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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TABLA, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
This is the first volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Fundamentals of Tabla

It is available around the world. Check your local Amazon for pricing.

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Name: Debasis Adhi­kari
E-Mail: debasisadhikari@yahoo.com
Field: Rabindra San­geet
Location: Muttontown, NY 11791, USA
Telephone: home 516 270 7675
Misc. Info: Debasis is well versed in all aspects of Rabin­dra-San­geet. He started his musical train­ing on Rabin­dra-San­geet under the tute­lage of a famous Rabin­dra-Sangeet exponent Sri Ashish Kumar Bhat­tacharya. He then earned a Gita-Bharati degree from Gita­bitan, a well-known Rabin­dra-San­geet school from Cal­cutta, India. He also got train­ing from the late Ara­binda Biswas, a famous Rabin­dra-San­geet singer. Fol­lowing this he re­ceived further advan­ced train­ing from the late Kanika Bando­padhyay (Mohordi), a legendary Rabin­dra-Sangeet singer. Rabin­dra San­geet les­sons are offered in advanced, regular and basic category. Location is in Long Island, NY; Queens, NY and Jersey City, NJ. Indi­vidual and group les­sons are avail­able. Inter­net teach­ing over Skype is avail­able. Contact for details. Zoom classes are available..

Name: Sarmistha Adhikari
E-Mail: sarmisthaadhikari@hotmail.com
Field: Rabindra San­geet
Location: Merrick, NY 11566. USA.
Telephone: US +1 516 442 0090
Misc. Info: Gra­duate from Gita­bitan, Calcut­ta. Special­ist in authen­tic Rabin­dra San­geet. For details, please see the web site. Please con­tact for learn­ing / per­forming. http://www.angelfire.com/oz/sangeet Teaches Rabin­dra San­geet through a pre­-plan­ned cur­ricu­lum taking care of all aspects of Rabin­dra San­geet so that you can be an inde­pen­dent singer. Zoom classes are available..

Name: Ajna Dance Company
E-Mail: info@ajnadance.com
Field: Bolly­wood, Bhangra and Clas­sical Indian Dance – Clas­ses, Perfor­mances &, Choreo­graphy
Location: New York City – several loca­tions
Pearl Studios – 500 8th Avenue, New York, NY
440 Studios – 440 Lafayette, New York, NY
Shockra Studio – 114 East 28th St, New York, NY
Telephone: 646-319-3054
Misc. Info: Visit our web­site www.ajnadance.com for our full sche­dule and list of ser­vices. Ajna is a New York based dance com­pany that offers clas­ses, choreo­graphy and pro­fes­sional per­for­mances. We pro­vide authen­tic and art­istic Indian dance and move­ment and pride our­selves in the qua­lity of our dan­cers, instruc­tors and choreo­graphy. Ajna founder, Minila Shah is a trained clas­sical dancer who is an experi­en­ced and ac­comp­lished artist and choreo­grapher who has worked exten­sively in the UK and US who has been fea­tured in the Times of India, Time Out London and The Times (UK).

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Name: Murali Bala­chandran
E-Mail: m_balachandran@yahoo.com
Field: Mridangam
Location: New York, NY 10128
Telephone: (646) 489-4188
Misc. Info: Murali Bala­chandran has accom­pan­ied leading dancers and mus­ic­ians in var­ious parts of the world. He is avail­able for con­certs, dance accom­pani­ment and mri­dangam lessons. He teaches in Man­hat­tan..

Name: Rama Bala­chandran
E-Mail: ramadancer2017@gmail.com
Location: Midtown East, New York, NY
Field: Bharat­natyam Kala­kshetra style
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Foun­der and Direc­tor, Yuva­laya School of Dance (estab­lished 2012), see Face­book page.  Custom­ized clas­ses start­ing from age 6 in Man­hat­tan. My gurus are Smt. Usha Bala­chandran (Than­javur pani), Smt. V. Gaya­thri Devi and Padma­bhushan V.P. Dhanan­jayan and Shanta (Kalakshetra). I have per­for­med and taught in 3 con­ti­nents and all over the US (Chi­cago, Indian­apolis, New York (FIT, Con­su­late General of India, Bhara­tiya Vidya Bhavan, Madison Square Gar­den, Hindu Temple, United Nations, Gover­nor’s Island, Dag Hammer­skoljd Plaza, Bala Vihar)), as well as in Ger­many and Peru..

Name: Bhuvanasree
E-Mail: sivaramakarun@hotmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal and devot­ional songs
Location: Levit­town
Telephone: 215 407 3038
Misc. Info: Sessions only for kids or children. Special atten­tion and focus will be pro­vided. More devot­ional Tamil, San­skrit and Tel­ugu songs will be taught.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TABLA, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
This is the second volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Advanced Theory of Tabla

It is available around the world. Check your local Amazon for pricing.

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Name: Samir Chatter­jee
E-Mail: samir@tabla.org
Field: Tabla
Location: 34-34, 77th Street, #6L : Jackson Heights, NY, 11372
Telephone: 718 809 4666
Misc. Info: Farrukha­bad Gharana $70 an hour for private $35 an hour for group. More de­tails can be avail­able from web­site www.tabla.org

Name: Viswas Chitnis
E-Mail: viswaschitnis@gmail.com
Field: Sitar, Esraj, and Di­lruba
Location: 279 16th st Brooklyn NY 11215
Telephone: 919 606 3909
Misc. Info: I’m a sitar student of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pt Krishan Mohan Bhatt. Ive been playing sitar for 25 years. Im also a dilruba/esraj student of late Sarangi Maestro Pt Ramesh Mishra. Ive been playing Dilruba for 17 years..

Name: Fatick Chowdhury
E-Mail: fatickc@gmail.com
Field: North Indian clas­sical vocal per­former (khyal, thumri, bhajan, ghazal, dhrupad / dhamar) and per­former of Bengali songs (Nazrul, Tagore and modern).
Location: 37-23, 76th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Telephone: (646) 623-6115, (212) 365-0645
Misc. Info: I have trained in North Indian clas­sical vocal tech­niques for over 30 years from pro­min­ent gurus, includ­ing Pandit Sree Nirmal­endu Chow­hdury and Ustad Akther Sadmani, who was a dis­ciple of Ustad Amir Khan. I per­form var­ious genres of North Indian clas­sical music and Ben­gali songs and I also teach boys, girls and men, women of all ages at my music insti­tute, Hindol Sangeet­aloy, in New York. Here are links to two per­for­mances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uOhgpqka1w and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wlbP9xOtd0

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Name: DVN2 Entertain­ment
E-Mail: vandympuri@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood dance, classes, choreo­graphy.
Location: Eastchester, New York
Telephone:
Misc. Info: DVN2 Entertain­ment – By Van­dana M. Puri. Bolly­wood dance choreo­graphy for kids and Ladies, Organize or repre­sent Indian (South Asian) events and festi­vals, Share Indian herit­age, Indian food, Indian cul­ture and music, Party Planner, Event Manage­ment. Flower decorations.

Name: Arti Datta
E-Mail: artidatta1@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: 7 Andera Court, Muttontown, NY 11791
Telephone: (516) 884-7862
Misc. Info: Indian dance school and NGO for 11 years. We teach Bharata­natyam and semi-classical dancing to all ages. Offic­ial web­site: http://www.themudrafoun­dation.org/Mudra_Foundation_Home.html Find us on Face­book as well

Name: Preet Desai
E-Mail: preetdesai1993@gmail.com
Field: Harmon­ium, Piano, vocals (Indian Clas­sical)
Location: 35 Brin­ton Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
Telephone: 716-275-4583
Misc. Info: San­geet Visharad (har­monium, vocals) TEDx per­former, Work­ing as a live music­ian since last 8 years. Music com­poser and pro­grammer.

Name: Satyaki Dutta
Email: satyaki.dutta@gmail.com
Field:  Sarod – Hindustan Classical
Location: Scarsdale, NY, USA
Telephone: 631 680 3486
Misc Info: am offering either beginner or advanced level lessons either online or in Scarsdale, NY or at the India Center of Westchester, https://indiacenter.us/   We can set up a mutually convenient schedule..

THESE BOOKS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU
A superficial exposure to music is acceptable to most people; but there is an elite for whom this is not enough. If you have attained certain social and intellectual level, Elementary North Indian Vocal (Vol 1-2) may be for you.

This has compositions, theory, history, and other topics. All exercises and compositions have audio material which may be streamed over the internet for free. It is available in a variety of formats to accommodate every budget.
Are you really ready to step up to the next level? Check your local Amazon.

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Name: East West School of Dance, Pandit Satya Nara­yana Charka
E-Mail: charkasn@gmail.com
Field: Kathak
Location: Manhattan, Queens, West­chester, Pough­keepsie, Long Island and New Jersey
Telephone: (646) 489 – 7790
Misc. Info: http://anandaashram.org/e-w.school.of.dance/ Pandit Satya Nara­yana Charka is an esteemed dancer, choreo­grapher and tea­cher special­izing in Kathak dance. He is a ver­satile artist whose life and achieve­ments have been color­ful and inter­national. He studied under Shri R.K. Shukla, Smt. Maya Rao, Pt. Sham­bhu Maharaj, Shri B.D. Verma and Pt. Birju Maharaj. S.N. Charka gra­duated in clas­sical dance from the Govern­ment College of Music and Dance, Hyder­abad, and Kathak Kendra, New Delhi. He recei­ved his post gra­duate degree from the Natya Insti­tute of Choreo­graphy.

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Name: Jaan R. Freeman, Dakshina Palli/ The School
E-Mail: dakshinapalli@gmail.com
Field: Bharat Natyam ( In the style of T. Bala­sara­swati)
Location:
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Dakshina Palli is under the direction of Jaan R. Freeman who teaches in the style of the late great dancer T. Bala­sara­swati. Mr. Free­man is a dis­ciple of Smt. Nandini Ramani & Smt. Priyam­vada Sankar, senior dis­ciples of Bala­sara­swati. Dak­shina offers clas­ses in Bharata Natyam, full length con­certs, student recital, contemp-natyam and pro­grams by the Dak­shina Palli Dance Co. www.dakshinapalli.wixsite.com/dakshina ..

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Name: Jay Gandhi
E-Mail: info@jaygandhi.com
Field: Bansuri flute (North Indian Clas­sical Music)
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Telephone: 646 580 6643
Misc. Info: Jay Gandhi is one of the lead­ing young dis­ciples of the world re­nowned master of ban­suri, Pt Hari­prasad Chau­rasia. He has in the past also studied from many other greats of the world of ban­suri such as Pt. Ronu Majumdar, Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, and Pt. Raghu­nath Seth. He is avail­able for per­for­mances and teach­ing. For more infor­mation please review his web­site www.jaygandhi.com.

Name: Narindra Gosine
E-Mail: ngosine@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Elmsford, NY
Telephone: 347 292 1764 (email prefer­red)
Misc. Info: Email or call for more details.

Name: Dr. Smita Guha
E-Mail: smitaguha@hotmail.com
Field: vocal (Hindu­sthani clas­sical, bhajan, Bengali songs, Bolly­wood)
Location: Queens, New York, USA
Telephone: (215) 237-4347
Misc. Info: Dr. Smita Guha is a pro­fes­sor and lives in New York. She is San­geet Prabha­kar in Hindu­sthani clas­sical and Rabin­dra San­geet and later she joined Ben­gal Music Col­lege. She had been trained in Hindu­sthani clas­sical and bhajans from the legen­dary clas­sical vocal­ist, Pt. Ajoy Chara­barty and also Tagore’s songs from Shree Prasad Sen and Srimati Suchitra Mitra. She has been per­forming with the famous music icon Mr. Bappi Lahiri. Recently, Mr. Bappi Lahiri has dir­ected, ren­dered his voice and pub­lished a music album titled, “Indian Melody” featuring Smita. Fol­low­ing is a link to the musical video: https://youtu.be/VGlCVlHZ8fw

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HOW THE TABLA IS MADE?
This is the third volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Manufacture and Repair of Tabla

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Name: Deepa Iyengar
E-Mail: Deepa.iyengar1@gmail.com
Field: Bharatha­natyam
Location: Midtown East, Manhattan, New York City
Telephone: 512.775.3234
Misc. Info: Les­sons are $40 per per­sonal lesson, I will come to your home and teach. Having init­ially trained under the tute­lage of of Smt. Vinitha Subra­maniam in Temple Texas in the Vazhu­voor style, I have also been trained exten­sively in the Kala­kshetra style by estee­med dancers such as The Dhanan­jayans, Priya­darshini Govind, Rama Vaidya­nathan, Nar­endra and Anusha Kumar and Jaya­lakshmi Eswar. Open to stu­dents of all ages and back­grounds who have a pas­sion for dance and a will to learn.

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Name: Achyut Joshi
E-Mail: contact@achyutjoshi.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal
Location: Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I teach Hindu­stani vocal music — clas­sical (khayal), semi-clas­sical (bhajans, ghazals) in the New York area. Visit www.acI teach Hindu­stani vocal music — clas­sical (khayal), semi-clas­sical (thumri, dadra, bhajans, ghazals). Please visit www.achyutjoshi.com for more infor­mation about me.

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Name: Kalakendra NY (Rekha Nair)
E-Mail: kalakendrany@gmail.com
Field: Bharatha­natyam and Mohiniy­attam
Location: Rockland County, NY (Pomona)
Telephone: 347 885 4886
Misc. Info: www.kalakendrany.com. Admis­sions open now- please con­tact for more details Classes for youth and adults – all ages Basic steps, dances, theory, expres­sions are all covered in the course curri­culum, syl­labus, uni­forms will be pro­vided at enrollment.

Name: Jyotsna Kalyansundar
E-Mail: lasyam.jk@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam (Kala­kshetra)
Location: Manhat­tan, NY; studio is in Mid­town-West
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Jyotsna Kalyan­sundar has over 25 years of train­ing in Bharata­natyam under the tute­lage of Padma­bhushan V.P. Dhanan­jayan and Shanta Dhanan­jayan from Chennai, India as well as the late Kamala Rani and Prof .N.S. Jaya­lakshmi from Kala­kshetra. She has staged per­for­mances world­wide and per­formed in the “Natya­rangam” and the “Mar­ghazhi” dance festi­vals. Her school Lasya (grace) imbibes theory, “nrithya” and “abhi­naya” using crea­tive tech­niques and personal inter­pretation. Levels – begin­ner, inter­mediate and advan­ced.

Name: Sunita Kapur
E-Mail: Singwithsunita@gmail.com
Field: Different styles of Indian music, Hindu­stani Vocal, Film, Bhajan, Ghazal, Folk
Location: Closter, Bridge­water, Secau­cus, Ridge­wood, Mahwah NJ in NJ and Mid­town Man­hat­tan NY, USA
Telephone: 201-658-3283
Misc. Info: San­geet Vish­aarad and Bolly­wood Live Per­for­mer Ms Sunita Kapur wel­comes all ages. Group and indi­vidual les­sons offered. Begin­ners learn the basics of Hindu­stani clas­sical along with Bolly­wood songs, bha­jans, ghazals, folk, mic tech­niques, stage pre­sence, self-confidence and much more. They will be up­graded later to the advan­ced batch, where they train in depth with raagas, aalaps, taans and more. Adults and chil­dren above 4 years welcome. All stu­dents get op­portun­ities to per­form on stage and also in the Annual Recital with cer­ti­fi­cates and trophies. please visit www.musicsunita.com for more details.

Name: Dr. Nageshwar Lal Karan
Email: drnlkarn@gmail.com
Field: Tabla up to ad­vance level, Pak­hawaj, Dholak, Naal and Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal, Bhajans, trad­itio­nal folk sing­ing and Harmon­ium upto intermediate level teach­ings.
Location: South Ozone Park, Queens. New York-11420
Telephone: +1-929-278-0331
Misc. Info: Tabla expert -per­for­mer, music­ian-teacher did re­search on the topic “Tabla accom­pani­ment to Kathak dance, Ph.D was awar­ded by Indra Kala San­geet Vishwa Vidya­laya, Khairagarh, Did “San­geet Pra­bhakar in vocal. Authored a book, lyric writer -com­poser-pro­ducer. Foun­der Presi­dent and Hon. Dir­ector of a music insti­tute “Sangeet Sadhana San­sthan, New Delhi. Was awarded by NGO’s and fel­low­ship  by the Govern­ment of India. Served with ICCR as a tabla & vocal tea­cher  and peformer in Trini­dad  & Tobago, pre­sently work­ing with a music academy in New York.  visit- Sangeet sad­hana san­sthan’s  home page on face book.

Name: Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain Khan
E-Mail: ragasitar@gmail.com
Field: Sitar
Location: 246 Manhattan Ave # 6C
Telephone: +1(917) 607-4508
Misc. Info: http://ragasitar.com/

Name: Jamal Khan
E-Mail: jaykhan1@hotmail.com
Field: Clas­sical les­sons, semi-clas­sical, ghazal and song sing­ing lessons. Vocal beau­ti­fi­ca­tion les­sons. Harmon­ium les­sons along with tabla.
Location: Buffalo NY and sur­rounding areas.
Telephone: 203-917-8772
Misc. Info: I am a student of Chotay Ghulam Ali Khan. Follows sing­ing style of Mehdi Hasan. Also avail­able for live ghazal con­certs.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TABLA, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
This is the fourth volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla

It is available around the world. Check your local Amazon for pricing.

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Name: Lalitha Dance Company
E-Mail: lalithadancetroupe@gmail.com
Field: Semi-Classical, Indian Folk, Contem­porary-Indian Fusion, Experimental & Perfor­mance Art
Location: NYC (Man­hat­tan)
Telephone: 646-269-2033
Misc. Info: www.lalithacosme.com – all ages; all levels wel­comed! Lalitha Dance Co. is a NYC based dance com­pany that of­fers a unique series of clas­ses, work­shops and pro­fes­sional per­for­mances & dance-theatre pro­duc­tions. We create in­nova­tive dances & dance-dramas based upon the prin­ciples of abhi­naya/storytelling. The Company welcomes per­formers of various back­grounds / ethni­cities, relig­ious (or non-reli­gious) back­grounds and sexual ident­ities.

Name: Steven Landsberg
E-Mail: slandsberg@ragascape.com
Field: Sitar and Surbahar
Location: 125 W. 31st Street, New York, NY
Telephone: +1 914 3185335 +1 3479830234
Misc. Info: I studied sitar and surbahar with Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan, seventh gener­ation of Senia masters from Maseet Senji. Most infor­mation regarding Mushtaq Ali Khan and myself can be viewed at www.ragascape.com Please have a look.  I am available to teach a unique style of sitar playing no longer heard these days..

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Name: Misha Masud
E-Mail: mishamasud@juno.com
Field: Tabla
Location: 160 W. 71st Street – #15L; New York, NY 10023-3931
Telephone: 212-724-7223
Misc. Info: Student of Pt. Tara­nath Rao and Pt. K. Param­jyoti. Teaching in New York for over 35 years – both children and adults. Begin­ners welcome!..

Name: Nitim Mohan
E-Mail: BoilerRoomMusic@gmail.com
Field: Tabla, Harmon­ium, Key­boards, Composition, Production
Location: Baldwin, NY
Telephone: 917-577-3162
Misc. Info: Pro­ducer com­poser of World Fusion, Hip-Hop, and R&B music. Private Pro­ject Studio located in Baldwin, NY. Avail­able for hire as free­lance musician and/or music pro­duction. Contact directly for more details.

Name: Mohanraj
E-Mail: mrajpappu@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music- Veena
Location: Flushing, New York
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Graduated in B.A.music from Anna­malai Univer­sity. Pur­suing Masters in Car­natic music- Veena from Tamil­nadu Music and Fine arts Univer­sity. Dis­ciple of veena vidushi Smt. Jaya­lakshmi Sekhar. On­line classes in Car­natic veena are of­fered for begin­ners of all ages.

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Name: N. Viswanathan
E-Mail: nviswanathan19@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Music Vocal
Location: New York, NY
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Begin­ner and Inter­mediate Car­natic music vocal les­sons $25 per class Hours: Weekdays & Week­ends (by appoint­ment)

Name: Rekha Nair
E-Mail: lasyaleyam@gmail.com
Field: Bharatha­natyam, Mohini­attam, Folk, Cine­matic
Location: West­chester, NY
Telephone: 347-885-4886
Misc. Info: Lasyaleyam School of Dance. Available for teach­ing and per­for­ming. Beginner / inter­mediate / advanced clas­ses avail­able in Bharath­natyam, Mohiniy­attam, folk and cine­matic dances. Please call or email to schedule a class. http://www.lasyaleyam.com/

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Name: P.R. Lalithambal
E-Mail: raagaskype@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music
Location: 113 st.marks pl. New York -NY 10009
Telephone: 919-523-5067
Misc. Info: 20+ years of per­for­ming and teach­ing Carnatic music in India and South East Asia. clas­ses can be in-person or over Skype; indi­vid­ual or group; price per class based on skill level and set­ting

Name: Sanjay Ranjan Pal
E-Mail: sanjay.tabla@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: 88-18 Burdette Place, Jamica, New York. 11432
Telephone: 1-347-662-9047.
Misc. Info: Student of Pt. Shyamal Bose & Pt. Abijit Banerjee. M.A. In tabla, from (RBU) Calcutta. Now tabla tea­cher of Dhwani Academy (new york). Fees: $30.00 group class. Available in any musical pro­grame..

Name: Sreevidya Pasumarthi
E-Mail: Svaravidya@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music & devotional vocal
Location: SAFA, 75 Hill­crest Vil­lage East, Apt A3 Nis­kayuna, New York – 12309.
Telephone: +1 518 930 3423, +1 513 417 1787
Misc. Info: I am Sree­vidya Pasum­arthi dir­ector of Svara­Vidya Academy of Fine Arts [SAFA] a centre for learn­ing Car­natic music, in person and on­line. I have been teach­ing Car­natic music for the last 8 years and also have per­for­med various stage shows & con­certs under some famous sabhas like the Music Academy, VDS Arts Academy, Nara­dha Gaana Sabha to name a few, and have recently toured Austra­lia for a 6 month teach­ing as­sign­ment. Les­son fees. Basic – 20$ per hour. Inter­mediate – 25$ per hour. Advanced – 35$ per hour.

Name: Bharathi Penneswaran
E-Mail: class.bharathi@gmail.com
Field: Baratha­natyam
Location: New York, New York and USA
Telephone: 608 334 0154
Misc. Info: Bharathi Penne­swaran has over 10 years of pro­fes­sional train­ing in Bharat­natyam under Shri Justin McCarthy. Her creden­tials include a post dip­loma in Bharata­natyam and a Yoga Teachers Train­ing Pro­gram cer­ti­fication from Krishnam­acharya Yoga Man­diram. She has been a part of several per­for­mances world­wide, the high­light of which has been her per­for­mance as the lead pro­ta­gonist in an Indian National Award Winning docu­mentary, O Friend, This Waiting, directed by Justin McCarthy & Sandhya Kumar. She has ap­peared in both solo and group per­for­mances such as the Dance Season & Drive East events of Navat­man Dance Company in New York, the India Revival Group, show­casing Incred­ible India, in Montreal & Toronto, the Ruk­mani Devi Arun­dale Music and Dance Festival, the San­geeth Natak Academy.

Name: Dinesh Kumar Prabhakar
E-Mail: dinesh_kumar_prabhakar@hotmail.com
Field: Indian clas­sical (Vocal and Violin) Light music (Geet, Gazal, Bhajan, Gurbani, Pun­jabi pop and trad­itional, Bolly­wood songs) Instru­mental: violin, Key­board, Harmon­ium and Tabla.
Location: 244-34, 88th Avenue, Bel­lerose, New York-11426
Telephone: 718-347-0502, (M) 917 974 5809
Misc. Info: Mr. Prabhakar is a reputed violin­ist, vocalist, music com­poser and former director of Music, Films Division, Bombay. He is rec­ipient of numer­ous national and inter­natio­nal awards. He is son of Late Pt. Husan Lal a renow­ned violin­ist, vocalist and music director (First Music Director Duo Husan Lal Bhagat Ram). For fur­ther details, please visit web site: www.Dkprabhakar.com

Name: Dnyanesh Prabhu
E-Mail: dnyansai@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Westbury, Long Island, New York, 11590
Telephone: 646-530-2924
Misc. Info: Profes­sional tabla tea­cher avail­able, have at-least 15 years of tabla play­ing experi­ence. Have also com­pleted suc­cess­fully tabla exams (Madhyama Pra­thama com­pleted) theory as well as prac­tical con­ducted by the ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad) of Mumbai and Delhi. Have won various awards for com­peti­tions. Learnt tabla from Pdt. Sudhan­shu Kul­karni of Belgaum, Kar­nataka and later from Pdt. Subhankar Banerjee of Kol­kata. Have also played for various artists includ­ing Padma­shree Anup Jalota ji, whistle wizard Shiva­prasad from India, Shree Sumeet Tappo from India / Fiji, Ravin Raj from Aust­ralia , Dr. Suresh Sharma and many more artists in the Tri-State area. Please con­tact me for further infor­mation..

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Name: R. Aruna Sri
E-Mail: arunasri21474@gmail.com
Field: Karnatic Vocal, Hindu­stani Vocal (Banaras Gharana), Dev­otional, Hari Naama San­keertan, Veena
Location: Sec 21, (near Sec 8 Metro) Dwarka, New Delhi
Telephone: 901 390 5992
Misc. Info: Masters in Music (Karnatic), Sangeeth Prabhakar (Hindus­tani)

Name: Natasha Rab
E-Mail: natashasujon@yahoo.com
Field: Clas­sical dancing, Kathak, Bolly­wood dance and choreo­graphy.
Location: Queens vil­lage, NY
Telephone: 617 999 3174
Misc. Info: I offer clas­sical dancing to children $20 per class. Classes are usually 45 min. to an hour long.

Name: Harini S. Raghavan
E-Mail: rinisinger@gmail.com
Field: Voice and Violin
Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY, USA
Telephone: 678-640-4916
Misc. Info: Harini is trained in Car­natic from gurus like Chitra­vina Ganesh of Car­natica Brothers on voice and Ganesh Kum­aresh on violin. She is also a gra­duate of Berklee College of Music. She teaches chil­dren and adults of all ages at home in the Upper East Side Man­hat­tan and offers on­line les­sons as well. Apart from teach­ing Car­natic she also helps stu­dents sing film songs and ghazals. More infor­mation : www.rinimusic.com Price: $45 for 1 hour, $30 for 30 minutes

Name: Shobana Raghavan
E-Mail: info@sambhavraga.org
Field: Indian Car­natic Vocal and Bharata­natyam Dance Les­sons
Location: Multiple loca­tions in New York City
Telephone: 914-440-3704
Misc. Info: Begin­ners’ and advan­ced train­ing in Car­natic vocal music will be given by experi­enced music tea­cher from Chennai who has given numer­ous con­certs and has also trained several stu­dents in vocal music. We are also thrilled to partner with Shub­anjali School of Per­for­ming Arts to offer Indian clas­sical Bharata­natyam dance les­sons for kids and adults.

Name: Nivedita Shiv Raj
E-Mail: info@ragachitra.org
Field: Carnatic – Vocal, Veena
Location: Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Telephone: 212-203-3555
Misc. Info: Mrs. Mrs. Nivedita ShivRaj, is a Car­natic music (vocal & veena) pro­fes­sional with 30 years of rich experi­ence as a performer, teacher and music composer. She has pre­sen­ted many con­certs, in India and the USA. She col­labo­rates with art­istes of other genres to create, com­pose con­tem­po­rary music and pre­sents work­shops and con­certs to world music aud­iences. with her band Charanams. She teaches carnatic vocal & veena, online for students of all levels. Web­site – www.ragachitra.org / www.niveditashivraj.com/www.charanams.com ..

Name: Indhra Rajashekar
E-Mail: globalmudraperformingarts@gmail.com
Field: Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance)
Location: (New York – New City,  New Jersey – Paramus, Jersey City New Jersey)
Telephone: (207-730 2698)
Misc. Info: www.globalmudraperformingarts.com.  Indhra Rajashekar is a dancer, choreographer and an educator, holds a Master degree in Fine Arts (MFA). Born in Chennai, India, began learning Bharata­natyam – Indian classical dance, at the age of five in the Thanjavur ‘bani’ or style. Indhra has per­formed on several stages in South India and at Inter­national Dance festivals and uni­versities here in the U.S. as well. Indhra is the founder and artistic director of Global Mudra Per­forming Arts and has several Arangetrams to her credit.

Name: Dr. Rohini B. Rama­nathan
E-Mail: rbrimages@hotmail.com
Field: Vocal Music
Location:
Telephone: (516) 764-1847
Misc. Info: For Bio: http://www.longislandtraditions.org/artistprofiles/ethnic/ramanathan.html Teach: voice cul­ture, clas­sical music, improv., scale con­version, film music, dev­otional music, fusion..

Name: Samyukta Ranga­nathan
E-Mail: Samyukta.carnatic@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic and Vocal Tech­nique
Location: Forest Hills, Queens NY
Telephone: 347 633 0913
Misc. Info: Samyukta is an award win­ning Carnatic per­for­mer from Chennai with over 2 decades of train­ing under Sangita Kal­acharya Bombay S. Rama­chandran. She is also an advan­ced cer­tified vocal tech­nique trainer and has been teach­ing stu­dents from around the world for several years. (voice culture) for all genres (Car­natic, Hindu­stani, film, contem­porary and more)..

Name: Abha Bhatnagar Roy
E-Mail: srijandance@gmail.com
Field: Kathak, Indian Clas­sical Dance, Indian Folk Dance, Yoga
Location: Queens, New York, NY
Telephone: (917) 361-2190
Misc. Info: Srijan Dance Center, created in 2000, is an insti­tute dedi­cated to the teach­ing of Indian clas­sical Kathak and folk dance. Abha B. Roy teaches, and per­forms, she has per­formed at venues like Lin­coln Center, World Trade Center, Banff Arts Center and more. Learn more about taking her class, or book­ing her for per­for­mances, at her web­site: http://www.danceyogaandbeyond.com/

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Name: Saanwee Per­forming Arts
Email: info@saanwee.com
Field: Wedding Dance, Bolly­wood, Latin, Ball­room, Wed­ding San­geet, Bolly­Natyam, Bharata­natyam, Dance Choreo­graphy, Semi Clas­sical, Indian Folk
Location: Locations in Jersey City & Man­hat­tan
Telephone: 617-245-2195
Misc. Info: To Register for clas­ses, please visit: www.saanwee­.com Priti Gupta-Udeshi has been a pro on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in India and has been an award win­ning tea­cher and per­former with over 18 years of experi­ence in the field. Par­ticipate in per­for­man­ces with us.

Name: Parinatha Sampath
E-Mail: parinatha.vasan@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam, Bolly­wood Dance, Story­telling
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey; New York City, New York
Telephone: 201-375-2226
Misc. Info: Parinatha Sam­path is a life­style writer and social media manager by pro­fession. She has worked for Time Out and Times of India, and cur­rently writes for var­ious web­sites. More im­portan­tly, she has learnt Bharata­natyam under the tute­lage of Guru Revathi Nara­simhan, in Ban­galore, for over 20 years and has per­for­med exten­sively across India, and in New York City. Having also been deeply in­volved in theater for the most part of her life, she has acted in several plays includ­ing The Silent Front, Pancha­tantra and Haya­vadana among others.

Name: Sudha Seetharaman (Trilok Fusion Center for Arts & Education)
E-Mail: sudha@trilokfusion.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: 143 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Telephone: 718 576 2563
Misc. Info: Web: www.trilokfusion.com Offers classes in Bharata­natyam and pre­sents artists from around the world at her center in Brooklyn, New York..

Name: Saheelan Sinnarajah
E-Mail: saheelan@gmail.com
Field: Mri­dangam
Location: New York (Man­hat­tan), New York
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Saheelan is a senior student of Kalaima­mani Sri. Thiru­varur Baktha­vath­salam and has been actively per­for­ming across the U.S., Canada, and India since 2007. In 2009 Saheelan was awarded Best Young Mri­dangist by the Tamil Nadu Govern­ment Music Col­lege (Chennai). Sahee­lan is avail­able for per­for­mances and mri­dangam les­sons (all levels). Stu­dents will be enrol­led in Sri. Baktha­vathsalam’s Laya Madhuraa School of Music and will follow the same instru­ction pro­vided in Chennai by Sri Baktha­vathsalam.

Name: Malini Srinivasan
E-Mail: http://www.malinisrinivasan.com/contact
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Telephone: 631 672 4382
Misc. Info: www.malinisrinivasan.com Malini Srinivasan is a third-generation Bharatanatyam dancer. She is the student of Sri C.V. Chandra­sekhar, trained in the Kala­kshetra style of dance. Malini is an Adjunct lec­turer at SUNY Stony Brook and dance tea­cher at the Young Indian Cul­ture Group and Anamika Navat­man. She offers pri­vate and group les­sons to chil­dren and adults.

Name: Madumita Sundararaman
E-Mail: notesnnotations@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Music
Location: Syosset, NY 11791
Telephone: 516-802-0300
Misc. Info: Classes will be con­duc­ted for children (3 yrs onwards) and adults. Call or email for fur­ther details… Blog – https://notesnnotations.blogspot.com, Web­site: https://sites.google.com/site/notesnnotations/ ..

Name: Sur Dost (Shahzad)
E-Mail: surdost@gmail.com
Field: Vocal Indian Music, Clas­sical, semi clas­sical, Gazal, Film Songs,
Location: New York
Telephone: 13475495948
Misc. Info: If you really ser­ious to learn music with advan­ced music tech­niques, here I am for you. I’ll assess your abil­ities as well as your areas to im­prove and will design and give you your riaz. You can learn and prac­tice with me: clas­sical, semi-clas­sical, gazal and film music. Email or text for appoint­ment.

Name: Surati for Per­forming Arts
E-Mail: info@suratiinc.com
Field: Indian clas­sical dance – Odissi, Bharata­natyam, Manipuri, Kuchi­pudi, Mohini­attam, Other Dances- Indian folk / contem­porary / creative. Vocals – Hindu­stani Clas­sical, Car­natic Clas­sical, Folk / Contem­porary / Popu­lar, Instru­ments – Tabla, Pak­hawaj, Harmon­ium, Key­boards, Guitar
Location: 35-1108 River Drive South, Jersey City, NJ 07310. Clas­ses avail­able in Jersey City, Wood­bridge, Man­hat­tan.
Telephone: 201-792-2650/201-360-1553
Misc. Info: Web­site: www.suratiinc.com Inten­sive train­ing from begin­ner to advan­ced levels in Indian clas­sical, folk, contem­porary and creative dances. Clas­ses in Indian clas­sical music – vocals and instru­ments : Weekly classes. Fees – various depen­ding on course. Special one-on-one clas­ses avail­able. Mon­thly pay­ment struc­ture. Finan­cial aid avail­able for stu­dents. For enqui­ries you can email us at enquiries@suratiinc.com. Events per­for­med at in­clude cor­porate events, cul­tural events, fund raisers and other public and pri­vate events.

Name: Ramya Suresh
E-Mail: Ramya.bygo@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal, Carnatic Flute, Western Piano
Location: Manhattan (34th & 3rd), New York
Telephone: 917-574-3632
Misc. Info: Ramya has over 10 years of experi­ence in Car­natic vocal and West­ern piano and over 3 years of experi­ence in Car­natic flute. Her expo­sure to both Clas­sical and Western music helps her create a unique and effec­tive teach­ing style. Begin­ner Les­sons: $20/hr.

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Indian music is traditional taught in a fashion that is linked to Hindu world views. But there are situations, often in schools, where this approach may not be the best. In such situations The Music of South Asia may be the best resource for you.

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Name: Tiruvarur A. Radhakrishnan
E-Mail: ta.radhakrishnan@gmail.com
Field: Key­board and Harmon­ium
Location: 4252 Union Street Flush­ing NY 11355
Telephone:
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Name: Sushma Vageesh
E-Mail: sushmavageesh@gmail.com
Field: Bharat­natyam
Location: Long Island, New york USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: People inter­ested in learn­ing Bharata­natyam please e-mail me or con­tact me through my web­site con­tact form. www.sushmavageesh.com.

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