dance
below is an overview of my training and experience I have acquired throughout my time as a dancer.
the video gallery consists of a few of the projects that I have contributed to as a dancer, choreographer, and set designer.
my appropriate affiliations and contributions for each project have been listed below each video.
experience & events:
22+ years in bollywood dance
14 + years in hip hop styles, contemporary, jazz, ballet, and modern
8+ years in kathak, the traditional dance style originating from northern india
5+ years in heels
13+ years in dance instruction to students of ages 3-30
performances at america’s got talent, Superbowl 50 halftime show, and with south asian celebrities such as shaan, khailash kher, shankar mahadevan, and amrita rao.
appearances in viral dance videos each with 5 million+ views on youtube
titles & membership:
creative director & operations director of the post-collegiate alumni bollywood-fusion team, “aluminati” (2019-present)
certified dance minor from “san jose state university” (completed in 2018)
member of the hip-hop style steam in New york/new jersey, “project d dance llc” (august 2023-present)
member of the open-style team in san jose, ca, “snackpack dance” (september 2022-2023)
member of the open-style team in oakland, ca, “INQ dance” (june 2022-January 2023)
founder, creative director, and female lead of sjsu’s south asian fusion team, “SJSU sahaara” (2014-2018)
member of the post-collegiate alumni hip-hop dance team, “the watchlist” (2018-2019)
contemporary dance instructor at “nupoor dances” (2019-2021)
instructor and professional company dancer at “mona khan company” (2009-2017)
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instructor + choreographer | philadelphia, pa
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creative director | choreographer | dj + music producer | costumer designer | virtual backdrop designer | charlotte, nc | 2023
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creative director | choreographer | dj + music producer | costumer designer | virtual backdrop designer | chicago, il | 2022
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choreographer at 5:25 | dancer | costume designer | virtual backdrop designer | austin, tx | 2022
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choreographer, dancer, | finale segment at 6:37 | washington, d.c. | 2019
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choreographer, dancer | contemporary segment at 3:43 | austin, tx | 2018
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choreographer, female lead | bollywood fusion | los angeles, ca | 2018
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choreographer, female lead | bollywood fusion | berkeley, ca | 2017
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choreographer, female lead | bollywood fusion | santa barbara, ca | 2016
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featured dancer at 2:26 | hip-hop | bay area, CA | 2019
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dancer, makeup artist, costume coordinator | bollywood fusion | oakland, ca | 2017
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choreographer, female lead | bollywood fusion | san jose, ca | 2017
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featured dancer at 2:37 | hip-hop | san jose, ca | 2019
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featured dancer, assistant instructor, video editor | bollywood | san francisco, ca | 2017
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dancer, makeup artist | bollywood fusion | oakland, ca | 2018
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dancer | bollywood fusion | san francisco, ca | 2017
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dancer, makeup artist | hip-hop | san francisco, ca | 2018
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dancer, video editor | bollywood heels | san francisco, ca | 2017
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featured dancer, video editor | bollywood fusion | hayward, ca | 2016
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dancer, video + thumbnail editor, | bollywood | los angeles, ca | 2018