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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

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: Agni – The Dance Company
E-Mail: agnidance.com/contact.htm
Field: Bolly­wood, Indian clas­sical fusion, folk
Location: Austin,, TX , USA
Telephone: (512) 761-8759
Misc. Info: Agni consists of pro­fes­sional dancers, aspir­ing artistes, dance instructors, production assistants and a management team united by a common love of dance and creative expression. Every member of Agni brings a dif­ferent talent, skill level and flavor to the group. This versatile blend of per­formers with experi­ence in varied styles like Indian clas­sical, Hip-Hop and Bolly­wood help expand the group’s per­formance horizons and presentation techniques. Agni’s primary goals is to provide quality dance education in various locations in Texas through classes con­ducted by experi­enced and renowned instructors. At present classes are offered for all ages. For more infor­mation, please visit www.agnidance.com or email us at info@agnidance.com .

Name: Puja Rao Allepalli
E-Mail: Shivanjalifinearts@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Studio locations South and North Austin
Telephone: 303-254-6368
Misc. Info: www.shivanjali.org Puja Allepalli has been trained under the able guid­ance of Padmasri Adyar K. Lakshman, a legendary guru from Kala­kshetra. She is cur­rently train­ing under Padma­bhushan Smt. Alarmel Valli. Students are taught theory and practical in Kala­kshetra style of Bharata­natyam.

Name: Annapurna
E-Mail: anu.akella@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music and Annamayya kreethanas
Location: Austin
Telephone:
Misc. Info: You may con­tact me for lessons in music and Annamayya krithis . I teach for all age groups.

Name: Anusha
E-Mail: Mayuri.kuchipudi@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi (Indian Clas­sical Dance)
Location: Austin, Texas,78759
Telephone: 507- 481-3936
Misc. Info: Mastered the intricacies of the dance form under the tute­lage of Smt. Sridevi Mungara garu who is a dis­ciple of Smt. Shobha Naidu garu. Having experi­enced the spiritual bliss and physical discipline that comes with a clas­sical dance form. I wanted to do my best in spreading this art form to the next gener­ation.


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Name: Rachna Bodas
E-Mail: rsbodas@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical music and Bhajans
Location: San Antonio Texas
Telephone: 210-254-6954
Misc. Info: I am All India Radio Artist. I did my Visharad from Gandharva Mahavidyalay along with Masters degree in Music. I have been awarded scholar­ship from HRD India for music. I am dis­ciple of eminent vocal­ist Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe. Have been teach­ing for over 15 years. I have also per­formed in pres­tigious music festi­vals in India (Taj Mahotsav, Sawai Gandharva Kundgol,) and also in USA (Boston, NewJersey, Philadelphia California etc) . Please call or email if inter­ested for music lessons. Also welcome for on­line classes.


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Name: Aparupa Chatterjee
E-Mail: aparupa.chatterjee@gmail.com
Field: Odissi dance
Location: Online, College Station, Austin, Sugarland, TX
Telephone: 979 492 1751
Misc. Info: Aparupa is one of the leading Odissi dancers and dance teachers in the US. Trained in Srjan, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra nrityabasa, under Gurus Ratikant and Sujata Mohapatra, she has been teaching here from 2007. Aparupa is the artistic director of Odissi Dance Company. She teaches regular classes online too..

Name: Shobha Choudhary 
E-Mail: choudhary.shobha@gmail.com
Field: Indian Classical/Semi Classical 
Location: Houston, San Antonio, (Indore Madhya Pradesh India)
Telephone: +919424848878 what’s app 
Misc. Info: World Book of Records UK. Vishnu Digambar Puraskar,by Akhil Bhartiya Gandharv Maha Vidyalaya MandaI Mumbai, So many prestigious Puraskar..

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.
Are you really ready to step up to the next level? Check your local Amazon.

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Name: Divyam School of Performing Arts
E-Mail: Divya.warrier@gmail.com
Field: Indian Clas­sical dance (Bharata­natyam, Mohiniy­attam)
Location: Divyam School of Performing Arts, RoundRock & Austin
Telephone: 512 952 8233
Misc. Info: Divya Warrier, Bharatanatyam & Mohiniyattam Practitioner, Director & Instructor at Divyam School of Performing Arts, Austin Texas. Disciple of Dr. Sreedhara Akkihebbalu.Performed at various prestigious festivals and events in India, Singapore & USA..


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Name: Global Creative Arts Academy (GCAA)
E-Mail: info@gcaausa.org
Field: Hindu­stani & Carnatic Music Violin, Vocal and Veena
Location: Houston & Austin, Texas
Telephone: 832-664-1309
Misc. Info: www.gcaausa.org

Name: Ashwini Gore-Deshpande
E-mail: music@ashwinigoredeshpande.com
Field: Hindustani Classical, Semi-Classical and Light Music (Vocal)
Location: Austin, Texas
Telephone:
Misc. Info: A ver­satile per­forming artist, Ashwini was trained (Gwalior Gharana) by Shri Mukund Gore for 12 years and further from Smt. Jayashree Patanekar for 5 years. A U.G.C. (NET) certified music lecturer, gold medalist, she has a Master’s degree in Hindu­stani class­ical music from Uni­versity of Pune. Ashwini has received the National Cultural Talent and Sangeet Natak Kala Academy scholar­ships. Ashwini was a finalist in the TV show Zee Marathi Saregamapa. She has per­formed extensively in India and Europe. She has been teaching music for last 15 years (beginner to advance levels). Ashwini moved to Austin in 2018 from Finland. Check her website https://ashwinigoredeshpande.com to listen to her music. For music lessons or online classes, e-mail your details.


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Name: Kaveri Natya Yoga (Teacher- Dr. Sreedhara Akkihebbalu)
E-Mail: drsreedhara@gmail.com
Field: Bharathnatyam (Indian clas­sical dance)
Location: 13422, Vista Del Prado San Antonio TExas 78216
Telephone: 210-487-0608
Misc. Info: Teacher – Dr. Sreedhara Akkihebbalu

Name: Girija Kolluri
E-Mail: kolluri03@gmail.com
Field: Vocal Music:  Carnatic, Semi Classical, Devotional, Telugu Light Music and Film songs
Location: Austin , TX (if in person) ;  ONline lessons via zoom out Skype available
Telephone: 609 462 8661
Misc. Info: My life long ass­ociation & passion for music motivates & gives extreme satis­faction in teach­ing basic Carnatic & Telugu light / semi-clas­sical music. I explain the context and meanings to  emphasize the bhavam in vocals from the beginning.I train & prepare students to perform in public for microphone management and body language needed to impress audience. Our culture, traditions, Language, Lyrics and pronunciation is taught in every song and lesson..

Name: Sameer Kotasthane
E-Mail: info@sameermusic.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical vocal, Tabla
Location: Round Rock, Texas, USA
Telephone: 512-940-4935
Misc. Info: For twenty years, I trained under Pt. Vijay Koparkar and Mrs. Sangeeta Pandharpurkar. I have per­formed exten­sively both in the United States and India. As a child prodigy, I received the National Cultural Talent Scholar­ship and several dozen awards in India. All India Radio and National Tele­vision have aired my per­formances. I have been invited to conduct lecture demon­strations by Central Texas organi­zations such as ICMCA, SPICMACAY and Naadasudha. I have per­formed with distinguished artists like Pt. Ajay Pohankar, Dr. Ram Deshpande, Vidyadhar Vyas and Warren Senders in concert. Over the last decade, You can enjoy my music at www.sameermusic.com

Name: Srinivas Koumounduri
E-Mail: sitar66@hotmail.com
Field: Sitar
Location: Kerrville, TX
Telephone: 832 659 4666
Misc. Info: https://chandrakantha.com/SK/

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: Amie Maciszewski
E-Mail: https://sangeetmillennium.org/contact/
Field: Sitar, esraj, Hindu­sthani vocal. Also teach raag sangeet to players of other instru­ments.
Location: Austin and Dallas TX, USA
Telephone: 512 965 2368 (m)
Misc. Info: Dr. Amie Maciszewski is a sitarist who has devoted over three decades to studying, per­forming, teach­ing, and promoting North Indian clas­sical music. Her train­ing in North Indian music includes both formal academic train­ing in India (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in sitar per­formance from Santiniketan) and the U.S. (Ph.D. in ethnomusicology) and ongoing trad­itional study with two leading gurus: Grammy-nominated sarode Maestro Aashish Khan and Hindu­stani vocal diva Padma­bhushan Girija Devi. She is the founder and dir­ector of the San­geet Millennium Ensemble, whose fusion of music from the Indian subcontinent with jazz has earned it acclaim as one of Austin’s Top Ten world music bands. www.sangeetmillennium.org

Name: Madhuri
E-Mail: madhuri.carnatic@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Music (Vocal)
Location: Austin, TX, United States
Telephone: 208-954-4449
Misc. Info: I have been very passionate about music since my child­hood. I am a dis­ciple of Shri Ravi Ganesh. I am offering Carnatic vocal music classes in Austin (Cedar Park) for kids ages 5 and over! For a free trial class please call or text 208-954-4449.

Name: Mahathi Ramya A.
E-Mail: mahathi.co@gmail.com
Field: Clas­sical Dance- Kuchi­pudi
Location: Austin, Texas 78641
Telephone: 210 907 4456
Misc. Info: Website – kaladeepika.com I have learnt Kuchi­pudi and Bharathanatyam for around 15 years from Kum. A. Parvathi Ramachandran and gave many per­formances across India. I take 1 class / 2 classes per week in Leander, Texas. I also take online dance lessons.  Please con­tact me through email (preferred) or phone for more details like class schedule and address..

Name: Chuck Morrow
E-Mail: chuck@austinsitar.com
Field: Sitar
Location: 300 Buttercup Ln., Wimberley,
Telephone: (512)-402-5947
Misc. Info: Sitar per­formance for weddings and other special occasions, beginner instruction and sitar tuning / set-ups. http://www.austinsitar.com/. Able to travel through­out Texas.

Name: Nandini Muthyamvenkata
E-Mail: nandinimvr@gmail.com
Field: dance – Bharathanatyam
Location: North Austin, Texas, USA
Telephone: 408-329-3498
Misc. Info: I teach Bharathanatyam classes in the North Austin area from my school Arushya. Follow the world renowned Kalakahetra style of instruction. Having trained under stal­warts like Shri Adayar.K. Lakshman and Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan, I bring with me 10 plus years of teach­ing experi­ence. I also per­form in india and USA. Served as a committee member of ABHAI (Association of Bharathanatyam Artistes of India) and was teach­ing in Chennai before moving to the USA. A graded artiste of Door­darshan. I teach beginner and advan­ced levels.


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Name: Ananda Nadayogi
E-Mail: ananda.sw@gmail.com
Field: Indian clas­sical violin/ vocal/ key­board
Telephone:
Location: Austin
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Name: Anuradha Naimpally/ Austin Dance India
E-Mail: austindanceindia@gmail.com
Field: Bharat Natyam dance (Tanjavur style)
Location: Austin, TX
Telephone: 512-795-8627
Misc. Info: Brought up in Canada, trained in India, and living in America, brings a unique cultural perspective to Anuradha’s teach­ing and per­forming of trad­itional Bharata Natyam dance. This philosophy emphasizes the discovery of the power of art within one’s life. She is a dis­ciple of Pandit Venugopal and Jayashree Pillai of Mumbai and has also trained with the renowned scholar and master, Acharya Parvati Kumar. For over 25 years Anuradha has taught youth in many capacities within her own organi­zation, Austin Dance India, public schools, libraries, and other facilities. Anuradha is an artist with the Texas Commission on the Arts. For more infor­mation visit www.austindanceindia.com.


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Name: Amjad Rahman
E-Mail: livemusicperformer@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical, Tabla, Harmon­ium, Key­board.
Location: Corner of 620 and Parmer, Austin, TX 78717, USA
Telephone: 512 731 4222
Misc. Info: Former TV (Doordarshan) & All India Radio (akaswani Delhi) artist Amjad Rahman was adjunct music faculty, Penn State Univer­sity, PA. USA. He was a dis­ciple of India’s renowned musician Pt. Prof. N. V. Pattwardhan (Gwalior gharana). He did “Bachelor, Master and Master of Philosophy in Clas­sical Music” from Maharaja Sayajirao Univer­sity, Baroda and Delhi Uni­versity in India. He has been con­duct­ing music work­shops, music classes and per­forming con­certs through­out India, US, and abroad. He worked with music director Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, Salil Choudhary, Azad Rahman etc. and sung for Akashvani, New Delhi, India. Go to:- http://www.austinindianmusic.org/


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Name: Sandhya Vadrevu
E-Mail: sandhya.vadrevu@gmail.com
Field: Vocal – from Bolly­wood to Bhajans; Dance – Bolly­wood
Location: Austin, TX 78704
Telephone:
Misc. Info: If you are looking for pri­vate assistance with a specific per­formance, for example your local cultural association’s annual Diwali show, you have come to the right place! I have been per­forming as a vocal­ist of Carnatic, Hindu­stani, Bolly­wood and Tollywood music for over 10 years. In addition to this, I have choreographed and per­formed several modern and semi-classical Bolly­wood / Tollywood dances. Feel free to e-mail for more details!


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Other Sites of Interest

Implicit learning of Indian Music by Westerners

Nowadays: The Role of Internet for Propagation and Proliferation of Music

Multicultural Music Instruction in the Elementary School: What Can Be Achieved?

Training in Indian Classical Dance: A Case Study

Rasabodha: Understanding Indian classical dance by recognizing emotions using deep learning

Embodying culture : gurus, disciples and tabla players

Distance Education in Indian Music : Feasibility and Prospects

My Experience in Bharata Natyam (Indian Dance)

Learning Embodied Semantics via Music and Dance Semiotic Correlations


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