995 in Bangalore, India.

6. Cultural Talent Scholarship holder for Bharatanaatyam from the Govt. of India

7. Recepient of the Youngest Solo Performer" award at the prestigious 'Apna Utsav' organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in 1989.