Dancing For God: Classical Indian Dance Performance

India’s Dancer Srinwanti Chakrabarti is an Odissi Dancer and Dance Therapist. She began Odissi dance at the age of five. Srinwanti has been pursuing the Gharana of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra for many years, dedicated herself to the arduous practice of this classical genre. She acquired expertise in her teens and earned a reputation as a dance performer, innovative choreographer and dance educator in India and internationally.

Sahana Balasubramanya is one of the most promising dancers in Bharatanatyam today. She trained in Delhi under renowned Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan, has performed extensively at prestigious venues in India and abroad, receiving critical acclaim. A recipient of the Sahitya Kala Parishad scholarship, and an empanelled artist with the ICCR, Sahana is currently enrolled in a PhD program in Mathematics at Vanderbilt University where she teaches Bharatanatyam at the Vanderbilt Dance Program.