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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TABLA, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
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Name: Rahul Bhattacharya
E-Mail: info@sarod.com.au
Field: Sarod
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: www.sarod.com.au ..

Name: Smt. Sumona Bhattacharya
E-Mail: info@ghungroo.com.au
Field: Kathak
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telephone: +61 437 093 549 (0437 093 549)
Misc. Info: Web­site: www.ghungroo.com.au. Based in suburban Melbourne, Australia, Ghungroo School of Dance offers lessons in the North Indian clas­sical dance stream of Kathak. Les­sons are con­ducted in a peaceful, relaxed and fun environment. Small class size is maintained at all times to ensure indi­vidual attention is paid to the needs of each student. Major focus of the school is to ignite a love for this unique dance form in the minds of its stu­dents.

Name: Krishna Brahmbhatt
E-Mail: krishna_brahmbhatt@ymail.com
Field: Kathak
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telephone: +61433741272
Misc. Info: I am a pro­fes­sional kathak per­former based in Melbourne. I have per­formed at events like Celebrate India, AFL, Cricket Australia, Indian film festival of Melbourne (IFFM) and various other public and pri­vate events. You can con­tact me for per­formances, choreographing events, music videos, etc via my con­tact details pro­vided above.


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Name: Krithika D.
E-Mail: krithikad.1989@gmail.com
Field: Clas­sical Music, Bharatnatyam
Location: 26 Field St, Wyndham Vale VIC 3024, Australia
Telephone: 0424517021
Misc. Info: I Have been trained in Carnatic music for the past 17 years and have a diploma in Bharata­natyam. Dedicated dis­ciple of Smt. Usha Sethuraman and Smt. Sudha Gurunathan. Won many awards in Indian fine arts association and have given many stage per­formances in Chennai for the past 13 years. Choreo­graphed more than 50 events and my stu­dents have participated in many com­peti­tions in India cultural associations and won awards. I am avail­able for both primary level and secondary level classes. Classes taken either on­line or in person. Detailed notes and personal video lessons for home practice purpose will be pro­vided after each lesson. Kindly con­tact me for any further details.

Name: Jay Dabgar
E-Mail: jay@jaydabgar.com
Field: Tabla and Indian Percussion
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Jay Dabgar hails from a musically inclined family in India, and has procured systematic train­ing of play­ing tabla since the age of 4 from Shri Divyang Vakil (one of the prominent student of late Ustad All Rakha khan saheb), Late Pt. Nandan Mehta (disciple of great tabla maestro late Pt. Kishan Maharaj) and Pt. Pooran Maharaj (disciple and son of late Pt. Kishan Maharaj). With 25 years of dedication, includ­ing numer­ous awards and accol­ades in India, he moved to Australia in 2006 where he has become one of Australia’s leading exponents of Indian per­cus­sion. Jay also con­ducts lessons in Indian per­cus­sion, and sells/ repairs both, Indian per­cus­sion as well as non-percussion instru­ments.

Name: Mrs. Trisha Dutta Das
E-Mail: trishazdas@gmail.com
Field: Katthak, Bharata­natyam, Bolly­wood.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria – 3000, Australia
Telephone: +61469153563
Misc. Info: Visharad in Kathak. I have been per­forming Kathak, Rabindrik , folk dance over 20 years. I have been teach­ing these dance styles for 7 years in Kolkata and now I want to start to teach and per­form in Melbourne CBD. Any age group will be apprec­iated. Classes can be arranged privately at your convenient place. Feel free to con­tact with me for further discussion.


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Name: Sam Evans – Melbourne Tabla School
E-Mail: www.MelbourneTablaSchool.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Telephone: (+61) 0423 145447
Misc. Info: Sam Evans is a senior disciple of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee and the founding director of the Melbourne Tabla School – the centre of tabla training in Melbourne with three venues that cover the centre, north and east of Melbourne. Founded in 2007, the school offers individual, group and online lessons, hosts visiting artists, presents concerts, workshops and retreats and has established a pathway for students to study tabla at VCE, TAFE and University level in Australia. The Melbourne Tabla School is an inclusive organisation with students from a wide range of backgrounds ranging from children to adults, beginners to advanced, professional players to enthusiasts. www.MelbourneTablaSchool.com ..


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Name: Pooja Gupta
E-Mail: pooja.gupta@y7mail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music and Kathak
Telephone: 0403263005
Location: RAAGAS (branch of Bhaatkhande Sangit Vidyalaya, Delhi) Melbourne
Misc. Info: I was brought up in trad­itional Indian music family, exposed to music at an age as early as 5 yrs. Received train­ing in Indian clas­sical music for more than 20 years. Completed San­geet Visharad (Bachelor degree) in Hindu­stani clas­sical music and diploma in Kathak dance from Bhaatkhande Sangit Vidyapeeth, Lucknow. I have been teach­ing music and Kathak dance for last 5 years in Melbourne. Classes are con­ducted for all age groups. Group as well as Individual classes are avail­able. http://www.ragas.com.au/.


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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.
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Name: Ignite Bolly­wood Dance Company
E-Mail: info@ignitebollywood.com”>
Field: Bolly­wood dancing
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telephone: 0423080724
Misc. Info: www.ignitebollywood.com.au. We are leading providers of Bolly­wood dance work­shops and per­formances. Our aim is to “light up with dance!” We mostly work with groups such as cor­por­ates and primary and secondary schools and ocassionally conduct public Bolly­wood dance courses around Melbourne. If you are looking for a fun fitness activity, then why not try Bolly­wood dancing with Ignite?..


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Name: Jeyakanthan Jeganathakurukkal
E-Mail: swaralayaa@gmail.com
Field: Indian Carnatic Music Vocal
Location: St.Albans, Melbourne,Victoria
Telephone: +61 434 202 121
Misc. Info: Founder of Swaralayaa Academy of Fine arts. I have com­pleted ‘Sangeetha Rathna’ with first class at Madras Music Academy and also hold a tea­chers train­ing cer­tificate from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Anyone wishing to learn Carnatic music vocal in person or on Skype, kindly con­tact me.

Name: Senthuran Jogaratnam
E-Mail: hello@rhythmriders.com.au
Field: Tabla & Mridangam
Location: Glen Waverley, South Morang, Craigieburn, Caroline Springs & Werribee
Telephone: 0425 574 979
Misc. Info: The Rhythm Riders Music Academy offers mri­dangam and tabla group and pri­vate lessons to stu­dents at our 5 locations across Mel­bourne. Our lessons are con­ducted by pro­fessional per­formers ensuring our students gain the level of insight required to be per­formance ready. Lessons are held in a relaxed and enjoy­able environ­ment to assist in stu­dents learning their chosen instru­ment com­fortably. We pride our­selves on having our stu­dents learn these class­ical art forms as well as also being able to apply their skills in a modern con­text.

Name: Kalyani Hrishikesh Joshi
E-Mail: kalyanihj25@gmail.com
Field: Indian Clas­sical Vocal
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I am a student of Indian clas­sical music of Gwalior Gharana learn­ing under the tute­lage of Mrs. Amita Pavgi Gokhale for the last 9 years. I have com­pleted my San­geet Visharad Prathama from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha­vidyalaya. I have three years experi­ence of teach­ing Indian clas­sical music. Anyone wishing to pursue learn­ing Indian clas­sical music in person (in Melbourne) or on Skype, kindly con­tact me on my email – kalyanihj25@gmail.com.

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Name: Jaya Karan
E-Mail: mail@sapphiredance.com.au
Field: Bolly­wood Dance
Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Telephone: +61 431 757 828
Misc. Info: www.sapphiredance.com.au

Name: Shobhana Karim
E-Mail: shobhanampk@yahoo.com
Field: Odissi, Bolly­wood, Garba/Raas
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I have been trained in Indian clas­sical dance since the age of 6 and have started teach­ing Odissi, Bolly­wood and Garba 5 years ago to children and adults. My choreo­graphy often include fusion styles mixing modern with clas­sical or folk dance.

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Name: Naatya Bhava Academy (Santhini Barratt)
E-Mail: naatyabhavaacademy@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam and Indian Folk Dances
Location: Clayton South VIC Australia
Telephone: 0422589327
Misc. Info: Naatya Bhava Academy is versatile in per­forming with various genres of music, from clas­sical to modern and not limited to Indian music only. Our main aim is to showcase Bharathanatyam with the main objective of keeping trad­itional movements and gestures and telling a story with any song or music. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/naatyabhavaacademy

Name: NirajArts
E-Mail: Nena79t@gmail.com
Field: Indian clas­sical dance classes
Location: Tarneit, Hopperscrossing
Telephone: 0417480458
Misc. Info: Call to register for inter­ested ses­sions timings in weekends and weekdays. Also kids fashion garments, dance dresses and costumes rental avail­able.


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Name: Saritha Panchal
E-Mail: saritha3382@yahoo.com
Field: Indian folk Dances, Bharata­natyam, Contem­porary Dances
Location: Cranbourne , Victoria
Telephone: 0430993382
Misc. Info: Saritha Panchal has been in the dancing profession since last 20 years. I com­pleted my post graduation in clas­sical dance – Bharatanatyam and has also undergone train­ing in authentic folk dances from each state of India from Darpana Academy of Per­forming Arts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. I was one of the main dancer of the Darpana’s per­forming group and has travelled across the world to be part of various inter­national dance festi­vals. During the course, has been awarded with many awards and nominations at the state and national levels at the dance com­peti­tions. I moved to Melbourne 4 years ago and has been participating in couple of com­munity events and has started my dance school, Nritya School Of Dances in Cranbourne and con­ducts regular classes for all age groups.


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Name: Subramanya Sastry
E-Mail: flutesubbu@gmail.com
Field: Indian Clas­sical – Flute
Location: 92 Westbrook DR Keysborough, VIC 3173
Telephone: +61 401091062
Misc. Info: Profes­sionally trained, per­forming and teach­ing Carnatic clas­sical music – flute from past 15 years. Have the privilage of being a rec­ipient of numer­ous awards and col­labor­ations in India. Moved to Australia recently (Feb-2017) regularly per­forming with local and touring artists, and toured nationally and inter­nationally for per­forming includ­ing ICCR-Malaysia. Conduct classes on­line as well.

Name: Shobha Sekhar Director Kalakruthi school of music
E-Mail: shobhasekhar@gmail.com
Field:
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: South Indian clas­sical vocal and veena les­sons in Glen Waverley. School accredited by the very prestigious Chennai Music Academy. Grae exam syllabus. We hail from one of India’s most highly regarded Guru lineage..

Name: Mrs. Kruti Shah
E-Mail: sheth_kruti2001@yahoo.com
Field: Bharat­natyam & clas­sical music( vocal, har­monium, casio)
Location: 7A Savage St,Pakenham Vic -3810
Telephone: 0406115268, 0430124575
Misc. Info: I did visharad in Bharat­natyam from Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Maha­vidyalaya and visharad in music(vocal) from bruhad Gujarat . I am regis­tered inter­national clas­sical dancer. I per­formed all over in india in Punjab, Chennai, Gujarat, Delhi. I also did Bharat­natyam per­formence in Greece in Europe.I have been teach­ing Bharat­natyam and music (vocal) for 7 years. lessons are avail­able on weekdays and weekend. Feel free to con­tact me for any information or book a lesson.

Name: Mrs. Sujatha Surendran
E-Mail: natyakalamandir@hotmail.com
Field: Bharatha Natyam
Location: Dandenong & Waterways, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Telephone: (03) 9798 7577 Mob: 0421 135 565
Misc. Info: For all enquiries please visit our web­site www.natyakalamandir.com.au

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Name: Smt. Madhuri Vasa
E-Mail: ragaamrutha.school@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal Music
Address: Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Telephone: 03 9741 1227
Misc. Info: www.ragaamrutha.com Ragaam­rutha Music School teaches Carnatic vocal music through the tra­ditional Guru Sishya Param­para way of teaching. Weekly lessons (both theory and prac­tical) are con­ducted within Melbourne. Students regularly perform in multi­cultural events, music festivals and parti­cipate in yearly Car­natic music con­certs..

Name: Vishnuvarthini Visvanathan
E-Mail: vishnuvisvanathan@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic vocal and violin
Location: Frankston, melbourne.
Telephone: 0451123985
Misc. Info: A student of Brindha ragunanthan and Sitalakshmi. Awarded the “Isai Peroli” award for the violin performance and has also received Tamil Nadu state awards. I have entered the world of music from my age of 5 . Basically, I am a full – time undergraduate student . I am inter­ested in teach­ing children who have a passion for Carnatic music with basic violin and vocal classes. Feel free to call me for any further enquiries. Very rea­son­able charges apply.


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