Recognised for creating work that focuses on two distinct dance styles, Bharatanatyam and Odissi. Her graceful movements and strong expressional presentation as a classical dancer allows for a fluid transition from storytelling in Hindu Mythology to storytelling in today's societal issues. Currently her work gravitates towards examining the influence these two dance styles impose on each other and shedding light on the union and fusion of these styles, an area to be explored.

Aparna Shankar trained in the Vazhaoor style of bharatanatyam under Smt. Ramya Ramnarayan in NJ for 11 years. During that time, she participated in many productions as a member of the Nrithyanjali Dance Ensemble including “Shyama” at the New York International Fringe Festival. As an undergraduate student, Aparna danced in and contributed choreography to multiple award-winning pieces as a dancer and captain of Rutgers University Natya. As a freelance artist, Aparna performed as an ensemble member of The Affair, (based on the Gita Govindam) and presented a full lenght solo work titled Bhoomi Magal (Earth’s Child)

Mitali Sonar, an Indian dancer & collaborative artist in New York, graduated with a M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from NYU Steinhardt and works as the Marketing Manager at BRIC Brooklyn. Mitali received formal Kathak training under Guru Rajendra Chaturvedi and holds a Visharad degree. She also had the opportunity to train under Guru Prashant Shah in the US. Mitali coupled her Kathak training with sutradhari theater, Bollywood dance, contemporary dance and kalaripayattu. She has performed at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, NCPA Mumbai, Martha Graham Dance Center & Jamaica Arts Festival amongst other prestigious stages.

Meghana Murthy began her dance career at the age of 5 training under her first Guru, Smt. Vidhya Subramanian. She trained for 13 years in Vazhuvoor, performing in 5 stage productions and completing her Arangetram in 2009. Since graduating college, Meg continued pursuing Bharatanatyam performing across the NYC area including at Lincoln Center twice, Symphony Space, NYP Library and Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Most recently, Meg took her dance training to the big screen as lead actor in the short film BEAST.

Tanu Sreedharan is a freelance Indian dancer and public health professional. She was trained by K.P. & Katherine Kunhiraman and K.P. Yeshoda and has been dancing for over 20 years. Tanu has danced in many productions with Kalanjali: Dances of India, Nava Dance Theatre, and as a free lance dancer for other artists. She loves collaborating with other artists in bringing ideas to life on stage.

Anamika Parida is a dancer trained in Kathak and most recently Odissi. She trained in Kathak for 10 years under Guru Nandini Rai, Archana Jogelekar, and Prashant Shah. Anamika has been a freelance dancer in New York City for six years, performing in collaboration with other artists and solo work. Anamika has also studied and performed western classical music, including voice and piano.