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Name: Sasoona Arshad
Email: sasoonaarshad@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal Teacher
Address: Bur Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.
Telephone: +971 501883545.
Misc. Info: Specialised in Carnatic Vocals, training since the age of 6 under various notable teachers. Graduation and Post Graduation in Carnatic Music (MA Music). Performed on TV shows, light music. Has launched a music album (light music). Currently Carnatic Music Teacher in an institute in Dubai.
Name: Rashi Agarwal
Email: rashiagl@gmail.com
Field: Kathak, semi classical dances, cinematic, Indian folk dances like dandia, lok geet, gidda, diya dance, quawalli to name a few.
Address: Bur Dubai
Telephone: 3526430
Misc. Info: I started learning Kathak at the age of four and completed Prabhakar in Kathak (with distinction) from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, India. I have performed many stage shows and won dozens of prizes. I have taught dance to children between the age group of 4-15 years in India and Muscat. Presently I take dance and art classes in Dubai and give dance training to ladies too. Also i have choreographed stage shows .
Name : Mrs. Arati Agarwal
Email: arati_a2001@yahoo.com
Field: Classical / Cinematic & Folk Dance teacher
Address: Harmony for Classical Music and Dance Institute, Deria, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: 0097142650556, Mobil -00971504839654
Company details - Harmony Music & Dance Institute, Deira is successfully completing 10 years. Institute is not only educating students for dance, music, singing, art & craft, but also providing different platform to enhance their talent. Students of Harmony have been performed at different programs, to name some Sony (Boogie Woogie), Asianet, Kairali, Zee Talent etc. We also organize music exam from "Trinity collage of London" & Classical dance & singing exam thru "Prayag collage, Jaipur". Harmony Institute believes that each child is star & always working to prove that.
Name: Arul Augustine
Email: arulaugustine@gmail.com
Field: Classical dance, Cinematic dance (Bollywood), Western dance (Break dance, Hiphop, Fire dance, Freestyle), Ballroom dance (Jive, Salsa, Waltz), Instruments, Hindustani and Carnatic Vocal, Drawing and Painting, Art and Craft
Address: Harmony Music and Dance Institute (Deira, Dubai) & Talents Music and Dance Institute (Sharjah). United Arab Emirates.
Telephone: 00971 50 7972657.
Misc. Info:
Name: Vidya Nataraj
Email: vnmelody@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Classical Vocal/
Address: P.O.Box No.11357, Damsa # 35154, Kuwait. :
Telephone: 00965 5643864/009656852975
Misc. Info: Born in to a family of musicians, daughter and desciple of well known Veena virtuoso Prof. R.Visweswaran of Mysore, Vidya holds a master's degree in music,is a performing vocalist on All India Radio.Presently residing in Kuwait, Vidya teaches western music in an american school for the past five years.She also performs regular Carnatic music concerts,Ghazals,Kannada bhavageete,hindi classical based film music and also sings in many foriegn languages including musicals and choir. Takes great interest in comparitive study between indian music and other forms of music.Has been an active performer in many lecture demonstrations and feature programmes
Name: Ranjini Prakash
Email: ranjuprakash@rediffmail.com
Field: veena and Vocal
Address: Burdubai, Dubai, UAE
Telephone: 00071 - 4-3526272.
Misc. Info:
Name: R.Janarajani BFA
Email: Janarajani@gmail.com
Field: Bharatanatyam
Address: P.o. box 7657 Abudhabi U.A.E
Telephone: 00971503174790
Misc. Info: Classes conducted in Kalakshetra style. Contact for performance and classes
Name: Naveed-ur-Rahman
Email: naveed_rahman@hotmail.com
Field: Vocal
Address: Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Telephone: 0096504175346
Misc. Info: having Musical Group and singing also
Name: Soumya Rathish
Email: withlovesoumya@yahoo.co.in
Field: Carnatic music
Address: Emirates Hills, Dubai, UAE
Telephone: 0507494434
Misc. Info: Carnatic music lessons given by Soumya. She has finished her BA and MA music from Kerala University both with a 1st rank. Has also done play back singing for two malayalam films. Sung in several albums and performed with popular singers in several countries. Done several programs in asianet, surya tv, kairali and doordarshan. For more details contact 0507494434.
Name: Nandini Sinha Roy
Email: nandinisinha@gmail.com
Field: Kathak Exponant / Singer / Aerobics / Choreography / Collaborator
Address: 24600, Doha, Qatar
Telephone: (Mobile) +9745025751[Qatar] +919831583461[India]
Misc. Info: Teaching experience more than 18 yrs to all nationalities , mixed groups, challenged and disabled students. Of all ages
website - www.Nandinisinha.Com
few words:performed in all major festivals and cities in India as soloist and with troup Arrpan Centre for performing arts for last 17 yrs., Widely travelled and performed in USA, Canada, Middle East, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Australia, Germany , Spain, U.K. National Scholarship and Fellowship holder. Teaches more than 1500 students. Collaborated and choreographed for India Festivals in Indonesia, Commonwealth Show, World Environmental Day, World Disabled Day Rotary International. Republic Day ceremony and many more!! Graded tv artiste. Interviewed by B.B.C. Reading Papers on Indian Culture in various universities/seminar. Worked in films and documentaries. Cultural contributor of national dailies.
Awarded as Nritt Upasana [Chennai]
Sur Sringar [Mumbai]
Name: Purnima Sharma
Email: purnima1777@gmail.com
Field: Classical Indian Vocal music
Address: Bur Dubai, Dubai
Telephone: 050-2216257
Misc Info: Honoured with Sangeet Visharad (6 years) in Music from Prayag sangeet samiti, illahabad India, Tutor in Mumbai for 2 years and trained couple of kids participated in reputed TV channels. Presently in dubai and wish to start preliminary classes in vocal music training to kids of age above 9 yrs. There will be limited students for a batch.
Name: Jogiraj Sikidar
Email: jogiraj@gmail.com
Field: Hindustani Classical Vocal music
Address: P.O. Box- 500666, 1505 Goldcrest Views 1, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE
Telephone: (Mobile) 0097150-5219668
Misc. Info: Music info: 25 years of training in Hindustani classical vocal music, semi-classical, ghazal and other light musics from Padmashree Prof Rita Ganguly.
Name: Srinivas Sunki
Email: srinisunki@gmail.com
Field: South Indian Cinimatic Dance, Hippop Dance, Disco
Address: Bur Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: 050-6785486
Misc. Info: My name is srinivas...i am from andrapradesh..i am 21 years old. since last 6 years to i am in dance field.
i given lot of dance forfomance in my home town.
Name: Kalyani Ramchander T.
Email: kalyaniveena@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Veena and Carnatic Vocal
Address: Near Golden Sands 5, Bur Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates
Telephone: 971 50 754 1853
Misc. Info: Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts (Veena & Vocal)(Veena Vidwan) from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh. Has been teaching music in India, Muscat & Dubai to serious students - children and women - with an ear for music. Learnt music from Pandit NCH Krishnamacharya, noted violin exponent and Dr Ayyagari Shyam Sundar noted veena exponent. Was an artiste with All India Radio, Vijayawada. Performed in concerts in Oman & Dubai and Sharjah, and at the World Telugu Conference Dubai (2005). Was Joint Cultural Secretary of Rasamayi, Andhra Cultural Forum of Indian Association - Dubai
Name: Muktika Thakur
Email: muktikamisra@gmail.com
Field: Kathak, Classical dances
Address: Bur Dubai, Dubai
Telephone: 055-7871625
Misc. Info: I started learning Kathak when i was 5yrs, initially from Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Lucknow and later switched to Bhatkhande Sangeet n Nritya Kala Kendra, Lucknow.
Completed my Visharad in Kathak n 1st year in Nipun, however could not complete it because was underage to appear for Exams!
I have taken part in many stage shows organised by All India radio, Lucknow as a part of promoting Indian Classical dance n music forms.
Have won accolades for stage performances at school n therafter at college level as well.
Currently am interested in taking Dance lessons for some institue or join any person already into teaching/promoting classical dance/music.
Name: Mrs. Lakshmi Venkatesh
Email: Venkatesh.Sankar@businessobjects.com
Field: Bharatanatyam
Address: Mrs. Lakshmi Venkatesh Al Sharafi Building No. 2 Apartment No. 106 Karama, Dubai - U.A.E. Phone : 009714 3965223:
Telephone: 009714 3965223
Misc. Info: Smt. Lakshmi Venkatesh is an ardent disciple of Kalamamani Chavali Srikrishna, founder of Nruthya Sikara, Chennai and Mrs Mathangi Iyengar, a svelte product of Kalakshethra foundation. She has given several soul stirring performances at the prestigious Music Academy, Chennai, Naradha Gana Sabha, SGS sabha, Bharathividya Bhavan etc and has won the accolades of press and critics. She is highly acclaimed for following the highest standards and not compromising on the quality i.e bringing out the essence and the rich value of this traditional art form.
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