Major Performances and
Choreographs :

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Lead solo performer in Odissi, Nachle India, Orange County, CA, 2010

Odissi choreographer and performer at Miss Yorba Linda Pageant, Yorba Linda CA, 2010

Odissi performer at “Holiday Celebrations” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, December, 2009, (KCET Channel 28, 6 million viewers). This program was introduced by Suzanna Guzman, Pat Boone and other celebrities

Newscaster at Showbiz India channel 18, California, 2008-2009

Odissi/Fusion choreographer and performer Banga Sammelon, San Francisco, California. 2009

Odissi performer Konark Dance Festival, Bhubaneswar, February, 2009

Odissi performer in ‘Vasantotsav” at Birju Maharaj’s school of dance, Kalashram, New Delhi, February, 2009

Choreographed and performed Classical based fusion/ bollywood night for a Charitable organization, Swanirvar, 2009 Performed Odissi at “Rhythms of India”, 14th Annual festival, Hawaii, 2009

Regular odissi/fusion performer in North America (Los Angeles, Chicago, Utah, New York, San Francisco and Nashville)

Regular Odissi performer in Kolkata, Odissa and other cities in India. Performed in 2007 at Dover Lane Dance festival, Haldia Music circle, Orissa International festival

Choreographed and performed fusion at Miss Showbiz India, 2008

Choreographed and performed fusion at Miss South Asia pageant, 2007

Regular performer and choreographer (classical and fusion) UCLA dance team

Choreographed and performed fusion, flamenco and other dance forms at UCLA

Choreographed almost 18 dances in a Musical called “Sinbad” performed in October, 2005, Los Angeles

Performed in Odissi Fest 2000 and 2003, at Washington DC, in the presence of eminent dancer teachers and dancers from India on October 7th, 2000. This is the largest odissi dance festival in North America

Choreographed and performed in the largest North America Bengali show in Los Angeles, July 2003

Performed at the Miss Teen California Talent pageant in July 2002 and was placed second runner up. Was the Miss West Riverside county (2002). Her talent in this pageant was dance and platform Community service through dance

Participated in a fusion – modern dance program led by leading choreographer, Parijat Desai (Parijat is the Horton award winner for year 2000) in the summer of 2001

Danced with famous Flamenco dancer Maestro Antonio Vargas in his show at La Jolla in 2001 “Laberinto”

Worked in “From the Horses mouth meets the new millennium” at Japan America Theater in July 2000

Performed at the Ramayana festival organized by Music Circle, 2000

Performed at LA Dance Kaleidoscope in 1999 and 2000

Completed her graduation in Odissi Dance (and debut into professionalism) in 2000 in the presence of all the eminent dance teachers of Los Angeles and the famous musician Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka Shankar

Chosen as one of the 4 eminent dancers of Los Angeles and was the youngest in a dance festival arranged by Shakti Foundation in 2000

Regular Odissi performer at San Diego Dance Alliance from 1999

Featured in the news on channel 13 on 10/9/97 and also in the program called “Strange Universe”

Charity and community efforts

Performed for the elderly (as part of her Miss America platform), Yorba Linda, CA, 2010

Choreographed and performed Classical based fusion/ bollywood night for a Charitable organization, Swanirvar, 2009

Raised funds for under privileged by actively participating in a program called ”Devi Mahatyam”, 2008. (Via Vedanta Society)

Raised funds for Kolkata based Children’s organization “Smile World”, 2006

Raised funds for a charitable organization focused on Children’s education called Pratham in 2003

Raised funds for charitable program by University of California, Santa Cruz in 2003

Performed and raised almost 100k, all over the country (San Jose, Los Angles, Chicago) for Orissa Cyclone victims

Raised funds for the 911 victims through several community organizations

Raised funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief organized by several organizations

Performed for elderly people in Elderly care centers. She has raised funds for poor and destitute in the USA




 

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