On Bharatanatyam

I began my journey as a dancer under the tutelage of my mother, Dr. Srimathy Mohan, at Silambam Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona in 2003. For the past two decades, I have trained with her in the Thanjavur bani and in the Bharathalaya style under my grand-guru, Professor Sudharani Raghupathy.

I completed my Rangapravesham in 2014 and continued my training as a dancer and began training as a choreographer, dance director, dramaturg, and nattuvangam artist. Over the years, I have assisted in the creation of various including a Shakespeare adaptation with Silambam Phoenix and Dasamahavidya, an evening length work with Dr. Srimathy Mohan and Smt. Priya Murle for which I also composed two fusion pieces.

Bharatanatyam has and always will be my first love. It taught me hot to be disciplined, joyful, creative, and pushed me beyond what I thought was capable. Currently, I perform with Silambam Phoenix and as a soloist and ensemble dancer based in New York.