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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

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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.

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Name: Rossana Bandyopadhyay
E-Mail: kathanauki@yahoo.com
Field: Kathak (North Indian Clas­sical Dance)
Location: 4250 South Shore Dr., Mason, OH 45040
Telephone: (513) 885 2507
Misc. Info: Rossana Bandyopadhyay is the founder and artistic director of Kathanauki School of Dance. The school was founded in 2002 and imparts Kathak training to students ranging from 5 yrs to 50 yrs and above. For more details visit the Kathanauki Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathanauki-School-of-Dance/140564192639222  ..

Name: Dr. Radha K. Bodapati
E-Mail: rkbodapati@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi
Location: Solon, Ohio, USA
Telephone: 856 983 6212
Misc. Info: Radha Boda­pati is the artistic dir­ector of Kuchipudi Dance Conservatory of Ohio. She has over 30 years of experi­ence in learning and teach­ing classical dance. Although she is an exponent of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, she currently teaches Kuchipudi in Solon, Ohio. Radha con­siders herself a life-long student of dance and is pas­sion­ate about promoting and preserving the art form. She is a rec­ipient of the pres­tigious Sahitya Kala Parishad scholarship, awarded to her in New Delhi, India. Radha received her training under the tute­lage of Gurus Padma Bhushan Raja and Radha Reddy. Classes held in person and online.

Name: Bolly­wood Dance Masti Ltd.
E-Mail: Bdancemasti@gmail.com
Field: Dance – Bolly­wood
Location: Columbus, OH, USA [Colum­bus Dance Centre, 1000 Mor­rison Road, Colum­bus, OH 43230]
Telephone: 614-388-9057
Misc. Info: Bolly­wood Dance Clas­ses in our very own Colum­bus. Website – www.BollywoodDanceMasti.com Facebook – Bolly­wood.Columbus When: Class runs every Monday 8:00-9:00 pm Price: $15 for drop in and $55 for mon­thly package

Name: Utpola Borah, Ph.D.
E-Mail: utpola@gmail.com
Field: North Indian clas­sical vocal
Location: 652 E Jeffrey Place, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Telephone: 614 371 5269
Misc. Info: Utpola is an expo­nent of North Indian clas­sical vocal music, she has been special­izing in khyal, thumri, sufi, bha­jan, kirtan, qaw­wali & regional songs. Utpola’s mastery of various genres of Indian music comes from her exten­sive study with Padma­shri Prabha Atre, Mala­shri Prasad, Pandit Indra­lal Dhanda & Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan of Kir­ana, Benaras, Udai­pur and Delhi gharana. She is an ac­com­plished con­cert per­former and regu­larly featured on All India Radio. Fol­lowing the path of her masters her goal is to impart India’s ancient music trad­itions to new audien­ces.Face­book page: https://www.facebook.com/hindustanimusic/

Name: Sonia Bose
E-Mail: nrityargha14@gmail.com
Field: Bharatnatyam, Bolly­wood Dance
Location: Columbus, Delaware, OH
Telephone: 804-625-6465
Misc. Info: Educa­tion: B.A in Indian Clas­sical Dance from one of the re­nowned univer­sities of India.

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Name: Sugata Chatterjee
E-Mail: arupchatterjee@sbcglobal.net
Field: Vocal
Location: 1341 Adelaide St Westlake, OH 44145
Telephone: (440) 892 9611
Misc. Info: Sugata Chatterjee was born in Calcut­ta and has trained since her child­hood, under the guid­ance of guru Satya Ranjan. Under his tute­lage, she com­pleted San­geet Pra­bhakar, confer­red by Alahabad San­geet Parsad, in 1989. She fur­thered her train­ing with Pundit Ajoy Chakra­borti and Pundit Mohan­lal Mishra. Her versat­ile reper­toire now in­cludes Hindu­stani Khyal, Bhajan, Thumri, Nazrul­geeti and Rag­pradhun genres of sing­ing. She has given con­certs on TV in India, and in many places in the US includ­ing Oberlin College (see http://www.oberlin.edu/con/bkstage/200112/chatterjee.html) Cur­rently she is on the Music Faculty at Cuyahoga Com­municty College and also takes pri­vate stu­dents..


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Name: Jim Feist
E-Mail: tablia@yahoo.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Jim Feist 3505 West Fork #24 Cincin­nati Ohio 45211
Telephone:
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Name: Gautham Ganesh
E-Mail: gautham.violin@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Violin, Western Violin & Car­natic Vocal
Location: Colum­bus, Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Telephone: 614 589 3070
Misc. Info: Gautham Ganesh is from Chennai and has learned Car­natic music (Vocal & Violin) from his mother Nalini Ganesh who had been trained by Vidwan Sri Chembai Vaidya­natha Bhag­avathar and other well-known Vidwans. Gautham has been learn­ing and per­for­ming from a very young age. He teaches Car­natic vocal thru Skype/ in person. Similary he teaches Violin, however he prefers teach­ing violin in person especially during initial phase.

Name: Garima
E-mail: garima.soni2765@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical (North Indian Clas­sical), semi clas­sical, light music
Location: Mason, Ohio
Telephone: 817-308-6973
Misc. Info: Visharad in Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music from Gan­dharva Maha­vidyalaya. Disciple of Shri Mahesh Chandra Sharma( Hindu­stani Clas­sical) and Dr. Roshan Bharti (light music and ghazals), Kota, Raja­sthan..

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Name: Peter Johnson
E-Mail: johnnyna@gmail.com
Field: Tabla player
Location:226 McDaniel St. Apt. 240, Dayton, OH 45405
Telephone: 917-325-7796
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Name: Geetikka Manjrekar Kulkarni
E-Mail: surashreemusicclasses@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal Clas­sical Music
Location: 8495 Bellawoods Dr., Lewis Center, Columbus, OH 43035
Telephone: +1 (669) 274-6800 (Text only)
Misc. Info: I am a profes­sion­ally quali­fied Music Teacher with over 11 years of experi­ence in teach­ing Hindu­stani Vocal Clas­si­cal & Light Music to people from var­ious age groups. I am a dis­ciple of the famous Play­back Singer Shri Suresh Wadkar. I have com­pleted Pra­bhakar in vocal clas­sical from Pra­yag San­geet Samiti (equi­valent to Visharad). I am an estab­lished playback singer myself and have sung in Bolly­wood movies like Bajirao Mastani, Dedh Ishqiya, among others.


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Name: Deepika M.G.
E-Mail: mgdeepika1990@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Clas­sical Singer/ Film Music
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A
Telephone: 303-408-5339
Misc. Info: Carnatic clas­sical music, Filmy songs, Light music, Dev­otional songs, bhajans.

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Name: Prabha Nair
E-Mail: prabhanair23@gmail.com
Field: Bharat Natyam, Veena
Location: 9191 Erie Circle, Westchester, OH 45069
Telephone: (513) 795 7769
Misc. Info: The name of my school is Archana Arts. Bharata Natyam clas­ses are con­ducted in the Kala­kshetra dis­cipline for all levels – from begin­ners’ to post-arangetram level. Group clas­ses are held at the SaiBaba Temple in Mason, Ohio while clas­ses for individ­uals will be held at my home in West­chester, Ohio. Veena classes are also con­ducted. Having had the good fortune to be trained both in dance and veena under some eminent gurus, I have per­formed, taught and choreo­graphed for more than three decades. Please write or call for more details.

Name: NSPA (NrityArpana School of Per­forming Arts)
E-Mail: admin@nspacincy.org
Field: Bharatanatyam Arangetram and Post ArangetramTraining
Location: 9076 Cox Road, West Chester OH 45069
Telephone: 513-445-2483
Misc. Info: www.nspacincy.org . Highly respected Indian Classical Dance teacher and nonprofit founder Anupama Mirle prepares students for their debut in Bharatnatyam, called Rangapravesh/Arangetram. A dancer trained in Bharatnatyam under Dr. Jayashree Rajagopalan and in Odissi under Guru Bansidhar Dwivedi, with an MFA in Bharatanatyam, Mirle teaches Bharatanatyam out of her studio in West Chester, OH. Mirle, who inspires the next generation of Asian Americans to embrace Indian culture and heritage, founded the Nrityarpana School for Performing Arts in 2004. NSPA has served more than 50,000 people in Greater Cincinnati. In 2009, Mirle’s nonprofit organization launched the ‘World Dance Cincinnati’ platform; and in 2014, NSPA extended its outreach to Cincinnati Public Schools through the innovative ‘Indian Rhythms’ program. Recognized as a Heritage Fellow by the Ohio Arts Council, Mirle also belongs to the UNESCO Council for International Dance. In-person/zoom classes are available..


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Name: Hasu Patel
E-Mail: hasu@hasupatel.com
Field: Sitar, Tabla, Voice lessons
Location: 27355 Pineview Dr., Westlake, OH 44145
Telephone: 4440-835-1988 H 440-503-0268 C
Misc. Info: Hasu Patel, Composer, Performer and Educator, a dis­ciple of Sitar legend Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib is one of the few dis­tin­gui­shed female artists per­forming today clas­sical music on Sitar, the most popular string instru­ment of India, dedicating her life to propagate and promote Indian music. she has per­for­med and conducted workshops in USA, India, Canada, China, and Taiwan. she has performed in major music festi­vals around the world, such as Woodstock Music Festival. She was awarded by United Nations’ The Lifetime Achievement Award for Extraordinary Service to Humanity. Ohio Arts Council has awarded the Ohio Heritage Award for her work in the State of Ohio. www.hasupatel.com ..

Name: Nupur Paul
E-Mail: nupur_paul@yahoo.com
Field: Kathak
Location: 5770 Glenbrook Ct, Mason, OH 45040
Telephone: 513-398-4762
Misc. Info: Nupur Paul is the Founder and Art­istic Director of Nritya Manjira School of Dance. She teaches Kathak to chil­dren and adults in the Cincinnati / Dayton Area..

Name: Aditha Prakash
E-mail: aditha7@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Telephone: (917) 274-9237
Misc. Info: www.adithaprakash.com – Aditha is a Bharata­natyam per­former and tea­cher trained in the Kala­kshetra style under Guru Dr. M.R. Krishna­murthy (Kittu Sir), Ban­galore for over 15 years. She has given several per­for­mances in India as well as Ohio. Having trained several stu­dents in Ben­galuru, she wishes to con­tinue spreading the art form..


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Name: Ragapriya School of Music
E-Mail: shruti@ragapriya.org
Field: Carnatic vocal, violin, and Veena; Hindi or Tamil film music (karaoke)
Location: Cleveland, OH
Telephone: 440.845.8912
Misc. Info: Please visit our web­site at http://www.ragapriya.org/ ..

Name: Kalpa Rathi
E-Mail: cskalparathi@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood Vocal , Indian Bhajan (Lord Krishna), Dholak, Bolly­wood Dance , Bhangra
Location: 4110 Appian way ct apt n gahanna, ohio 43230-5410
Telephone: 614-245-0650
Misc. Info: We special­ize in Creative Bolly­wood Dance, Bhan­gra Folk Dance Bhajans, Dholak. We have won awards and tro­phies in many Dance and Singing Com­peti­tions. I have experi­ence with teach­ing dance, Dholak and Bha­jan to stu­dents of all ages. I am also able to choreo­graph dances for your events. Dholak Fees $ 20/hour, Bhajans Fees $15/ hour, Con­duc­ting teach­ing on a 1-1 basis Special­isation in bolly­wood song so a stu­dent able to play on his/ her own any song of liking Fees/ Charges : $20/hour.


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Name: Runuru Sahu
E-Mail: runuru12345@gmail.com
Field: Odissi, Indian Folk Dance, and Bolly­wood
Location: 5711 Murray Cir, Dublin, Ohio 43016
Telephone: 515-346-1437
Misc. Info: Kala­ksheetra (Insti­tute)- Runuru Sahu a well-known Odissi dancer and tea­cher who has taken her guid­ance of Odissi Nrutya under the great Pandit Guru Rabindra Atibudhi who is con­sidered one of the top 4 Gurus of India. Runuru Sahu is a MBA quali­fied, Visha­rad (masters) in Indian clas­sical dancing from Nalanda Univer­sity, Uidmai, Shree­ksheetra & Chandi­garh Univer­sity, Kala Kendra Vidyalaya and has per­for­med in various festi­vals nation­ally and inter­nation­ally like Khajrao Fest, Hari­das Sammelan, Puri Fest, Konark Fest, Sur Singar, Inter­national Odissi dance fest to name a few. she has been teach­ing folk dance and Bolly­wood also with Odis­si dance age group 5 yr to 60yr.

Name: Satrangi School of Fusion
E-Mail: satrangifusionohio@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood Dance
Location: 8419 Cincinnati Columbus Rd West Chester Ohio 45069
Telephone: 513-302-7998
Misc. Info: Web­site – satrangifusionohio.com, Face­book page – Sat­rangi School of Fusion

Name: Shringarmani Phane Jayanthi Sen (MFA)
E-Mail: natyaraag@gmail.com
Field: Bharata Natyam, Kuchi­pudi, Semi-Classical Bolly­wood, Tolly­wood and in other regional Indian lan­guages and Vocal Music: Carnatic style, Hindi songs, Bhajans and Slokas
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Telephone: 513 – 469 – 1966
Misc. Info: Shringar­mani Phane jayanthi Sen is the Foun­der and Artistic dir­ector of Natya Hasta School of Dance. Offers tra­ditio­nal Bharata Natyam, Kuchi­pudi and Music clas­ses to both kids and adults in Cin­cinnati and Louis­ville area. 

Name: Mansee Singhi
E-Mail: manseessinghi@gmail.com
Field: Kathak and Folk dances
Location: Columbus, Dublin, Powell- Ohio
Telephone: 614-940-9240
Misc. Info:  Learn Kathak  and Indian Folk dances for all Ages, Classes on Week­ends and week­day evenings. For more info, pls visit www.manseesinghi.com ..

Name: Studio Mayuri
E-Mail: studiomayuricolumbus@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood/classical fusion
Location: Columbus Oh, USA
Telephone: Email for tele­phone number
Misc. Info: Studio Mayuri is an imaginat­ive, new Central Ohio dance studio that en­compas­ses a diverse variety of South Asian dance forms, al­lowing stu­dents to con­nect cultur­ally through expres­sive dance. A represent­ation of both past and pre­sent, Studio Mayuri teaches stu­dents dance forms from dif­ferent decades, regions of the world, and cul­tures with a focus on tech­nique and expres­sion. Led by award-winning dance instruc­tors, Studio Mayuri is a bench­mark for cul­tural inno­vation giving stu­dents a plat­form to share their pas­sion for the arts.

Name: Madhavi Sudhir
E-Mail: seemadhavi@gmail.com
Field: Bharathanatam & Kuchi­pudi
Location: Columbus, Hilliard, Dublin, Powell – Ohio
Telephone: 614 527 0826 Home 614 403 7798 cell
Misc. Info: Madhavi Sudhir is Dance Director of Natya­priya from the year 2002 at Colum­bus, Ohio. Madhavi is a Bharata­natyam and a Kuchi­pudi teacher from India. Natya­priya Dance School has per­for­med in various Indian Dance Fest­ivals, Fund­raiser events, Con­ducts Aran­getram, Dance Work­shops, Choreo­graphed and Pro­duced Dance Pro­ductions in Colum­bus Ohio.


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Name: Hans Utter
E-Mail: hans@hansutter.com
Field: Sitar Tabla, and Guitar
Location: 652 E Jeffrey Place
Telephone: 614-432-3863
Misc. Info: Hans Utter is an expo­nent of the prominent Imdad Khan gharana, an un­broken line of seven gener­ations which has made signi­ficant con­tri­butions to the develop­ment of clas­sical Indian music. As a dis­ciple of Ustad Shujaat Khan, son of the illus­trious sitar­ist Ustad Vilayat Khan. Hans has trained inten­sively in India for nearly two decades. Hans’ unique musical back­ground combines pro­fes­sional experi­ence in diverse styles includ­ing jazz, Western clas­sical, electro-acoustic music, and com­position. Hans holds a Doc­tor­ate degree in Ethno­musicol­ogy from The Ohio State Univer­sity, USA. He taught Ethno­musicology in The Ohio State Uni­vers­ity and Capital Univer­sity, USA for several years.


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Name: Kalyani Veturi
E-Mail: sreemayuridanceacademy@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi (Indian clas­sical Dance)
Location: Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Telephone: 440-550-4455
Misc. Info: Please fol­low us on Face­book @ https://m.facebook.com/SreeMayuriDanceAcademy/ Kalyani Veturi, foun­der and Direc­tor of Sree Mayuri Dance Academy, is special­ized in train­ing trad­itional Kuchi­pudi dance. She has won many accol­ades in India and in North east Ohio. With 10 years of teach­ing experi­ence, she trains kids from age 5 in a friendly environ­ment. Though based in Strongs­ville Ohio, She is now offering classes for begin­ners, Inter­mediate and Advanced at dif­ferent locat­ions on week­ends (Avon, Sree Venkat­eswara Temple, Rich­field) in Cleve­land..


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